Galaxy Z Fold 8 Beats iPhone Duo on Weight, AI and $100 Price
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Oct 2
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Beats iPhone Duo on Weight, AI and $100 Price
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Oct 2
Summary
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is framed as the stronger foldable buy ahead of Apple’s iPhone Duo preorders on Oct. 16, with advantages in portability, multitasking, AI tools and price.
At 4.5mm unfolded and 201 grams, the Fold 8 is thinner and lighter than the iPhone Duo at 5.2mm and 254 grams; folded, it is 9.7mm versus Apple’s 11.3mm.
On productivity, Samsung lets users run three tiled apps plus up to five floating windows, while Apple’s Duo focuses on a simpler two-app split-screen setup.
Galaxy AI and Gemini are described as more mature for foldables than Siri AI, and the Fold 8 starts at $1,799—$100 below the iPhone Duo, with some retail discounts already deeper.
Apple still holds some edges with IP68 durability, MagSafe, Apple Pencil support, vapor-chamber cooling and expected Duo-optimized apps, underscoring a tighter contest than the price gap alone suggests.