Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Vs. Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold: We Compared The Two, And Here's The Verdict

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The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold officially went connected waste this week, and it already faces stiff title from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. While Google isn't bringing a flashy redesign for illustration Samsung this year, it rivals nan Galaxy pinch quality-of-life features -- a mates of which are subtle but industry-firsts for nan foldable market.

If you are fresh to upgrade from a slab telephone to a foldable one, now is nan champion clip to do so. However, it tin beryllium confusing to make a determination erstwhile some Google and Samsung book-style foldables are truthful bully this year.

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Having thoroughly tested some devices now, here's really nan caller Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold compares to nan Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and which 1 is nan champion for you. 

You should bargain nan Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold if…

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1. You activity successful a dust-prone environment

The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is nan first book-style foldable to athletics an IP68 rating, which intends it is genuinely resistant against infinitesimal particulate particles. In comparison, nan Galaxy Z Fold 7 is rated IP48 for particulate and h2o resistance, truthful it is protected against coagulated particles bigger than 1 millimeter. Since particulate particles are smaller than 1mm, there's nary guarantee that a Z Fold 7 will do good against dust.

If you unrecorded successful a spot susceptible to particulate aliases activity successful a dusty environment, nan Google foldable will service you better. It isn't wholly dustproof, per se, but you tin get other bid of mind erstwhile utilizing it successful those environments.

2. You are switching from an iPhone

If you can't hold for a foldable iPhone and want to move to a book-style foldable this year, nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold is nan telephone we urge buying. While switching to a Samsung foldable is arsenic as easy aliases tedious, you'll beryllium capable to clasp your iPhone's MagSafe-compatible accessories if you bargain nan Google foldable.

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The Pixel 10 bid comes pinch a caller characteristic called PixelSnap. Think of it arsenic MagSafe for Android, wherever you get magnets to connect a slew of accessories. The caller tech is based connected Qi2 standards and offers 15W wireless charging connected nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold. So, if you person MagSafe-compatible charging pads, powerfulness banks, aliases moreover tripods, they should theoretically beryllium compatible pinch nan caller Google phones. This makes shifting to an Android foldable easier for an iPhone user.

While nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold has an inferior camera strategy connected paper, pinch its 48MP main sensor competing against Samsung's 200MP, it does person nan expertise to sprout astatine 5x optical (versus Samsung's 3x), allowing you to seizure much item astatine a distance. The 5x telephoto zoom is besides person to nan iPhone Pro phones, if it's a camera instrumentality you often use.

3. You want to usage each nan Pixel-exclusive Gemini features

If you are caller to nan AI world and want to effort nan champion of Google AI features for free, Pixel 10 Pro Fold is nan measurement to go. The institution is offering a year's worthy of Gemini AI Pro subscription for free pinch its Pixel 10 Pro series. This intends you tin get enhanced features for illustration entree to Gemini 2.5 Pro, Veo 3 for AI-generated videos, 2TB of unreality storage, and previews of upcoming AI tools. By contrast, Samsung is giving six months of free access to nan aforesaid work pinch its Galaxy Z Fold 7.

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold besides features nan company's latest on-device and hybrid AI tools, specified arsenic Magic Cue, which automatically populates responses, adjuvant context, and more, whether you're successful nan messages app aliases successful a telephone call. The Pixel besides supports Auto Best Take, which stitches nan champion shots of group successful your photos to create an perfect 1 pinch nary anomalies.

You should bargain nan Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 if…

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1. You want nan slimmest and lightest folding phone

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is undisputedly nan best-looking foldable successful nan US correct now, arsenic it flaunts a caller slim and lightweight design. In fact, we've recovered it to beryllium much comfortable to clasp and usage than larger flagship phones for illustration nan iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung's ain Galaxy S25 Ultra. At 215 grams, it is 1 of nan astir comfortable phones to usage connected nan marketplace correct now. Plus, it measures conscionable 8.9mm erstwhile folded and 4.2mm erstwhile unfolded, which feels surreal astatine times. 

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Samsung has almost perfected nan shape facet pinch its latest foldable. When folded, nan facet ratio is akin to a accepted bar-style handset, and nan thickness makes nan instrumentality burdenless to manage. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold? Not truthful much.

2. You're little enthusiastic astir creases and glare

When I first unboxed nan Galaxy Z Fold 7, I was amazed by nan soul screen's flatness erstwhile I rubbed my manus complete it. If you person utilized a folding telephone earlier but couldn't unrecorded pinch it because of a gigantic crease moving down nan mediate of its large screen, nan Galaxy Z Fold 7 will beryllium a activity of caller aerial for you. 

Samsung's latest folding telephone features nan smallest crease successful its segment. You tin still spot it astatine definite angles, but it won't fuss you astatine all. In comparison, Google's crease artistic still needs work, and erstwhile you brace it pinch nan glossy soul display, reference text-heavy pages and watching contented tin beryllium discomforting.

3. You want a polished suite of AI features

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 tin besides tally Gemini, but nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold can't tally Galaxy AI features. That's not to opportunity nan Google telephone doesn't person exclusives. The caller Magic Cue and Camera Coach features, mentioned earlier, are good worthy trying. 

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However, Galaxy AI has a much tried-and-tested suite of comparatively much polished AI features, specified arsenic AI Select, a damn bully entity eraser, and more. You tin besides avail free six months of Gemini AI Pro to effort Veo 3, NotebookLM, etc., pinch nan Galaxy Z Fold 7.

4. You want nan amended foldable telephone deal

There's nary denying that Google whitethorn person mistimed nan motorboat of nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Because connected nan week that it's launching, Amazon and astir awesome retailers person discounted nan now months-old Galaxy Z Fold 7 by upwards of $400. That puts nan guidelines exemplary of nan Samsung foldable astatine astir $1,599, $200 little than nan Pixel.

If we're comparing real-time prices, nan Samsung not only offers a amended camera acquisition pinch its 200MP-led configuration, but besides undercuts its closest competitor by a meaningful amount. In position of package support and longevity, some devices are expected to person 7 years of updates, truthful you're not needfully losing retired by opting for Samsung complete Google successful this scenario.