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Samsung‘s Galaxy Z Fold 6 may not excite many people. A major leak has just revealed its specs in full, and we can’t find any notable improvements or upgrades over the Fold 5. Certainly not anything justifying the rumored $100 price hike. The new foldable should go official in the second week of July.
Leaked Galaxy Z Fold 6 specs aren’t exciting
A detailed spec sheet published by SmartPrix reveals pretty much everything we need to know about the Galaxy Z Fold 6. According to the report, Samsung will equip the new Fold with a 7.6-inch folding display with an 1856×2160 pixels resolution, making for an 18:21 aspect ratio. It’s a Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. While the display tech is unchanged, Samsung has made the screen squarer. The Fold 5’s display has an 18:21.6 aspect ratio.
In fact, the whole device is getting shorter and wider. It measures 153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1 mm when folded and 153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm when unfolded. The Fold 5 measures 154.9 x 67.1 x 13.4 mm when folded and 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm when unfolded. The new Fold is also lighter, weighing 239 grams (down from 253 grams). This change in dimension has allowed Samsung to make the cover display slightly wider, bringing it closer to a regular smartphone screen.
The 6.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display on the outside has a 938×2376 pixels resolution, i.e., an aspect ratio of 9:22.8, which is wider than the Fold 5’s 9:23.1 aspect ratio. Both screens boast 16M color depth and are compatible with the S Pen. Rumors say Samsung has upgraded the UTG (Ultra-thin Glass) panel to reduce the crease on the folding display and make it more durable. However, this leak doesn’t specify anything about the UTG panel, so we’ll have to wait more.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (For Galaxy) chipset, the same one found inside the Galaxy S24 Ultra. it boasts 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB of (likely UFS 4.0) storage. The phone has two nano SIM slots. It also supports eSIMs. However, you cannot use more than two SIMs at once. You can either use two physical SIMs, one physical SIM and one eSIM, or two eSIMs. The foldable supports 18 5G bands.
No changes in the cameras & battery
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 will feature the same camera array as its predecessor. We are talking about a 50MP main camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a 12 MP ultrawide lens with an f/2.2 aperture and a120-degree field of view, and a 10 MP telephoto camera with f2.4 aperture and 3x optical zoom. The 4MP under-display camera on the inside and the 10MP selfie camera on the outside also carry over unchanged from the 2023 model.
The primary camera and telephoto lens boast OIS (Optical Image Stabilization). The upcoming foldable also supports 8K video recording at 30 fps (frames per second), 4K slow-motion videos at 120 fps, and 1080p slow-motion videos at 240 fps. Samsung may have improved its camera algorithm for improved image quality. However, unchanged hardware means you shouldn’t expect dramatic improvements in camera output.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 misses out on a battery upgrade too. Samsung is equipping it with a 4,400mAh battery, unchanged from its predecessor. The leak doesn’t specify the charging speed but don’t expect anything faster than 25W. The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth v5.3. Once again, Samsung avoided upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth v5.4, which is disappointing.
The latest leak doesn’t reveal anything about the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s IP rating and speakers. However, we have little hope that Samsung has made any changes there. The new foldable will get a titanium frame, wider screens (hopefully with less crease and more durability), and a few extra software tricks. None of this warrants a price hike. Time will tell how the phone performs in the market with these minimal upgrades. Samsung’s Unpacked event is rumored for July 10. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra may not arrive at the event.