Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 review

Intro [Music] it's that time of year again and we have a new flip phone from Samsung the Galaxy Z flip 6 it again brings this Sleek design and large cover screen like we saw in last year's model so what's new here I'm will for GSM Marina and let's find out in our full [Music] Design and build quality review the Z flip 6 is the latest entry in Samsung's lineup of clam shell flip phones his flexible inner screen allows the phone to fold down from a standard smartphone size to a compact square shape and while the phone is folded you can still use it via the large secondary outer screen the Z flip 6 is not a day and night difference from the previous model but there are some improvements here these include a larger battery an upgraded chipset with Vapor chamber Cooling and revamped cameras the Z flip 6 is the same size and weight as the previous model which is impressive Rive considering its larger battery it looks very similar but the rings around the cameras are more prominent now there's again sturdy Gorilla Glass vicus to protection on the outside panels and like last year there's a reinforced armor aluminum hinge and it again can stay open at all sorts of angles useful for something like vlogging what's new though is that now there is dust resistance on top of the waterproofing of last year for an IP rating of Ip 48 while the phone is open Display quality test you reveal the main display it's a 6.7 7in foldable OLED with a 1080p resolution and a 120 HZ refresh rate it's all essentially unchanged from last year Samsung has made an improvement in the screen's brightness though we measured a maximum of around 750 nits with the manual slider which could boost up its highest 1500 nits in auto mode when needed just like last year the fast 120 HZ refresh rate Smooths out movement on screen and we saw it dial down to 24 HZ when idling to save energy Samsung claims it can go down to 1 Herz but we couldn't find such a use case the display is sharp and contrasty and it has HDR 10 plus support too it looks good the crease in the Middle where the screen folds over is pretty minimal you can't even really feel it though it is noticeable from certain angles you can play videos on the cover screen as well if you don't mind them being tiny the cover display is the same as Cover screen the one on the zflip 5 it's a 3.4 in OLED with a pixel density of 306 PPI and a 60 HZ refresh rate unlike the Motorola razors which have almost a full-fledged Android home screen on the cover the flips cover UI is still limited rather than being able to do everything the inner screen can do the flips cover screen is there to let you get important info and access essential functions you can get into your quick toggle settings check your notifications and respond to texts there's also widget support for things like a calendar the weather a compass and more you can download additional widgets and there's third party support as well and there's support for some Android apps on this display playay too including YouTube Google Maps Netflix Google messages and Samsung messages let's talk a bit more Android 14, One UI6.1.1 about the UI in general it's Samsung's 1ui 6.1.1 on top of Android 14 it's a special version of the interface that brings some extra affordable specific functions on top of what you find on other Samsung phones for example the phone will allow certain apps to split their interface in two to make better use of the foldable screen and one feature which has been modified for the foldables is the live interpreter you can speak face to face in two languages with one person in the conversation seeing the translation on the main screen while the other one sees the cover screen The Interpreter runs using Samsung's Galaxy Ai and there are other AI based features here too which we first saw debut on the Galaxy s24 series these include transcription of audio recordings AI powered photo editing and the handy Circle to search and you get extensive software support from Samsung seven generations of os upgrades and seven years of security patches you can find out more about the specific features of oneui 6 in our dedicated Speaker quality test video for audio the Z flip 6 has a pair of stereo speakers with the same good loudness as last year's model the sound quality is generally nice too with a bit better Basse than the zflip 5 awake night and for biometric input there's a Side-mounted fingerprint scanner & Storage options side mounted fingerprint reader built into the power button it's quite speedy storage wise the Z flip 6 can come with 256 or 512 gigs on board but that's not expandable with the micro SD under the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 hood of the Z flip 6 is the current Android Flagship silicon a Snapdragon hn3 it's even a special version for Galaxy that has slightly higher clock speeds even so in benchmarks the Z flip 6 didn't score as high as other 2024 Android flagships that doesn't mean the phone is underpowered though it's Snappy and there's plenty of power here for multitasking and gaming the Z flip 6 is the first of its series to have Vapor chamber cooling so you'd expect better thermal management here but it's still couldn't overcome the limitations of the form factor in our prolonged stress test we observed heavy thermal throttling in fact it seemed a bit more pronounced than last year the battery capacity has been Battery life and charging speed test increased this time around from 3700 Mah to 4,000 the resulting battery life is better than last year's model 2 the Z flip 6 earned an active use score of 10 hours and 35 minutes in our battery test the rated charging power is still just 25 W and there's no charger in the box with a proper adapter we were able to charge from 0 to 44% in half an hour and a full charge took an hour and 41 minutes that's even slower than last year because there's now a bigger battery to fill there's still support for wireless charging too finally we're Main cameras on to the cameras the main cam has been upgraded to a 50 megap one from the s24 series and that's paired with the same 13 megap Ultra wide as last year Main camera photo quality during the day the zflip 6's main camera does a very good job the photos are detailed and noise-free and the detail has a fairly organic look the color rendition is pleasant and the dynamic range is excellent and when capturing people skin tones are quite likable and exposures are well tuned for your subject's face the facial details could be sharper compared to the previous generation the Z flip 6 has a more natural detail presentation with less aggressive sharpening the new model's photos also come out a bit cleaner in low light the main camera takes pretty nice photos the noise reduction is laidback leaving behind some graininess but also plenty of detail colors are well saturated and the dynamic range is good the new model has a noticeable advantage over the Z flip 5 at night offering better detail less sharpening and improved dynamic range now the ultra wide camera it does Ultrawide a decent job the detail is solid though the sharpening is a bit High there's also good dynamic range and likable colors in low light the ultra wide cameras photos have good dynamic range and the colors remain saturated the detail is very good even if it's accompanied by a little noise now let's talk about selfies with Selfie options the zflip 6 it's easy to shoot selfies with the main camera using the cover screen as a viewfinder these come out great with the same nice quality you'd otherwise get from the main camera you can also take Ultra wide selfies for a group photo or just a different perspective but you have to keep in mind the lack of autofocus here of course there's also a regular selfie camera embedded within the inner screen these 10 megap shots are nice but not as good as the main cams there's a bit too much sharpening here the Galaxy Z flip 6 main cameras video quality can record 4K videos from all of its cameras those from the main and Ultra wide cams are solid with likeable colors and wide dynamic range the detail isn't as sharp as some competitors though the electronic stabilization Works quite well to smooth out movements like walking or pans and in the dark the main camera does a reasonably good job recording video so there you have it the Galaxy Z Conclusion flip 6 it's a flagship flip phone that checks all of the same boxes as last year and on top of that it brings some decent upgrades too dust resistance better battery life a faster chipset and a nicer main cam unlike the Z fold 6 which has hardly changed from the previous generation the Z flip 6 feels like a more justifiable buy and if you're after a flip foldable it's worth looking into thanks for watching guys here are a couple of alternative flip phones on our Channel last year's Galaxy Z flip 5 and the recent Moto Razer 50 Ultra let us know what you think and I'll see you on the next one