Samsung unveiled its newest book-style foldable telephone, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 in July. The South Korean firm elevated costs by $100 to carry the beginning worth to $1,900.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 makes strides towards sturdiness, gaining safety towards water ingress for the primary time ever. It additionally has a lighter design and new AI options. However taken in whole it is solely an incremental improve — similar to the clamshell Galaxy Z Flip 6, which was unveiled alongside it at Samsung’s Unpacked occasion a few months in the past.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a barely bigger 6.3-inch cowl display, which opens like a e-book into a bigger 7.6-inch show. Every show is clearer than earlier fashions, and each have a 120Hz refresh fee. The telephone additionally will get a routine improve to its processor, which takes the type of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Samsung says the chip is optimized for AI.
The digital camera setup consists of 5 cameras and seems to be equivalent to the one discovered on the Z Fold 5. You’ll be able to scroll all the way down to our specs chart for extra particulars on the digital camera module. We’ll should see how the Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 5 cameras examine in actual life, because the former has that extra superior chipset, which ought to presumably assist increase its pictures abilities.
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Aside from the worth bump, the extra salient adjustments come by means of a extra compact design and sturdiness. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 weighs 239 grams (8.4 ounces), which is lighter than Galaxy Z Fold 5, which weighs 253 grams (8.9 ounces) and the Galaxy Z Fold 4, which weighs 263 grams (9.27 ounces). The Z Fold 6 can also be slimmer than its predecessors, shedding greater than 1.3mm from its width when folded in comparison with the Z Fold 5 and three.7mm from the Z Fold 4.
Aside from the eye-watering worth, the cumbersome book-style foldable design and subpar sturdiness have been hurdles in mass adoption of foldable telephones. It is promising that Samsung is making strides in each departments. Nonetheless Foldable telephones make up a small fraction of the general smartphone market, however that share of the pie is rising, in keeping with analysis companies. Samsung is betting AI may assist it make up a few of that floor.
Google’s Gemini app is totally built-in into the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Different options embody Reside Translate, which interprets telephone calls immediately in your machine in actual time. It is unclear right now whether or not the brand new AI options are optimized for a foldable telephone design.
For extra info on how the Galaxy Z Fold 6 compares with its predecessors, check out our specs chart under.
Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs. Z Fold 5 vs. Z Fold 4 in contrast
| Samsung Galaxy Fold 6 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 | |
| Cowl show measurement, tech, decision, refresh fee | 6.3-inch AMOLED; 2,376 x 968 pixels; 1-120Hz variable refresh fee | 6.2-inch AMOLED; 2,316 x 904 pixels; 1-120Hz variable refresh fee | 6.2-inch AMOLED; 2,316 x 904 pixels; as much as 120Hz |
| Inner show measurement, tech, decision, refresh fee | 7.6-inch AMOLED; 2,160 x 1,856 pixels; 1-120Hz variable refresh fee | 7.6-inch AMOLED; 2,176×1,812 pixels; 1-120Hz variable refresh fee | 7.6-inch AMOLED; 2,176 x 1,812 pixels; as much as 120Hz |
| Pixel density | Cowl: 410 ppi; Inner: 374 ppi | Cowl: 402 ppi; Inner: 374 ppi | Cowl: 402 ppi; Inner: 374 ppi |
| Dimensions (inches) | Open: 6.04 x 5.21 x 0.22 in.; Closed: 6.04 x 2.68 x 0.48 in. | Open: 6.1 x 5.11 x 0.24 in.; Closed: 6.1 x 2.64 x 0.53 in. | Open: 6.11 x 5.12 x 0.25 in.; closed: 6.11 x 2.64 x 0.62 in. |
| Dimensions (millimeters) | Open: 153.5 x 132.5 x 5.6mm; Closed: 153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1mm | Open: 154.94 x 129.79 x 6.1mm; closed: 154.94 x 67.06 x 13.46mm | Open: 155.1 x 130.1 x 6.3mm; closed: 155.1 x 67.1 x 15.8mm |
| Weight (grams, ounces) | 239 g (8.43 oz.) | 253 g (8.92 oz.) | 263 g (9.27 oz.) |
| Cellular software program | Android 14 | Android 13 | Android 12L |
| Digital camera | 50-megapixel (vast), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 10-megapixel (3x telephoto) | 50-megapixel (vast), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 10-megapixel (telephoto) | 50-megapixel (vast), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 10-megapixel (telephoto) |
| Entrance-facing digital camera | 4-megapixel (internal under-display selfie); 10-megapixel (cowl selfie) | 4-megapixel (internal under-screen); 10-megapixel (cowl display) | 4-megapixel (internal under-display); 10-megapixel (cowl display) |
| Video seize | TBD | 8K | 4K |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 1 |
| RAM/storage | 12GB + 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 12GB + 256GB, 512GB, 1TB | 12GB + 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Expandable storage | None | None | None |
| Battery | 4,400 mAh | 4,400 mAh | 4,400 mAh |
| Fingerprint sensor | Aspect | Aspect | Aspect |
| Connector | USB-C | USB-C | USB-C |
| Headphone jack | None | None | None |
| Particular options | IP48 score, 25W wired charging, wi-fi charging + powershare, 3x optical zoom (as much as 10x digital and 30x House Zoom with AI Tremendous Decision tech) | 5G-enabled, IPX8 water resistance, S Pen help, 25W wired charging, wi-fi charging, wi-fi energy share, triple SIM | 5G, 30x house zoom digital camera, IPX8, 25-watt fast-charging (no in-box charger) |
| US worth begins at | $1,900 (256GB) | $1,800 (256GB) | $1,800 (256GB) |
| UK worth begins at | TBD | £1,749 (256GB) | £1,549 (256GB) |
| Australia worth begins at | TBD | AU$2,559 (256GB) | Converts to AU$2,960 (256GB) |
