Today marks the official start of shipping for the iPhone Duo, but unless you’ve pre-ordered one, you’ll have to wait a while for a unit to become available. While you wait, you can check out what Samsung has to offer.
Those Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is the only other wide folding one on the US market. Motorola allegedly has something in the works, but it will be months before we see it. Google has never been quick to launch new models, so we don’t expect a wide pixel anytime soon.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
Anyway, the iPhone Duo starts at $2,000 for a 256GB model. The Z Fold8, meanwhile, has a lower starting price and a $200 discount, making it $300 cheaper overall.
The Galaxy is thinner (9.7 mm vs. 11.3 mm) and much lighter (201 g vs. 254 g) while offering a similar cover display (5.5 “vs. 5.4”) and inner display (both 7.6 “with similar aspect ratios). Chipset efficiency – it’s a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for the Galaxy and an Apple A20 Pro for the duo.
Samsung also has a larger book-style foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Here is a detailed comparison between the Z Fold8 and the Z Fold8 Ultra. We also have a video pitting the two Z phones against each other.
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