Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be thinner and lighter, feature sharper displays

The Galaxy Z Fold series smartphones have arguably been the best overall book-style foldable phones in the market so far, at least for day-to-day usage. However, there’s one thing that people complain about the Galaxy Z Fold series devices or one place where Samsung’s book-style foldable phones are behind the competition, and that’s their weight and thickness. The Galaxy Z Fold series smartphones usually weigh more and are thicker than other devices in the segment.

Take the Galaxy Z Fold 5 for example. It tips the scale at 253 grams and has a thickness of 13.4mm. Whereas, the OnePlus Open and the Huawei Mate X5 weigh 239 grams and 243 grams respectively and have a waistline of 11.7mm and 11.1mm respectively. Well, Samsung seems to have taken the criticism seriously and is working on making substantial improvements to the weight and thickness of the company’s upcoming book-style foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be thinner and lighter

According to two posts from Ice Universe (1,2) on X/Twitter, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will weigh 239 grams and have a thickness of 12.1mm when folded/closed and a thickness of 5.6mm when unfolded/opened. That means the upcoming foldable phone will be 14 grams lighter and 1.3mm thinner than its predecessor. That’s a significant improvement.

With that, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be in line in terms of weight and thickness with the competition. More importantly, the change will solve one of the major complaints people have with the Galaxy Z Fold series devices and offer a better in-hand feel. That’s not all though. The tipster also reveals details about the phone’s internal and external displays.

Inner and outer displays will be sharper

Reportedly, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will have a 7.6-inch inner display with a 7:6 ratio and a 6.3-inch outer display with a 22:9 ratio. For your reference, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 has a 7.6-inch inner display with a 5:6 ratio and a 6.2-inch outer display with a 23.1:9 ratio. That means the inner display on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will have the same size as that of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 but with a different aspect ratio, whereas, the upcoming phone’s outer display will be 0.1-inch larger and have a taller aspect ratio than the one on its predecessor.

Furthermore, the tipster says “The resolution of both the internal and external screens has been improved.” So, expect the inner and outer displays of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 to have a higher resolution than that of the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Almost all the competitors to the Galaxy Z Fold 5, including the OnePlus Open, Huawei Mate X5, and Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, offer a higher pixel density for inner and outer displays. So, that was another area where Samsung was behind the competition. But the company seems to be fixing that as well.

The latest information comes as a great piece of news for Galaxy Z Fold fans and people who are waiting for the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

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