Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - China, Hong Kong

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China, Hong Kong

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2021-08
Status

2023-09

2021-08

Design
Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Nano-SIM and eSIM
Height

160.9 mm

158.2 mm
Width

77.8 mm

67.1 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

6.4 mm
Height unfolded

-

158.2 mm
Width unfolded

-

128.1 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

14.4-16 mm
Weight

201 g

271 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

IPX8, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow

Black, Green, Silver

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.7 inches

7.6 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels

1768 x 2208 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

374 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ceramic Shield glass

-
Display features

HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)
Cover display

-

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Cover display physical size

-

6.2 inches
Cover display resolution

-

832 x 2268 pixels
Cover display features

-

120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.46 GHz Everest

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.02 GHz Sawtooth

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 660
Memory RAM

6 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.0.3

Android 11, One UI 3.5

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1.8 µm, 1/1.76"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm, 2x optical zoom
123˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 5, photographic styles, cinematic mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
Cover camera

10 MP, 26 mm, f/2.2 , 1.22 µm, 1/3"

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

16 MP, f/1.8 , 1.0 µm
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 5, digital image stabilization, autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Type-C 3.2
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity