Lecture: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Review

Introduction

• Overview of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
• Comparison with last year's Z Fold 5
• Focus on new features and possible reasons to upgrade

Design and Build

Physical Changes

• Shorter, wider, and more compact design
• Thinner and 14 grams lighter (239 grams total)
• IP48 water and dust resistant (better than the Fold 5’s IPX8)
• Rounded corners, new colors: Silver Shadow, Pink, Navy

Build Materials

• Enhanced Armor Aluminum (10% stronger than Fold 5)
• Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (front and back)
• New folding thin glass with a protective layer

Display

• Main display: 7.6 inches, more square aspect ratio (20.9:18)
• Cover display: 6.3 inches, aspect ratio 22.1:9 (more usable)
• Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate
• Brighter displays, peak brightness of 2,600 nits

Cameras

• Front camera: 10MP (cover screen), 4MP (main display camera)
• Rear cameras: 12MP ultra-wide, 50MP primary, 10MP telephoto (3X optical zoom)
• New Image Signal Processor for better image/video quality

Performance

• Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (41% faster NPU, 25% faster GPU, 14% faster CPU compared to Fold 5)
• 1.6 times larger vapor chamber for better heat dissipation
• Same battery size: 4,400mAh with slight efficiency improvement

Charging

• Wired: 25W (50% charge in 30 mins)
• Wireless: 15W fast wireless charging
• Wireless PowerShare: 4.5W

S-Pen Support

• S-Pen support (main display only)
• Slimmer case compared to Fold 5
• No embedded S-Pen but compatible with previous Fold 5 S-Pen

Software and AI Features

Software

• Android 14 with One UI 6.1.1
• 7 years of OS and security updates
• Galaxy AI features: Call Assist, Chat Assist, Interpreter, Note Assist, Transcript Assist, Browsing Assist, Photo Assist, Drawing Assist, Circle to Sum

AI Feature Details

• Real-time translation, noise suppression during voice calls
• Live translation, improved image editing, portrait transformation
• Sketch to Image, transforming simple drawings into art

Price and Value

• Higher price: £50 more in the UK, $100 more in the US
• £1,800 in the UK, $1,900 in the US
• Competitive but higher compared to some alternatives (OnePlus Open, Honor Magic V2)

Conclusion

• Fold 5 remains a solid device with many of the new AI features
• Samsung offering significant trade-in deals
• Final thoughts on whether upgrading is worthwhile based on consumer needs and trade-in offers