I. Foreword: Samsung first brought AI into the folding machine category
Samsung at the beginning of this year in the S24 series, for the first time the concept of Galaxy AI artificial intelligence into its flagship cell phone, showing us a new generation of “AI” as the core of the new generation of smart phones should look.
Samsung's new generation of clamshell foldable Galaxy Z Flip6 has just been released, which not only inherits Samsung's deep heritage in the field of artificial intelligence, but also combines a large 3.4-inch external screen to bring users a more convenient and intelligent experience.
This time, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 takes “AI” as its core concept, and realizes AI capabilities in multiple scenarios by integrating the new Galaxy AI, including photography, text search, image and video search, text summarization, AI translation, smart summarization, etc., and is the first Samsung clamshell foldable to integrate AI technology in depth. The first clamshell foldable phone that deeply integrates AI technology.
Secondly, as the annual flagship clamshell foldable , there is also a very big improvement in performance, standardized with the same S24 series of the
The high-frequency version of Snapdragon 8 Gen3, the third generation of the Snapdragon 8 mobile platform (for Galaxy), the memory has been increased from 8GB to 12GB, and the whole series is equipped with LPDDR5X 8533Mbps (4244MHz) full-blooded memory as standard, and the body cooling capacity has also been significantly improved.
In terms of other hardware specifications, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6's battery capacity has been further enhanced from 3,700mAh to 4,000mAh, and the main camera shooter has been upgraded from 12 megapixels to 50 megapixels from its predecessor, further enhancing the user experience.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 specs at a glance:
- Body: 165.1x71.9x6.9mm (unfolded), 85.1x71.9x14.9mm (folded); 187g; Glass front, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame; IP48 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min).
- Display: Main: 6.7" Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1080x2640px resolution, 22:9 aspect ratio, 426ppi; Cover: Super AMOLED, 3.4 inches, 720x748px resolution, 306 ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm): 8-core (1x3.4GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 750.
- Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
- OS/Software: Android 14, One UI 6.1.1.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultrawide: 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 1.12µm.
- Front camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1.22µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+; Front camera: 4K@60fps.
- Battery: 4000mAh; 25W wired, QC2.0, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless.
- Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 5.3; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); stereo speakers.
II, the appearance: 6.7-inch internal screen with 3.4-inch large secondary screen
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 colorway we received from FastTech is Summer Foam Blue, with a light blue hue on the back panel of the phone. This fresh and light color combined with the foldable screen design makes the phone visually stylish as well as technologically advanced.
Unlike its predecessor, the Z Flip 5, this generation of the Galaxy Z Flip 6 has been designed with a decorative ring on the periphery of the camera in the same color as the back panel of the body, which visually adds to the overall sense of harmony and unity, as well as being more eye-catching.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 has a 6.7-inch second-generation Dynamic AMOLED screen on the inside with a resolution of 2640 x 1080 (FHD+) and 120Hz Adaptive High Brush support.
A 10-megapixel front-facing camera is integrated at the top center of the inner screen.
The Samsung logo is cleverly integrated at the hinge of the phone.
The SIM slot is located on the left side of the body and supports dual SIM cards.
The right side of the body integrates the volume buttons as well as the power fingerprint button.
The top of the phone comes with a noise-canceling microphone, speaker cutout, and the bottom comes with a microphone, air vent, Type-C port, and speaker.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 comes with an ultra-closed precision hinge, a reinforced armored aluminum center frame, and a screen that supports multi-angle swivel stop.
It's worth saying that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is the first model in the SamsungZ Flip series to introduce the VC Even Thermal Plate cooling technology, which efficiently dissipates heat and controls temperatures to ensure that the phone maintains stable performance even when running under high load.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 comes with a large 3.4-inch Super AMOLED external screen with 720 x 748 resolution and PPI pixel density at retina level.
III, AI experience: double the efficiency of using the machine fun and better use
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Smart Portrait feature can intelligently convert the portrait photos taken by the phone into a variety of styles, such as 3D cartoon, business style, cyberpunk, etc., which greatly enriches the user's shooting experience.
This intelligent style conversion not only makes each photo full of personalized elements, but also brings more fun and creativity to portrait photography. Users can choose different styles according to their own preferences and shooting occasions, and easily create unique portraits to share on their personal social platforms to show their buddies their unique side.
The Instant Circle Search function of Samsung Galaxy series phones is favored by many users, and its AI Smart Circle Selection function is extremely practical in daily life.
For example, when browsing English content on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, users can directly circle a specific paragraph and quickly translate it into Chinese, and the system can automatically distinguish and recognize different paragraphs, making the operation easy and fast.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6's new Doodle Render feature greatly simplifies the art creation process, making it easy for even those with poor drawing skills to create artwork.
With a simple sketch, AI will automatically recognize and redraw the new drawing based on the outline, and provide different drawing style options for easy creation.
In actual experience, Galaxy Z Flip6 is able to accurately understand the user's drawing intentions, and for a casual outline of an animal, the AI is able to create a satisfactory drawing of a kitten.
The folding screen design of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 not only brings a visually novel experience, but also gives it unique functional advantages through Galaxy AI, such as: face-to-face real-time translation.
Hovering the screen allows users to view the translation on both the home screen and the external screen at the same time, enabling both parties to clearly see the translation results, thus greatly facilitating face-to-face communication.
This design also allows users to communicate in a faster and more intuitive language during international travel or business exchanges, and the translation is so fast that it hardly affects the smoothness of the conversation.
IV, performance and games: the world's first Snapdragon 8 Gen3clamshell foldable can smoothly play a number of popular online games
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8 for Galaxy mobile platform, the same chip as the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, with 12GB of RAM as standard, and the version we have in our hands is the 12GB+256GB version, and then we carry out a set of theoretical performance tests on the phone.
--Theoretical Performance Tests
The model scored 1,432,000+ in the comprehensive AnTuTu test.
This is despite the fact that as a foldable phone, its thermal performance may not be as good as that of a traditional straight-screen phone, so it's obviously not comparable to a straight-screen phone in terms of extreme performance release.
In the GeekBench 6 single test, the single-core score was 2,160, and the multi-core score broke through 6,000, reaching 6,669, compared to the previous generation of Z Fold5 equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen2 for Galaxy, the single-core multi-core performance has been improved by 7% , 27.1% respectively.
In the Androbench flash memory test, 3.95GB/s sequential read speed and 2.71GB/s sequential write speed, in line with UFS 4.0.
--Game Test
For game testing, we chose Glory of Kings and Game for Peace, and tested them in an office environment with an indoor temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. During the test, we used the highest image quality + the highest frame rate for the test (with the frame rate as the priority), and recorded the frame rate, power consumption, energy efficiency ratio, and the performance of the heat generation of the machine during the game.
1. Glory of Kings
First is the Glory of Kings hand game test, in HD + ultra-high resolution + very high frame rate, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 to deal with this kind of national hand game is just a small thing, 15 minutes of 5V5 group battle, the whole frame rate stabilized at 120FPS level line, the final average frame rate of the game is 120.02FPS.
The average power consumption for gaming was only 3W, with an energy efficiency ratio of nearly 40FPS/W.
The highest temperature of 44.2 degrees Celsius on the back of the body is located in the area to the right of the camera.
2, Game for Peace
Game for Peace handheld game, in HDR HD quality can be turned on the limit frame rate, the game runs at a maximum of 60FPS, after 15 minutes of intense group battle test, the average frame rate stabilized at 59.49FPS, the frame rate during the game throughout the whole period of stability on the level of 60FPS, just a small fluctuation.
Game for Peace averages around 3.1W of power consumption and has an energy efficiency ratio of 19.2FPS/W.
The maximum temperature on the back of the case is 44.7 degrees Celsius.
V, the secondary screen experience: 3.4-inch large secondary screen at a glance without the need to flip the cover to operate conveniently
The back of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is equipped with a 3.4-inch large-view smart external screen, which not only displays time, notifications and other information, but also allows you to customize widgets, and most of the functions of the inner screen can be realized through this oversized external screen, breaking the limitations of the secondary screen.
Built-in widgets that we can use directly after clicking, doubling the efficiency of using the machine by utilizing this secondary screen.
VI, image: the main camera wide-angle dual camera to meet the needs of daily photography
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 rear dual camera module, this time the main camera from 12 megapixels upgraded to 50 megapixels, the sensor is used by the family's own SamsungS5KGN3, with 1/1.56-inch sensing unit, 1.0 micron single pixel size, F1.8 aperture, and support for the OIS Optical Stabilization.
The ultra wide angle is powered by the 12MP SamsungS5K3LU with a 1/3.2-inch sensor, 1.12µm single pixel size, and F2.2 aperture.
Let's take a look at the sample photos directly.
--Main Camera
From the actual samples taken, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6's color reproduction in daytime scenes is very accurate, showing a realistic style without too much saturation enhancement or sharpening of the image.
In addition, the edges of the image show crisp sharpness thanks to computational photography techniques. Despite the lack of a telephoto lens, the 2x zoom samples still maintain detail and the resolution is still excellent after cropping the image through the main camera.
--Night Scene
At night, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is able to accurately reproduce the original appearance of buildings, and even when zooming in on large billboards in shopping malls, the details are clearly recognizable, which is a testament to the fact that it has excellent control over bright light.
--Ultra wide angle
In ultra-wide-angle mode, the distortion correction function is automatically enabled, the ends of the picture completely eliminate the barrel distortion, and the sample color saturation is slightly improved compared to the main camera, more attractive.
VII, charging and battery life: daily use of the machine a day pressure is not big
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 has a built-in 4000mAh battery, which is larger than its predecessor, and supports up to 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W wireless reverse charging.
We put the phone's wired charging capabilities as well as its battery life to the test.
--Charging test
Starting at 1% charge for the screen extinguishing charging test, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 charged to 19% in 10 minutes, 51% in half an hour, 88% in 60 minutes, and full in 90 minutes.
--Battery life test
For the battery life test, we use a professional battery life test tool - Battery Dog by Fast Tech.
In the test program, the default will be carried out to 20% of the power test, at the same time, including CPU high pressure, CPU multi-threading, AI recognition, image browsing, video playback and web browsing of all the test items will be checked, through the simulation of the user's use of scenarios, to restore the real load to the greatest extent possible, and infinitely close to the real power consumption situation.
During the test, in order to keep the environmental variables of the test uniform for all models as well as to ensure the accuracy of the test scores, Battery Dog automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen to 50% and turns off the auto-brightness, and the volume is adjusted to 30%.
After the battery dog uninterrupted test, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 power consumption from 100% to 20% in 7 hours, 2 minutes and 09 seconds, after conversion, the full battery life is about 8 hours, which can meet the needs of our day of use.
VIII, summarize: practical, creative, entertainment three in one Samsung's strongest clamshell foldable
As one of Samsung's sixth-generation foldable products, the Galaxy Z Flip6 showcases Samsung's state-of-the-art in foldable screen technology and innovative newest hinge technology for an almost seamless folding experience.
In our tests, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, thanks to the upgraded hinge technology, fits tightly in the folded state, and has a strong sense of folding damping, with just the right amount of hovering force, and does not rebound even when folded significantly, demonstrating a dynamic performance that's smooth and doesn't drag.
Most notably, Galaxy Z Flip6, its folding angle is even close to 170 degrees, which is close to the extreme folding form, which is extremely rare in vertical folding phones, and there are only a handful of cell phones that can achieve such a wide range of folding angles.
On the performance level, in terms of hardware specifications, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is the most powerful clamshell foldable phone to date, with the help of the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 for Galaxy and a boost to 12GB of RAM.
Although there is a gap in gaming level compared to the straight-screen flagships, such extreme load performance is satisfying enough considering its unique foldable screen design.
Most importantly, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 integrates the benefits of Galaxy AI, which greatly enhances the user experience through features such as Smart Style Conversion, Instant Circle Search Translation Function, Doodle Raw Picture Function, and Simultaneous Transmission.
These features not only make the daily use of the phone more convenient, but also increase the fun of photography and art creation, while optimizing the efficiency of cross-language communication, making the Galaxy Z Flip6 a “treasure box in the palm of your hand” that combines practicality, creativity and entertainment.
As a leader in the field of foldable screen phones, Samsung has always been at the forefront of the field, leading the development trend of foldable screen phones.
We firmly believe that with progressive products like the Galaxy Z Flip6 leading the way, the clamshell foldable category will gradually come into the view of more ordinary consumers and become a major trend in the future cell phone market.
