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Samsung's New Galaxy Z Fold 6 Looks Good for Being So Square

The new Galaxy Z Fold got a bit of a glow up, which not only makes it easier to hold but also easier on the eyes.

Lisa Eadicicco
Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile devices. Prior to joining CNET, she served as a senior tech correspondent at Insider, reporting on Apple and the broader consumer tech industry. She was also a tech columnist for Time magazine and got her start as a staff writer for Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.
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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. 

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Like previous Z Folds, you can run apps in split screen mode on the Z Fold 6.

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At 6.3 inches, the Galaxy Z Fold 6's cover screen is also slightly larger compared with the Z Fold 5's 6.2-inch display. 

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Here's the Galaxy Z Fold 6 (left) alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5. 

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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 (right) has come a long way from Samsung's original 2019 Galaxy Fold (left). 

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Keep scrolling for more photos of the Galaxy Z Fold 6, including how it looks compared with the original Fold and the Galaxy Z Flip. 

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