Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Apple iPhone XR
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Apple iPhone XR, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 762K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (931 against 640 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 31% higher pixel density (426 vs 326 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XR
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 46% longer battery life (20:45 vs 14:13 hours)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 426 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 79.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 100% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 32.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1920:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
6.7″ (21.9:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
iPhone XR
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest - 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1473 | 1167 |
| Multi-core score | 3767 | 3020 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 387259 | 274052 |
| GPU | 163836 | - |
| Memory | 208561 | 119287 |
| UX | 342686 | 369464 |
| Total score | 1102342 | 762903 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 435 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | 68% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1224 | 1294 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13317 | - |
| Video editing | 7710 | - |
| Photo editing | 29882 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10323 | - |
| Writing score | 15410 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Mitu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 -> nanamond | AnTuTu 11 | 1205113 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (nanamond) | AnTuTu 11 | 1128111 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (Carlos Domino) | AnTuTu 11 | 987766 |
Apple iPhone XR
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-02 (sp_ayz1) | AnTuTu 11 | 762903 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.7) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | - |
| OS size | 29 GB | 11.1 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3300 mAh | 2942 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes, Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:43 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:34 hr | 08:01 hr |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | 11:59 hr |
| Gaming | 03:55 hr | 04:34 hr |
| Standby | 65 hr | 106 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 72 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3088 x 2316 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2021 | September 2018 |
| Release date | August 2021 | October 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $750 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 | - Apple iPhone 11 |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G is definitely a better buy.
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