SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition review: A Korea-exclusive thinner, lighter Z Fold with a 200 MP main camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$2,000
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#8 of 38
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

A Korea-exclusive Fold with a 200 MP camera.

Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition was a Korea-exclusive thinner, lighter, bigger-screen Fold with a 200 MP main camera — Samsung's answer to ultra-thin Chinese foldables. Exclusive distribution makes it a status piece.

01Display

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 88-point average for foldable phones of 2024.

Main8.0" Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120 Hz
Cover6.5" Dynamic AMOLED
Resolution2,160 × 1,968 px main

02Camera

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among foldable phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Main200 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Telephoto10 MP, 3× OIS
Selfie10 MP cover + 4 MP UDC

03Performance

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among foldable phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (4 nm)
RAM16 GB
Storage512 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

Capacity4,400 mAh
Wired25 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 85-point average for foldable phones of 2024.

06Value

70/100

70/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2024.

What works
  • Bigger 8" main + 6.5" cover screen.
  • 200 MP main camera (vs Z Fold 6 50 MP).
  • Thinner and lighter than Z Fold 6.
  • Seven years of updates.
What doesn't
  • Korea + China exclusive.
  • $2,000 luxury price.
  • 4,400 mAh modest.
  • No S Pen support.
Cross-shop it against
Magic V3 Elite
$1850 · score 89/100

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 38-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .