Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 has gone through camera hardware upgrades as well. The primary sensor has been enhanced to a 50MP OIS, up from the 12MP on the Galaxy Z Flip5. This is complemented by a 12MP ultrawide lens with an f/1.8 aperture. Spoiler alert! Cameras have not been the focal point of the foldables. That said, the handset still performs admirably. Both sensors produce crisp images with near-accurate colours (despite a tad saturation boost) in well-lit environments. In low-light conditions, the images are pleasing, though the details might look a bit muddy.To give you a better perspective of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 camera quality, we compared the results with one of its closest rivals Motorola Razr 50 Ultra. Check it out:DaylightThese daylight shots were captured using the 50MP primary cameras on both devices, with autofocus and HDR mode enabled. Both smartphones utilise pixel-binning to produce 12.5MP images by default. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 offers a wider field of view (FoV) compared to its counterpart, with accurate colour calibration. However, if you prioritise sharper results, the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra might be a better choice. This flip smartphone tends to produce images with warmer tones, and the overall detail seems better than that of the Samsung device. While Motorola's images appear more social-media-ready, the warm tones might not appeal to photography purists though.PortraitsSimilar to the daylight shots, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 captures portraits with more accurate skin tones than the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra. The Samsung device also offers respectable facial detailing and edge detection. However, in terms of sharpness—particularly with facial details and hair—the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra excels. That said, the Motorola smartphone tends to boost colours, resulting in less accurate skin tones.It's worth noting that the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra features a dedicated 50MP telephoto lens for portraits and close-up shots. Unlike the Samsung smartphone, it does not include an ultrawide lens for capturing expansive landscape images.SelfiesFor selfies too, more details are noticeable on the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra. However, skin tones look paler in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, which delivers more lively selfies from its 10MP front camera.Night modeThe Motorola Razr 50 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 both offer a dedicated night mode for improved performance in low-light conditions. However, the Motorola device does not allow you to disable this feature for a more natural look. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 excels in low light, with its night mode providing superior highlights and lesser light flare than its counterpart, which falls short, delivering underwhelming detail and less visual appeal.

When it comes to performance, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is driven by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The SoC is said to be custom-made for the foldable, marketed as Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, with advanced AI capabilities, which are not there on the regular version of the chipset. While its synthetic benchmark scores may not be on par with regular smartphones or some foldables, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 outperforms its immediate rival, the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra, which uses the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 scores approximately 15 lakh on AnTuTu and achieves 1,891 and 6,158 on Geekbench's single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.For everyday use, the phone delivers smooth performance. There were no stutters, app freezes, or crashes during browsing, streaming, scrolling, or when switching between the cover and main displays. The handset also manages gaming relatively well. Despite not being a gaming device, the phone's thermal management was on par with its competitors. The Z Flip6 temperature increased by roughly 6 degrees on average after playing some of the graphically demanding games such as BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3.On the software front, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 runs Android 14-based OneUI 6.1.1 out of the box. The phone comes with as many as 48 apps pre-installed, including six popular third-party ones which have millions of downloads. Moreover, the handset can be expected to receive seven years of major OS and security updates, which is the longest support for any foldable device in India to date.In addition to the AI features offered by the Galaxy S24 series, the Flip6 also comes with several other Galaxy AI features. Here's a look:Sketch to Image: As the name would suggest, this Galaxy AI transforms sketches into images. You can draw a sketch on any image (whether taken with the cameras or downloaded from the internet) as long as it is open in the Gallery app and the sparkle AI icon is selected. The AI converts your sketch into a real object, generating several variations of the image until you find the best one. While there are areas that still need improvement, it is a fun tool to use. Sketching on the Galaxy Z Flip6 might not be as accurate as on the Galaxy Fold6 that supports an S Pen and offers bigger screen real estate. Nevertheless, the generated results bear an AI-generated content watermark on the bottom edge to add clarity.Portrait Studio: This feature allows you to convert simple self-portraits into a stylised image, with Comics, 3D cartoons, Sketch, and Watercolour as the available options. Sketch and Watercolour provide more realistic results, while Comic and 3D cartoons can be less accurate and sometimes completely off. Additionally, the feature only works on individual photos, not group photos, and the effect is not applied to the entire image.Suggested replies: The feature on your screen looks at your last seven messages sent to a chat and suggests possible replies. Although nearly accurate, the replies sounded formal and lack that human touch.Interpreter: This tool utilises both the cover and main screens to display translations, enabling real-time conversation with another person who might not speak the same language as you. The cover screen shows the translated text to the other person, while the main screen shows the translation in your native language. This provides a more natural experience than twisting the phone back and forth to see both sides of the conversation.Besides this, there are a handful of other features as well such as Google's Magic Eraser-like Photo Assist to delete, move around, and resize objects in a photo, Instant Slo-mo to convert regular videos into slow motion, Live Effect to add depth in your image, Text-to-image to create wallpapers, Notes Assist, Browser Assist, among other things. Overall, Galaxy AI offers a mix of productive and fun tools. 

To keep things running, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery. The battery is decently optimised to last a full day of regular usage. On the PCMark battery test that runs a series of tasks till the battery life drops below 20 percent, the handset achieves 9 hours and 2 minutes. This is underwhelming compared to the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra flip smartphone, which scores over 12 hours with its 4,000mAh battery.TimeCharge percentage (20-100)15 minutes46 percent30 minutes70 percent45 minutes86 percent60 minutes94 percent77 minutes100 percent