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BackサムスンGalaxy Z Fold8とHuawei Pura X Maxを比較:折りたたみスマホの設計思想の違い
サムスンGalaxy Z Fold8とHuawei Pura X Maxを比較:折りたたみスマホの設計思想の違い
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サムスンGalaxy Z Fold8とHuawei Pura X Maxを比較:折りたたみスマホの設計思想の違い

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サムスン電子のGalaxy Z Fold8とHuaweiのHUAWEI Pura X Maxは、どちらも横長の折りたたみスマートフォンだが、設計思想が異なる。サムスンは薄さと軽さ(201g、9.7mm)を重視し、Huaweiはカメラ(3眼)、バッテリー(5300mAh)、充電性能(有線66W/ワイヤレス50W)、防水性能(IP58/IP59)を強調している。重量差28gは日常使用で体感される違いとなる。

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折りたたみスマートフォン市場では、従来の縦長タイプに加えて、閉じた状態がパスポートサイズに近い横長タイプのモデルが登場している。

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2026年は、折りたたみスマートフォンの潮流が明確に変わる1年になりそうだ。縦長だった従来の「Fold」シリーズとは別に、閉じた状態が「パスポート」に近い横長のボディーを採用するモデルが相次いで登場している。

その代表格が、サムスン電子の「Galaxy Z Fold8」と、Huaweiの「HUAWEI Pura X Max」である。両者は形こそ似ているが、設計思想はまるで異なるデバイスだ。両機にどのような差があるのか、実機を使い比べて確認した。

両機種のスペックをチェック 似ているようで微妙に異なるサイズ感

まずは主要スペックを確認しておこう。Galaxy Z Fold8のメインディスプレイは約7.6型(4:3、1848×2448ピクセル)、カバーディスプレイは約5.5型(10:16)だ。厚さは展開時が約4.5mm、折りたたみ時が約9.7mmで、重量は約201gに収まる。

プロセッサには「Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy」を採用し、OSはAndroidベースの「One UI 9」を搭載する。アウトカメラは約5000万画素の広角と超広角による2眼構成で、バッテリー容量は4800mAh、充電は有線45Wとワイヤレス20Wに対応する。防水・防塵(じん)等級はIP48で、価格は26万9880円から(オープン市場向けモデル)。なお、後述するフレックスモードには対応していない。

対するHUAWEI Pura X Maxのメインディスプレイは約7.7型(14.1:10、2584×1828ピクセル)、カバーディスプレイは約5.4型(1264×1848ピクセル)だ。厚さは展開時が約5.2mm、折りたたみ時が約11.2mmで、重量は約229gとなる。

プロセッサは独自設計の「Kirin 9030 Pro」で、OSはHuawei独自の「HarmonyOS 6.1」を搭載する。Androidアプリとの互換性を廃した独自OSのため、Androidアプリはそのままでは動作しない。

アウトカメラは約5000万画素の広角(F1.4~F4.0の可変絞り)、約5000万画素のペリスコープ望遠(光学3.5倍)、約1250万画素の超広角という3眼構成だ。バッテリー容量は5300mAhで、充電は有線66Wとワイヤレス50Wに対応する。防水・防塵等級はIP58/IP59に準拠し、価格は1万999元(約23万円)からとなる。

スペックの数字だけを見ると、サムスン電子は薄さと軽さに、Huaweiはカメラとバッテリー、充電性能、防水性能を得意としていることが分かる。同じ「コンテンツ消費に特化」というコンセプトながら、サムスン電子は薄型軽量を重視し、Huaweiはよりフラグシップらしい製品に仕上げている。

実際に手に取ると、約28gの重量差は想像以上に大きい。Galaxy Z Fold8は約201gで、横折りスマートフォンとしては世界最軽量をうたっている。閉じた状態の厚さも約9.7mmに収まり、ジャケットの内ポケットに入れても違和感がない。

対するPura X Maxは約229gで、折りたたみ時の厚さは約11.2mmある。決して重い部類ではないものの、片手で持って長時間SNSを眺めていると、手首に残る疲労感が意外と違ってくる。この差は、毎日使う上でじわじわと影響する部分だ。特に閉じた状態で使うときは、ずっしりとした重さを意識させられる。

Open Questions

  • 両機種の実際の耐久性はどの程度か
  • HarmonyOS 6.1のアプリエコシステムはどのように発展するか
  • サムスンの薄型設計が将来のモデルにどのように影響するか

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