Rumors about the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 appear increasingly dense. A week before they were officially launched, detailed configurations were leaked, revealing many interesting things about the screen of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the battery life and performance of the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
In addition, the durability of these two phone models also came to light.
Specifications of Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6
Informer @evleaks has leaked images used to market the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6. Accordingly, both have cases made of Armor Aluminum and Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Previously, there was Rumor has it that Samsung would use titanium to make the frame for the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It seems this is incorrect information.
More importantly, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 achieve an IP48 rating for dust and water resistance. While not as good as the IP68 rating typically found on high-end “traditional” phones, it's still a big improvement over the IPX8 rating typically found on foldable phones.
Galaxy Z Flip 6 is equipped with a 3.4" external screen and a 6.7" main screen. The external screen has a resolution of 720px × 748px and a refresh rate of 60Hz. Meanwhile, the Dynamic AMOLED 2x 6.7" main screen has Full HD + resolution and a maximum scan frequency of 120Hz.
Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a 2x 6.3" Dynamic AMOLED secondary screen with HD+ resolution and a 2x 7.6" Dynamic AMOLED main screen with QXGA+ resolution. Both have a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz and a maximum brightness of 2600nit. The screen parameters of the Galaxy S24 Ultra are similar.
Both Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Galaxy along with 12GB of memory and 256GB/512GB of storage. In addition, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will also have a 1TB storage option. Both ship with One UI 6.1.1 based on Android 14. Galaxy Z Flip 6 will have a vapor chamber system to improve cooling. This is the first time the Galaxy Z Flip series is equipped with this technology.
Both also support Galaxy AI. Therefore, you can take advantage of features like Circle to search with Google, Translator Assistant and the powerful Note Assistant. However, none of the rumored new Galaxy AI features have appeared. The Smart Chat Assistant seems to have been optimized for the Galaxy Z Flip 6's external screen, helping users respond to messages more easily through context-based suggestions suggested by Galaxy AI.
Galaxy Z Flip 6 has a 50MP main camera, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 10MP selfie camera. All three can record 4K@60 movies.
Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a 50MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and 3x 10MP telephoto camera. For selfie and video calling needs, the product has a 10MP front camera and a 4MP under-screen camera. Galaxy Z Fold 6 can record 4K@60 movies with all cameras like Galaxy Z Flip 6. Besides, Galaxy Z Fold 6 is also capable of recording 8K@30 and 4K@120 movies but only with the main camera.
Despite having a battery capacity of 4000mAh - higher than the 3700mAh of the Galaxy Z Flip 6, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is thinner than its predecessor. The product has dimensions of 85.1mm × 71.9mm × 14.9mm and weighs 187g (equivalent to Galaxy Z Flip 5).
Galaxy Z Fold 6 measures 155.5mm × 152.6mm × 5.6mm when fully opened. When closed, the overall dimensions of the product are 85.1mm × 71.9mm × 14.9mm. Galaxy Z Fold 6 weighs 239g, 14g lighter than Galaxy Z Fold 5. Similar to its predecessor, the product has a battery capacity of 4400mAh. The full technical specifications for both products are posted below.
Both phone models have a fingerprint recognition sensor embedded in the side key. They also have stereo speakers, dual SIM card slots, GPS, 5G (sub-6GHz), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port. However, only the Galaxy Z Fold 6 is Samsung DeX support.
The Galaxy Z Flip 6 boasts significant improvements in battery life
Samsung claims the Galaxy Z Flip 6 can last 20 hours surfing the internet with Wi-Fi and 19 hours surfing the internet with LTE. Regarding the ability to play movies and music, the product can last for 23 hours and 68 hours respectively. These numbers are much higher than those of the Galaxy Z Flip 5.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 clearly lasted 18 hours of surfing the internet. The product can play movies continuously for 23 hours and play music continuously for 77 hours. These numbers are only slightly better than those of the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The source did not reveal information about charging speed.