A reviewer compared five book-style foldables priced near $2,000. The Motorola Razr Fold wins on value and battery, and the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold lands last.
Tom's Guide tested five big folding phones that cost close to $2,000 and found they differ a lot. The reviewer ranks Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold last. The Motorola Razr Fold gets the strongest praise for value, with the longest battery life and double the usual storage.
The group is the iPhone Duo, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Motorola Razr Fold and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold. All are book-style foldables, which open like a book into a small tablet. Prices in the review run from $1,899 for the Razr Fold and the Pixel to $2,099 for the Ultra.
The $1,899 starting price includes 512GB of storage. The reviewer says that is double what rivals offer at their entry level. Its 6,000 mAh battery is the longest lasting in the group.
The tradeoff is the chip. It uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which is less capable than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in top flagships. Even so, the reviewer says everyday use feels smooth. Software tricks also sharpen its 3x zoom photos so well that they often beat the Pixel's 5x lens.
The iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 8 share a wider shape and sit $100 apart, with Samsung cheaper. The Duo has the brighter screen, longer battery life, faster chip and clearly better cameras. The Fold 8 is stronger on software. Google's Gemini assistant handles harder tasks than Siri, such as placing a Dunkin' order through DoorDash. The Fold 8 can also run three app windows at once and offers a full desktop mode on an external display. The Duo only mirrors its screen.
The $2,099 Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra adds a dedicated 3x telephoto camera. The reviewer says it gives cleaner zoomed shots than the Duo or the standard Fold 8, which both rely on digital cropping. Its lab-measured screen is the brightest the outlet has tested on a smartphone, and its 5,000 mAh battery outlasts nearly every foldable on the market.
The reviewer calls the Pixel 11 Pro Fold not bad, but outmatched. It costs $1,899. It offers Pixel-only features like the Rambler dictation tool and a teleprompter mode for filming yourself. The reviewer found its design uninspired, its battery weak and its test scores behind the others.
The article text provided cuts off before the reviewer's final verdict, so the full conclusion is not covered here.
Before spending $2,000 on a foldable, compare battery, storage and zoom, because the five phones here are far from equal.
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