Book-style giants and pocketable clamshells go head to head, balancing wafer-thin designs, big batteries and bold cameras. Which fold reigns supreme?
1Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7Samsung's slimmest book-style foldable yet, praised as the best all-round foldable of the year.1000pts
2Google Pixel 10 Pro FoldGoogle's foldable with IP68 durability, Qi2 magnetic charging and a class-leading camera.846pts
3Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7Samsung's clamshell flip phone with a large cover display and refined hinge.538pts
4Honor Magic V5An ultra-thin foldable with a huge silicon-carbon battery and DXOMARK-topping cameras.323pts
5Motorola Razr Ultra 2026Motorola's flagship clamshell with a vivid edge-to-edge cover screen.323pts
6Vivo X Fold 5Vivo's camera-focused foldable with a large battery and flagship imaging.0pts
7Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8Samsung's new wider, passport-shaped book foldable unveiled in July 2026, built for video and reading and the lightest Z Fold yet.
8Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 UltraSamsung's 2026 flagship book foldable and successor to the Fold7, with an 8-inch inner screen, a 200MP camera and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
9Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8Samsung's 2026 clamshell, its thinnest and lightest Flip yet at 180 grams, pairing a 4.1-inch cover screen with a 6.9-inch main display.
10Google Pixel 11 Pro FoldGoogle's August 2026 book foldable with the Tensor G6 chip, a slimmer body and what reviewers called the brightest screen on any foldable.
11Apple iPhone DuoApple's first foldable, unveiled in September 2026 at $1,999, with a 7.6-inch inner screen, the A20 Pro chip and Touch ID instead of Face ID.
12Honor Magic V6Honor's ultra-thin 2026 book foldable, about 4mm thick when open, packing a 6,660mAh silicon-carbon battery that reviewers praised for near two-day life.
13Oppo Find N6Oppo's March 2026 book foldable with a near-invisible crease, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 6,000mAh battery and a 200MP main camera.
14vivo X Fold6vivo's camera-led June 2026 foldable with a 200MP main sensor, a 50MP Zeiss periscope telephoto, Dimensity 9500 and a 7,000mAh battery.
15Motorola Razr FoldMotorola's first book-style Razr, launched in May 2026 at $1,899 with a Snapdragon chip, a 6,000mAh battery and 80W wired charging.
16Huawei Mate X7Huawei's slim book foldable launched globally in December 2025, with a Kirin 9030 Pro chip, IP58/IP59 protection and an 8-inch inner display.
17Samsung Galaxy Z TriFoldSamsung's first tri-folding phone, opening into a 10-inch tablet-sized screen, on sale in the US from January 2026 at $2,899.
Photo credits
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 — Kyu3a, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra — Kyu3a, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 — Kyu3a, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apple iPhone Duo — 茅野ふたば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Honor Magic V6 — 茅野ふたば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huawei Mate X7 — 茅野ふたば, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold — ΚΑ ΚΙΤ, CC BY-SA 4.0


















