Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Google Pixel 7
55
out of 100
VS
62
out of 100
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 Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 year and 2 months after. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 37% longer battery life (19:30 vs 14:13 hours)
- Comes with 1055 mAh larger battery capacity: 4355 vs 3300 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 426 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3696 |
| Single-core score | 1473 | 1462 |
| Multi-core score | 3767 | 3871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 387259 | 420771 |
| GPU | 163836 | 289075 |
| Memory | 208561 | 204670 |
| UX | 342686 | 288865 |
| Total score | 1102342 | 1203381 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 72% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 435 | 703 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1224 | 1841 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13317 | 7923 |
| Video editing | 7710 | 6434 |
| Photo editing | 29882 | 18842 |
| Data manipulation | 10323 | 11061 |
| Writing score | 15410 | 15053 |
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 |
Google Pixel 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59 | AnTuTu 12 | 1477460 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244. | AnTuTu 11 | 1258304 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259081 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232487 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel) | AnTuTu 11 | 1184600 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 29 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3300 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:34 hr | 07:58 hr |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Gaming | 03:55 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 65 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX381 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 70 |
| Preview | 69 | 72 |
| Zoom | 72 | 106 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 134 |
| Video | - | 144 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2021 | October 2022 |
| Release date | August 2021 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $599 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 | - Google Pixel 10 |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 17