Galaxy Z Fold3 review: First IPX8 fold with S Pen support and under-display camera.
The fold that became durable.
Z Fold3 brought IPX8 and S Pen to foldables — the turning point that made book-folds viable daily drivers.
01Display
86/10086/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
02Camera
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
03Performance
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
78/10078/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
06Value
66/10066/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2021 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- First water-resistant fold (IPX8).
- S Pen support debut.
- Under-display front camera.
- 120 Hz both screens.
- Heavy 271 g.
- SD888 thermals.
- No S Pen slot.
- Under-display cam quality poor.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .