Intro
Samsung’s foldable series is a whole new class of flagship — not only do they pack the special chipset and lightning fast storage of the Galaxy S series, they also have cutting-edge tech for the foldable screens, and new software solutions to make sure you use that screen real estate to its potential.
From what we know so far — from leaks and reports — how will the Galaxy Z Fold 6 compare to the Galaxy Z Fold 5?
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Galaxy Z Fold 5 differences:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 |
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11 mm thin (folded) | 13.4 mm thin (folded) |
20:9 external screen, 6.4″ 1.08:1 main screen |
23:9 external screen, 6.2″ 1.2:1 main screen |
Titanium covered body | Aluminum body |
4,600 mAh battery | 4,400 mAh battery |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy |
Dark Blue, Light Pink, Silver | Phantom Black, Light Blue, Cream |
Table of Contents:
Design and Size
Time to change or be replaced
It seems that Samsung is about to crack under the pressure, as leaksters are saying that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will come with a 20:9 external display — much more like a regular smartphone, instead of the tall, thin 23:9 aspect ratio of the Galaxy Z Fold 5. It is also reported that the Z Fold 6 will be thinner and lighter, responding to competition from the Pixel Fold and Honor Magic V.
OK, what do we know for sure, for sure? Well, at least a water-resistance rating of IPX8 should be in the cards. The Z Fold 5 already has that, and we doubt Samsung would be keen on walking back ingress protection on a premium phone. More likely — we may see an added dust and particle protection as well.
In the Galaxy Z Fold 6 box, we expect you’d only be able to find a USB C data cable and the phone itself, plus the general information leaflets. No charger, and very probably — no case to go with the premium phone, unless you order one yourself. The same can be said about the Galaxy Z Fold 5’s box contents.
Display Differences
There’s little reason to believe that Samsung will be upgrading — or otherwise majorly changing — the display tech that powers the screens of the new foldable. The AMOLED panels are at their apex right now — we may get a few more nits of extra peak brightness, but we generally expect the same quality of image, color, sharpness from the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 5.
Well, the competition came in and was warmly received by those who were too afraid to try out foldables. Expect Samsung to make moves towards the aspect ratio and screen sizes that customers show an appreciation for!
For unlocking the phones, we still expect it to be done via a fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button — same as it has been since the first Z Fold.
Performance and Software
Even more Snap, even hotter Dragon
As for software — the Z Fold 6 is sure to come with some extra optimizations in its UI, but these typically trickle back to the older models pretty fast. The Z Fold 6 may also come with a 7-year software update commitment — something that Samsung promised for the Galaxy S24 series. The Z Fold 5 came out with a promise of 4 Android updates and 5 years of software support, so it will reach its end-of-service time about 3 years earlier than the upcoming Z Fold 6.
Camera
Time to get serious
Now, leaksters claim that the Galaxy Z Fold 6will be getting the excellent 200 MP main camera from the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This will definitely put it a small step above the Galaxy Z Fold 5 — depending on how much you care about smartphone photography, at least.
Of course, we will also have an ultra-wide lens and a telephoto lens on the back — the zoom should be something in the ballpark of 3x, like the Z Fold 5.
Z Fold phones typically have not one but two selfie cameras — one on the external display, and one hidden under active pixels of the main internal screen. We are not huge fans of the quality of the internal one — it’s ok for video calls at best, but it can benefit from a small boost in quality. We’ll see if the Z Fold 6 delivers!
Audio Quality and Haptics
As for haptics — these click pretty well already. Any small improvements in the field would be welcome, but not vital.
Battery Life and Charging
Tiny improvement?
According to leaksters, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will only have a slightly bigger battery than last time — up to 4,600 mAh from 4,400 mAh. It’s quite early to tell if this will in any way impact battery life — after all, the way the new Snapdragon is tuned, and the brightness of the screens also matters.
If we were to guess — we’d expect the Z Fold 6’s battery endurance to be about the same as the Z Fold 5 — about 9 hours of web browsing should be the norm.
Samsung isn’t eager to participate in the fast charging race and it seems the Z Fold 6 will, again, accept up to 25 W of power for a pretty steady juice-up. Of course, wireless and reverse wireless charging are pretty much guaranteed. We wonder if we will see Qi2, though?
Specs Comparison
Quick overview of the specs in a table
Link to full 1v1 specs comparison on our website
Galaxy Z Fold 6 | Galaxy Z Fold 5 | |
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Size, weight | Unfolded: 153.5 x 132.5 x 5.5 mm | Unfolded: 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm |
Screen | Main 7.6″ AMOLED, 1.08:1 External 6.4″ AMOLED, 20:9 Both 120 Hz |
Main 7.6″ AMOLED, 1.2:1 External 6.2″ AMOLED, 23:9 Both 120 Hz |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4 nm |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4 nm |
RAM, Storage | 12 GB RAM 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB LPDDR5 / UFS 4.0 |
12 GB RAM 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB LPDDR5 / UFS 4.0 |
Cameras | 200 MP main 12 MP ultra 10 MP 3x zoom 4 MP front |
50 MP main 12 MP ultra 10 MP 3x zoom 4 MP front |
Battery | 4,600 mAh | 4,400 mAh |
Charging | USB-C 25 W wired 15 W wireless |
USB-C 25 W wired 15 W wireless |
*Speculation
Summary
All in all, it’s still a bit too early to say. We are excited to see what Samsung has been brewing, that’s for sure, but we won’t be calling the Z Fold 6 a Fold 5 killer before it reaches our hands (and testing labs)!
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