Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 - better camera, stronger AI
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Galaxy Z Flip6, Camera is biggest improvement
Camera, 4 times more pixels
Among features of Galaxy Z Flip6, camera has been biggest improvement. Samsung Electronics has unveiled its brand-new foldable smartphone ‘Galaxy Z Flip6’ resembling a clamshell. The company has enhanced camera pixels and battery capacity. The rear camera pixels have increased by almost 4 times than predecessor, similar to the camera specification of Galaxy S24 series. Notably, Z Flip series now features the cooling component called Vapor Chamber, allowing stable execution of high-specs games.
On the 10th of July, Samsung held ‘Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024’ event at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, where they introduced Galaxy Flip6, Galaxy Fold6 and Galaxy Buds3. The most significant difference between its predecessor and Galaxy Flip6 lies in camera. The wide-angle lens, which was 12 million pixels, has now been upgraded to 50 million pixels. It supports optical zoom up to 2x without compromising image quality, and AI zoom solutions allow for up to 10x magnification while maintaining relatively clear image quality.
Enhanced night shooting & in-app features
The new wide-angle camera supports ‘Nightography’ and video HDR, ensuring clear video capture even in low-light conditions. The night shooting feature is also available in the Instagram in-app camera, allowing users to take amazing photos at night and instantly send messages and post contents on Instagram.
FlexCam has been more convenient
In addition, FlexCam, which allows users to directly access the camera from the FlexWindow (a display on the cover), now contains AI features. When you fold Galaxy Z Flip6 at 90 degrees like upper case L and use FlexWindow to take photos with the rear camera, AI recognizes the subject and automatically adjust the zoom to create best frame.
Another unique feature of Galaxy Z Flip6 is ‘Suggested replies’ for communications on-the-go. If you receive a text while screen is folded during movement, you can send a text even without unfolding the screen. Suggest replies analyzes your latest messages to suggest a tailored response. The new FlexWindow offers more widgets than ever, and allows you to check information from multiple widgets simultaneously.
The new Galaxy AI
Samsung introduced new features for its on-device AI, ‘Galaxy AI.’ These include Note Assist to translate and summarize a document in the Samsung Notes application, as well as voice into text conversion and PDF overlay, which is text translation function within PDF documents. Besides, Samsung Keyboard app now contains writing simply feature, allowing users to compose email contents or social media posts with only simple keywords.
The AI-powered ‘Photo Ambient’ feature makes a wallpaper change in real-time based on time and weather. For example, if it’s raining where you are, the Galaxy Z Flip6 FlexWindow will display a rain effect. You can also easily create a unified look and feel with suggested screen layout options by analyzing your wallpaper. In general AI features are soaring over all mobile sector.
Increased battery capacity
Galaxy Z Flip6 boasts increased battery capacity. The battery capacity has been upgraded to 4000 mAh from previous 3700 mAh. You can continue using all the creative and customizable features of Galaxy Z Flip6 with longer battery usage time. This results from software and hardware optimization.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform
Galaxy Z Flip6 is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, the most advanced Snapdragon yet, integrating best-in-class CPU, GPU and NPU performance. The processor is optimized for AI processing and provides enhanced graphics along with improved overall performance. The upgraded cooling system maximizes the processor’s performance with a vapor chamber for the first time.
Security enhanced & controlled
Just like Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6 is secured by Samsung Knox, which is Samsung Galaxy’s defense-grade, multi-layer security platform to guard critical information and defend against vulnerabilities with end-to-end hardware, real-time threat detection. Because added a layer of protection, enhanced data protection provides end-to-end encryption when you back up, restore your data with Samsung cloud. The new Galaxy Z series is also supported by Samsung’s comprehensive list of security and privacy features such as Knox Vault, Security & Privacy Dashboard and Auto Blocker.
More durability
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is engineered to offer even more durability, provides you greater peace of mind. The dual rail hinge structure is further supported by strengthened edge. It is also equipped with enhanced Armor Aluminum and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 specification
Credits: Samsung Electronics
Don't miss out pre-order deal if you want
It is $100 more expensive than the previous model, but if you want have Galaxy Z Flip6, I recommend using pre-order deal. Purchase costs can be greatly reduced by using pre-order deals that take place over wide distribution channels. Purchase conditions vary considerably from channel to channel, especially customers use a trade-in program. So it is desirable to check detailed conditions for yourself. AT&T offers free Galaxy Z Flip6 on the condition of trade-in. Amazon provides $300 and $200 of gift cards, respectively to qualified customers. The pre-order for Galaxy Z Flip6 will be closed on July 23.
Conclusion: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is attractive brand-new smartphone
Samsung Electronics showed great confidence in the new Z series during the Unpacked Events. In addition to improved camera performance and battery capacity, a number of features, powered by Galaxy AI will be able to take the user’s experience to a new level. Although AI features are not very surprising, they seem to be able to offer more convenience and new entertainment to users. Excluding more expensive price compared to the previous model, Galaxy Z Flip6 is considered overall attractive new smartphone.