The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 upgrades to 50MP camera and SD 8 Gen 3 | Infinium-tech

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is slimmer, lighter, harder and smarter than its 2023 predecessor and receives a notable improve to its digital camera system.

The cellphone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, regardless of which market you’re in. The chipset’s processing energy is leveraged for a wide range of AI duties and (for the primary time on a Z Flip) the warmth is reined in by a vapor chamber.

Moreover, the cellphone now comes with 12GB of RAM (up from 8GB final yr) and 256GB or 512GB of storage.

The primary digital camera has been upgraded to a 50MP sensor (f/1.8 85° lens with OIS), which gives 2x in-sensor zoom. You will get nearer nonetheless with AI zoom, which matches as much as 10x magnification. The 12MP extremely huge digital camera (123°) stays unchanged, the identical goes for the 10MP selfie cam (1.22µm, 85°).

The primary show is now an LTPO panel (1-120Hz), however it retains the identical 6.7” diagonal and FHD+ decision. The Flex Show is similar measurement and backbone as earlier than, 3.4” 720 x 748px, and nonetheless runs at 60Hz. It may attain 1,600 nits in excessive brightness mode.

Auto Zoom is an AI-powered characteristic for Flex Mode (i.e. when utilizing the cellphone half folded in order that it acts as its personal tripod). The characteristic mechanically zooms out and in to get the perfect framing for a shot with out your direct management, permitting for hands-free group photographs. Nightography has been prolonged to help video HDR. The superior picture processing options can be found from contained in the Instagram app.

Different AI options additionally use the Flex Show, e.g. Instructed Replies analyzes your current messages and suggests a response to incoming messages, so that you don’t must open the cellphone or sort with it closed. It may additionally present notifications from Samsung Well being. New widgets have been added for much more customization and you’ll have a number of widgets on on the similar time.

Samsung has additional optimized the hinge to attain a slimmer profile when the cellphone is closed. The Galaxy Z Flip6 measures 85.1 x 71.9 x 14.9mm when closed and 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9mm when opened and weighs 187g. The Z Flip5 was 15.1mm when closed (however the identical 6.9mm when opened). The opposite dimensions are unchanged, together with the burden.

The Z Flip6 and Z Fold6 are the primary foldables with particle ingress safety – IP48. That doesn’t forestall mud from coming into, however ought to hold out bigger particles. Water safety is on the similar degree as earlier than and might survive being 1.5m (5ft) underwater for half-hour. The cellphone makes use of enhanced variations of the Armor Aluminum and Gorilla Glass Victus 2, making it probably the most sturdy Z Flip but. Following within the footsteps of the S24 collection, the gadget options recycled cobalt and uncommon earth parts, plus recycled plastics, aluminum and glass. The packaging is made out of 100% recycled paper.

Additionally just like the S24, the Galaxy Z Flip6 (and Z Fold6) will obtain 7 years of OS updates and safety patches. It will do quite a bit to scale back e-waste. The cellphone begins out with Android 14 and One UI 6.1.1, so Android 15 and One UI 7 would be the first main improve.

The battery capability has been bumped as much as 4,000mAh, a good improve over the three,700mAh of the Z Flip5. Charging remains to be the identical with 25W wired (50% in round half-hour) and 15W wi-fi.

Connectivity consists of 5G and a few variations of the cellphone mix a bodily SIM with eSIM. Moreover, there’s Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 colorways

The cellphone is offered in Silver Shadow, Yellow, Blue and Mint, nevertheless, Samsung.com has some unique choices: Crafted Black, White and Peach.

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 kick off at this time, basic availability begins on July 24. The bottom 12/256GB mannequin is priced at $1,100 within the US. For comparability, the Z Flip5 (8/256GB) was $1,000 at launch. Nonetheless in Europe the Flip6 prices the identical £1.050/€1,200 as its predecessor.