Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 6 looks sturdier, faster, and (dishearteningly) pricier. Should you pay attention if you already have a Galaxy Z Fold 4?
Samsung is once again trying to woo foldable phone enthusiasts back into its camp with the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. The key attraction this time around is a fresh design served in a thinner chassis. There’s a faster chipset inside, a slightly more durable build, a redesigned hinge mechanism, and a shallower crease on the inner foldable panel.
Samsung won’t say what degree of added protection they offer, but these materials are certainly more resilient. The crease on the inner flexible screen is also smaller. The biggest difference, compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 4, is that there is no gap between the two halves of the phone when the phone is shut closed.
Regarding the 2024 slate of foldable phones, Samsung says these make for “the most durable Galaxy Z series yet,” while also being the slimmest and lightest foldable phones it has ever made. In a nutshell, if your primary concern is the build quality, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 delivers practical benefits over the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
The resolution remains mostly the same on the display, but there are two key changes. The cover display on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 is bigger at 6.3 inches and more “normal” compared to the oddly tall 6.1-inch front panel on the Galaxy Z Fold 4. There are some minor differences in the feature set. On the Galaxy Z Fold 6, you get a feature called “optical quality zoom 2x,” which Samsung says is enabled using an Adaptive Pixel sensor. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 could only capture 8K video at 24 frames per second , but the Galaxy Z Fold takes it to 30 fps.
And it seems some of the newer AI innovations announced for the Fold 6 will also make it to older foldables, but we’re not sure if the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is on the list. “We also plan to roll out the new Galaxy AI features we announced today to select Galaxy devices by the end of the year,” Samsung’s Annika Bizon said at Unpacked.
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