Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) is ₹1,31,000 dearer.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G (Phantom Black, 12GB RAM, 512GB)
₹1,64,999
IPX8 with no dust rating is the specification that deserves attention on a folding phone: it survives water but carries no ingress protection for the hinge, and grit is what actually kills folding mechanisms.
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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (Awesome Iceblue, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
₹33,999
Bought for the support commitment and Samsung's service network rather than the specification sheet, which is beaten comprehensively by phones costing ten thousand less.
Full details →Who the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone who genuinely works on a tablet-sized screen daily and accepts the compromises.
Avoid it if: Anyone in dusty conditions -- there is no dust rating -- or who wants a normal-width front screen.
Who the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is for
Buy it if: Buyers who value Samsung's service network and four years of upgrades over raw specification.
Avoid it if: Value buyers — the POCO X7 Pro offers more hardware for Rs9,000 less.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 5G | Samsung Galaxy A55 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,64,999 | ₹33,999 |
| Battery | 4400 mAh -- small for the screen area it drives | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 25 W wired, about 75 minutes to full | 25 W wired, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Peak brightness | 1750 nits peak on the main panel | 1000 nits peak |
| RAM | 12 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB |
| Rear camera | 50 MP main with OIS + 10 MP telephoto 3x + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP main with OIS (f/1.8) + 12 MP ultrawide + 5 MP macro |
| Storage | 512 GB UFS 4.0 | 128 GB UFS 2.2 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Water resistance | IPX8 -- water rated, but no dust rating at all, which matters for a hinge | IP67 |
| Weight | 253 g | 213 g |
| Cover display | 6.2 inch, 120 Hz, and unusually narrow at 23.1:9 | not published |
| Crease | Visible and permanent along the fold line | not published |
| Display | not published | 6.6 inch Super AMOLED |
| Display type | not published | Super AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Fold rating | 200,000 folds, roughly 100 a day for 5 years | not published |
| Front camera | not published | 32 MP |
| Main display | 7.6 inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X foldable, 120 Hz | not published |
| Software support | not published | 4 Android upgrades, 5 years security patches |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.