The $1,099 Galaxy Z Flip 6 is Samsung’s latest take on a modernized flip phone.
It comes with a few upgrades, such as a tougher design, better performance, a new main camera, and a bigger battery.
However, it’s far from exciting, given its similarities to the Z Flip 5, and it costs $100 more than Motorola’s Razr Plus.
Samsung is already on the sixth iteration of its Galaxy Z Flip, and by now, we’ve all grown familiar with folding phones, what they’re capable of, and what their unusual form factors bring to the table. The Z Flip 6<!–> is the most polished clamshell we’ve seen thus far. Compared to the Z Flip 5, Samsung has changed very little, with only a handful of features to market the new model with.
Samsung doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel every time it ships a new folding phone, but there’s been room for improvement on the Z Flip’s design for a while. On the Z Flip 6, Samsung switched back to matte aluminum sides instead of glossy like on the Z Flip 5, which I appreciate.
The new Z Flip also has an IP48 rating, marking the first time one of the company’s folding phones has offered any certified form of dust protection. The hinge has also been strengthened, resulting in a shallower crease along the middle of the display.
That said, the Motorola Razr Plus<!–> is out there looming over the Flip 6 with its superior cover display, vegan leather design, and lower price. If you don’t mind giving up your ultra-wide camera (and don’t need seven years of software updates), you might want to think about picking up the Razr Plus instead.