We’ve been hearing a lot about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, but now its full specification sheet has leaked – and it’s confirmed that big changes are coming. Samsung has rethought the floor plan of the device and while some features won’t change, the experience could be quite different.
Let’s start with the size. As you can see in the table below, the phone has become a millimeter shorter and wider, but the aspect ratios of the two screens differ much more than these measurements indicate. The important thing here is that the phone is thin and light, so when folded it should feel like a traditional bar phone.
| DIMENSIONS | Galaxy Z Fold5 | Galaxy Z Fold6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bent | came in front | bent | came in front | |
| Height | 154.9mm | 154.9mm | 153.5mm | 153.5mm |
| Width | 67.1mm | 129.9mm | 68.1mm | 132.6mm |
| Thickness | 13.4mm | 6.1mm | 12.1mm | 5.6mm |
| weight | 253 grams | 239 grams | ||
The cover display will be a 6.3″ panel, now with 968 x 2,376px, working out to a 22.1:9 aspect ratio compared to the older model’s 23.1:9. Visually, it’s still a 120Hz LTPS panel.
The internal display has also changed – the 7.6” diagonal now stretches to a 1,856 x 2,160px resolution instead of 1,812 x 2,176px. The new aspect ratio is 10.5:9, i.e. slightly squarer than the 10.8:9 of last year’s Fold. This is also a 120Hz non-LTPO display.
The leaked specs don’t explicitly name the chipset (Samsung rarely does), but the octa-core CPU suggests it’s a Snapdragon rather than an Exynos (which has a 10-core CPU). There’s no change to RAM – only 12GB is listed – and storage is 512GB.
The rest of the spec sheet doesn’t see much change. The Galaxy Z Fold6 has a 4,400mAh battery (same as before). Charging speeds aren’t listed, but we don’t expect major changes on this front. The USB-C port is wired for USB 3.2 Gen 1. Additional connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6 (ax), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and UWB. And of course, 5G.
Finally, the cameras. The trio on the back consists of a 50MP main (f/1.8, OIS, 8K @ 30fps video), 10MP 3x telephoto (with OIS) and 12MP ultra wide (120°). There are two selfie cameras: 10MP on the cover display and 4MP inside, under the main display. In other words, this is the exact same camera setup as on the Z Fold5.
As we heard a few days ago, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 will be $100 more expensive than its predecessor (in the US, other regions should see a similar price hike). The official announcement will come at the next Galaxy Unpacked event, which should take place a few weeks before the Olympics.
