Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6

Build Quality

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, released on July 24, 2024, presents a foldable design with dimensions of 153.5 mm in height, 132.6 mm in width (when unfolded), and a slim 5.6 mm depth. Its weight is a substantial 239 grams, reflecting the robust materials and hinge mechanism employed for its foldable nature. The device utilizes a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security. The phone will be offered in a selection of colors including Black, White, Navy, Pink, and Silver Shadow. It includes a cooling system to manage heat during demanding tasks.

Screen Quality

The Z Fold6 boasts two displays. The primary, foldable display is a 7.6-inch Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, and a peak brightness of 2600 nits. It has a resolution of 1856 x 2160 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 374 ppi. While the spec sheet lacks explicit LTPO confirmation, it is noted that this is a Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, so it may vary with usage. The secondary cover display is a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 968 x 2376 pixels with 407 ppi and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Both screens feature HDR10+ compatibility. The cover display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and the main display has the expected scratch-resistant and foldable characteristics. Additional features include a hole-punch notch, always-on display, S-Pen support, capacitive multi-touch, and a frameless design.

Camera Performance

The rear camera system comprises three lenses: a 50MP primary lens with an f/1.8 aperture, a 12MP wide-angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture and 1.12µm pixel size, and a 10MP telephoto lens with an f/2.4 aperture and 1.00µm pixel size, including 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom capability. The main 50MP lens uses an ISOCELL sensor, the wide-angle uses a CMOS sensor, and the telephoto also uses an ISOCELL sensor, all unspecified models. The front-facing selfie camera is a 10MP CMOS sensor with an f/2.2 aperture, and an internal front camera under the display features a 4MP f/1.8 camera, both unspecified models. Features include optical image stabilization (OIS) on the telephoto, dual LED flash, 8K video recording at 30fps with HDR and EIS, as well as 4K at 60fps with HDR and EIS. Additional features include noise reduction, time-lapse, digital zoom, optical zoom, triple camera, digital image stabilization, autofocus, touch focus, manual focus, laser AF, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, NPU AI engine, continuous shooting, geotagging, panorama, HDR, face detection, and several settings adjustments such as white balance, ISO, exposure, scene modes, self timer, RAW and Night Mode. Slow-motion video is supported up to 240fps, with 720p recording available at 960 fps, with HDR and EIS. The camera has received a DxOMark Mobile score of 133, including 132 for photos and 128 for video.

Software Experience

The Galaxy Z Fold6 ships with Android 14, with a planned update path to Android 18. The device is powered by the Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset, featuring an 8-core CPU with a single 3.39GHz Cortex-X4 core, three 3.1GHz Cortex-A720 cores, two 2.9GHz Cortex-A720 cores, and two 2.2GHz Cortex-A520 cores, all with a max frequency of 3.4 GHz. Graphics are handled by an Adreno 750 GPU clocked at 1 GHz. The phone includes 12GB of RAM LPDDR5X and has different storage options - 256GB, 512GB and 1024GB using UFS Storage 4.0 technology. It achieves an AnTuTu score of 2,200,000 (v10). The device includes a full suite of sensors including fingerprint, proximity, light, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, barometer, gravity, hall and geomagnetic sensors. The device includes Dolby Atmos and Stereo Speakers, though it lacks a notifications LED.

Battery Performance

The device features a 4400 mAh Li-Polymer battery, with support for 25W fast wired charging and 15W wireless charging, in addition to 4.5W reverse wireless charging. It offers bypass charging, a feature that allows the phone to draw power directly from the charger when gaming, to bypass charging the battery.

Value for Money

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 sits in the high price range. It comes in a variety of configurations in different regions. Specifically, the 12GB/512GB model has prices that range from $1,278.54 to $1,899.99 and the 12GB/1000GB models range from $1,481.28 to $2,028.26. The device offers advanced foldable technology, flagship performance, and premium features. Connectivity options include 5G support across a wide range of bands, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, and a variety of GPS features. It also supports NFC, USB Type-C 3.2 with OTG capabilities, USB charging, USB mass storage and USB host. The device supports dual SIM with nano SIM and eSIM options. The phone does not have SD slot support, so memory expansion is not available.