You could say that Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold line was at a plateau with modest annual updates, leaving it behind Chinese foldables. Enter the Galaxy Z Fold6 Special Edition, which was just announced in South Korea. It alleviates many of the pain points of the Z Fold6 with its larger display, slim profile, and 200MP main camera.
So, what’s so special about the new Z Fold6 anyway?
The larger cover and main screen, for starters. There’s a 6.5-inch LTPO AMOLED 2X cover screen above the 6.3-inch panel on the Z Fold6 with an updated 21:9 aspect ratio, making it similar to using a regular BAR phone display.
The main screen is now 8 inches and has a 10:9 aspect ratio. Both panels have a 120Hz refresh rate and the outer panel has Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection on top. It seems that there is a rumor of a switch to Ultra Flexible Glass (UFG) – an updated version of Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) for the foldable panel did not come as Samsung has not mentioned anything about it.
The special edition Z Fold6 is quite thin – 4.9 mm when unfolded and 10.6 mm when folded. The weight has dropped to 236 grams – which is 3 grams less than the Z Fold6. Sacrifices had to be made to achieve this thin profile as the new special edition lacks S Pen support.
There’s also a notable upgrade in the camera department – a 200MP main shooter with OIS that brings a notable improvement over the 50MP main camera on the Z Fold6. The 12 MP ultrawide lens now gets autofocus which is a big win. The 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom is carried as a dual selfie cam – the 10MP is placed on the cover display and the 4MP UD unit is placed on the main screen.
The Z Fold6 Special Edition is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the Galaxy and is available in a single 16GB RAM and 512GB storage trim. It also offers better connectivity with the addition of Wi-Fi 7 – something the Z Fold6 has not yet been seen capable of.
The software side is handled by One UI 6.1.1 based on Android 14 with Galaxy AI. Samsung will bring 7 years of software support.
The battery is the same 4,400mAh cell used in the Z Fold6 with 25W wired and 15W wireless charging.
Samsung is offering the Z Fold6 Special Edition in a single Black Shadow color. Prices have been set in South Korea KRW 2,789,600 Which translates to $2,028/€1,868.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 Special Edition
Unfortunately, the device is currently exclusive to South Korea and rumors suggest it will only reach China (likely as the Galaxy W25) without stepping outside those two markets.
