Focused primarily on trying to understand exactly how Samsung plans to distinguish the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 6 from its predecessor and predicting what a high-end Z Fold 6 Ultra model might bring to the table, we have to admit that we we didn’t do it. I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 over the past few weeks.
Of course, this is also true for our usual insider sources of news about unannounced mobile devices, which have largely ignored Samsung’s next-generation Android clamshell. This probably isn’t good news for anyone expecting this bad boy to radically change the design or improve upon the capabilities of the Z Flip 6’s predecessor, and a new benchmark listing ‘confirms’ a few largely predictable specs Today.
A Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powerhouse… with only 8 GB of RAM
Remember when the world’s most powerful laptops contained 8GB of RAM and 4GB of memory, which seemed enough for the heaviest mobile multitaskers? Even though it wasn’t a century ago, many budget 5G phones today come with 8GB of good stuff, while Android flagships from brands like OnePlus, Asus, Oppo, and Vivo push that figure by higher and higher.
Even Samsung decided to drop the entry-level 8GB option for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, making it a bit disappointing to see the Galaxy Z Flip 6 evaluated precisely with this number of memory a few months before its launch.
No, the Geekbench database doesn’t mention the name of the device, but with last year’s Z Flip 5 carrying the model number SM-F731U, it’s pretty obvious what the SM-F741U designation means. Of course, just because this early prototype of the Z Flip 6 has 8GB of RAM (of which only 6.75GB is apparently accessible to the user), that doesn’t mean Samsung isn’t also planning a 12GB high-end configuration.
This would still be a significant upgrade over the Z Flip 5, which only comes with 8GB of RAM, but for now, it’s just a guess (and a dream) on our part .
On the bright side, this benchmark “confirms” that the Galaxy Z Flip 6 will feature a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, which is hardly surprising. What’s exciting is that, even with the supposedly unfinished Android 14 software, this SM-F741U unit managed to achieve a significantly higher Vulkan score than the Z Flip 5 while also knocking the S24 Ultra in the neck in terms of (theoretical) performance.
You’re clearly looking at a very powerful flip phone here, but the question of exactly what other key improvements over the Galaxy Z Flip 5 it will bring remains.
Will there be an Exynos variant?
That’s another question we can’t answer with a very good degree of confidence at the moment, as there’s no evidence (yet) to support these recent rumors of a Galaxy S-style processor split for different regions.
Mind you, Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2400 SoC isn’t much slower than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 beast, so chances are you won’t be able to tell the difference between the two possible. Galaxy Z Fold 6 models in terms of real performance.
Still, from a perception standpoint, it will likely be very difficult for Samsung to convince prospects. Galaxy Z Flip 6 to buyers that the new phone is a true and significant upgrade over the Z Flip 5 with an Exynos chip and an unchanged base RAM option.
This will be made even more difficult by the familiar design returned a few months ago and unchanged charging speeds. Fortunately, Samsung plans to increase the battery capacity from 3,700 to around 4,000 mAh, and while we don’t know anything for sure about the imaging aspect, we expect the Z Flip 6 to significantly improve at least one of the two 12MP of its predecessor. rear-facing cameras.
Focused primarily on trying to understand exactly how Samsung plans to distinguish the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 6 from its predecessor and predicting what a high-end Z Fold 6 Ultra model might bring to the table, we have to admit that we we didn’t do it. I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 over the past few weeks.
Of course, this is also true for our usual insider sources of news about unannounced mobile devices, which have largely ignored Samsung’s next-generation Android clamshell. This probably isn’t good news for anyone expecting this bad boy to radically change the design or improve upon the capabilities of the Z Flip 6’s predecessor, and a new benchmark listing ‘confirms’ a few largely predictable specs Today.
A Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powerhouse… with only 8 GB of RAM
Remember when the world’s most powerful laptops contained 8GB of RAM and 4GB of memory, which seemed enough for the heaviest mobile multitaskers? Even though it wasn’t a century ago, many budget 5G phones today come with 8GB of good stuff, while Android flagships from brands like OnePlus, Asus, Oppo, and Vivo push that figure by higher and higher.
Even Samsung decided to drop the entry-level 8GB option for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, making it a bit disappointing to see the Galaxy Z Flip 6 evaluated precisely with this number of memory a few months before its launch.
No, the Geekbench database doesn’t mention the name of the device, but with last year’s Z Flip 5 carrying the model number SM-F731U, it’s pretty obvious what the SM-F741U designation means. Of course, just because this early prototype of the Z Flip 6 has 8GB of RAM (of which only 6.75GB is apparently accessible to the user), that doesn’t mean Samsung isn’t also planning a 12GB high-end configuration.
This would still be a significant upgrade over the Z Flip 5, which only comes with 8GB of RAM, but for now, it’s just a guess (and a dream) on our part .
On the bright side, this benchmark “confirms” that the Galaxy Z Flip 6 will feature a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, which is hardly surprising. What’s exciting is that, even with the supposedly unfinished Android 14 software, this SM-F741U unit managed to achieve a significantly higher Vulkan score than the Z Flip 5 while also knocking the S24 Ultra in the neck in terms of (theoretical) performance.
You’re clearly looking at a very powerful flip phone here, but the question of exactly what other key improvements over the Galaxy Z Flip 5 it will bring remains.
Will there be an Exynos variant?
That’s another question we can’t answer with a very good degree of confidence at the moment, as there’s no evidence (yet) to support these recent rumors of a Galaxy S-style processor split for different regions.
Mind you, Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2400 SoC isn’t much slower than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 beast, so chances are you won’t be able to tell the difference between the two possible. Galaxy Z Fold 6 models in terms of real performance.
Still, from a perception standpoint, it will likely be very difficult for Samsung to convince prospects. Galaxy Z Flip 6 to buyers that the new phone is a true and significant upgrade over the Z Flip 5 with an Exynos chip and an unchanged base RAM option.
This will be made even more difficult by the familiar design returned a few months ago and unchanged charging speeds. Fortunately, Samsung plans to increase the battery capacity from 3,700 to around 4,000 mAh, and while we don’t know anything for sure about the imaging aspect, we expect the Z Flip 6 to significantly improve at least one of the two 12MP of its predecessor. rear-facing cameras.