Samsung’s New Galaxy Z Fold 6 Looks Good for Being So Square [CNET]

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Lisa Eadicicco technology

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 is Samsung’s latest book-style foldable phone. It has a refreshed design, a slightly larger front screen, new AI features, the same processor as the Galaxy S24 family and an ultrawide camera that’s better at shooting in the dark.

It also starts at $1,900, making it $100 more expensive than the Galaxy Z Fold 5 at launch.

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold 6 (right) alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 6 (left) on July 10.

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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a 50-megapixel main camera, 10-megapixel telephoto camera and 12-megapixel ultrawide camera. The ultrawide camera has a new sensor.

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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 is lighter than the Z Fold 5, making it easier to use with one hand.

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Samsung also made the edges flatter and sharper, which makes the Z Fold 6 resemble the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

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It runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor optimized for Samsung’s Galaxy phones, just like the Galaxy S23 lineup.

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Samsung also introduced a few new AI-powered software features, including tools for recasting images of people in different art styles, the ability to generate images from sketches, two-way language translation on both screens and more.