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Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Galaxy Z Flip 6: A Comprehensive Comparison

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Samsung's latest foldable device, the Galaxy Z Flip 6, has been unveiled with several upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Flip 5. While both phones share a similar design language, the latter boasts a new chipset, better camera setup, and enhanced water resistance. But is the Galaxy Z Flip 6 a significant upgrade worth the extra cost? Here's a detailed comparison of the two phones to help you decide.

Key Takeaways:

  • Both the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 have the same design language, weighing exactly the same and sharing the same 3.4-inch cover display and 6.7-inch main screen. However, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is slightly thinner when in folded state (14.9mm vs 15.1mm).
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 features an "Enhanced armor aluminium frame" and offers IP48 water resistance, while the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has IPX8 water resistance.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Qualcomm's fastest mobile chipset to date, offering around 30% and 25% improvements in CPU and GPU performance when compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
  • The new chipset also offers double the NPU performance, which helps with AI tasks and enables on-device generative AI processing. The base variant of the newer clamshell phone comes with 12GB RAM compared to the 8GB RAM on the Galaxy Z Flip 5.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 features an upgraded camera setup with a 50MP primary camera, while the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a 12MP primary shooter.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 packs a 4,000mAh battery, compared to the 3,700mAh battery on the Galaxy Z Flip 5, and is said to be 40% more power efficient due to the new chipset.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 comes with the newly announced Galaxy AI features, which might be available on the Galaxy Z Flip 5 sometime later.

Statistics:

  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 is 0.2mm thinner when in folded state than the Galaxy Z Flip 5.
  • The main and cover screen brightness on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 has been bumped up to 2,600 nits, making them more usable under direct sunlight.
  • The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 offers around 30% and 25% improvements in CPU and GPU performance when compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
  • The new chipset is said to be 40% more power efficient.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 comes with 12GB RAM, while the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has 8GB RAM.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 features a 50MP primary camera, while the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a 12MP primary shooter.
  • The Galaxy Z Flip 6 packs a 4,000mAh battery, while the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a 3,700mAh battery.

Sources:

  • Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event
  • Samsung's official website
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 specifications

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