Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition review: Samsung's thinnest, widest fold with a 200 MP camera.
Samsung's thinnest, sharpest-shooting fold.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition slimmed Samsung's fold to 10.6 mm, widened both screens and added a 200 MP camera — a limited Korea/China answer to the thin-fold race.
01Display
90/10090/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
86/10086/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
04Battery
76/10076/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2024 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
88/10088/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Samsung's thinnest fold (10.6 mm).
- 200 MP camera — a fold first.
- Wider 8.0" inner + 6.5" cover.
- Seven OS updates.
- No S Pen support.
- 25 W charging.
- Korea/China only.
- Pricey + limited.
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 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .