What is the difference between Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Galaxy Z Fold 2

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is estimated to be sold in Tanzania starting at TZS 4,800,000 to TZS 5,200,000, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is estimated to be sold in Tanzania starting at TZS 5,600,000. Price may vary in different markets in Tanzania.

Tofauti ya Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Galaxy Z Fold 2

Product Name

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Product Image
Price

TZS 4,800,000

TZS 5,600,000
Our Rating

7.3

7.5
Brand

Samsung

Samsung
Category

Simu Mpya

Simu Mpya

General

Device Type

Foldable Bar
Model

Galaxy Z Fold3 5G Galaxy Z Fold 2
Announced

2021, August 2020, August
Released

2021, August 2020, August
Status

Available Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar Folding
Dimensions

Unfolded: 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm / Folded: 158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4-16 mm Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm / Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 16.8 mm
Weight

271 g (9.56 oz) 279 g (9.84 oz)
Protection

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame
Colors

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Green Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black

Network

2G Network

Yes GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network

Yes HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network

Yes LTE
5G Network

Yes SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size

7.6 inches, 179.9 cm2 (~88.8% screen-to-body ratio) 7.6 inches, 181.8 cm2 (~89.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution

1768 x 2208 pixels 1768 x 2208 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M colors or more 16M colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

374 ppi density 372 ppi density
Touch Screen

Yes Capacitive Touchscreen
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Cover Display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features

20Hz
HDR10+
1200 nits (peak) HDR10+
120Hz refresh rate
Secondary Display

Dynamic AMOLED, 6.2 inches, 832 x 2268 pixels, 25:9 ratio / 120Hz Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9)

Media

FM Radio

No No
Earphone Jack

No No

Camera

Camera Set The total number of lenses contained within the Rear or Main camera systems. Referred to as Single, Dual or Triple.

Triple Cameras Triple Cameras
Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
2nd Camera

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
3rd Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm 12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
Camera Video

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

HDR, panorama HDR, panorama
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

LED flash LED flash
Selfie Set The total number of lenses contained within the Selfie camera systems. Referred to as Single, Dual or Triple.

Single Camera Single Camera
Selfie Camera

16 MP, f/1.8, 1.0µm, under display / Cover Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
2nd Selfie

Cover Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
Selfie Video

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

HDR HDR

Software

OS OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 11 Upgradable to Android 12 Android 10
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

One UI 3.5 Upgradable to One UI 4.0 One UI 2.1

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Adreno 660 Adreno 650
RAM RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

12 GB 12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

256/512 GB 256 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot Wi-fi Hotspot is a mobile feature allows your phone to share its cellular data connection by creating a Wi-Fi network.
USB

USB Type-C 3.2 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Yes, Fast wireless charging 11W / Reverse wireless charging 4.5W Yes, 11W / Reverse wireless charging 9W

Data

GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications (GSM), Generally, GPRS is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
EDGE EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a wireless network technology generally considered the next step in the 2G network offers data transfer rates up to four times faster than ordinary GSM networks, Generally, EDGE is used for the purpose of wireless data transfer, such as sharing pictures and videos or browsing the Internet via a mobile phone connection.
Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.

4400 mAh, Battery 4500 mAh battery
Placement

Non-removable Non-removable
Fast Charging Fast charging uses the battery charging technology which increases the charging power and hence the battery gets charged faster.

Yes, 25W Yes, 25W