{"id":12000,"date":"2024-07-24T02:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T02:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12000"},"modified":"2024-07-24T02:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T02:05:49","slug":"samsung-galaxy-z-fold6-and-galaxy-z-flip6-review-refined-folds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12000","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 Review: Refined Folds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Fold6, despite the slightly larger 4,400-mAh battery cell, has considerably more screen to power, so my battery experience has been roughly the same. A full day with average use (maybe a bit extra) or heavier use (aka watching lots of Instagram reels) will likely require a top-up by the evening, especially if you use the 7.6-inch screen a lot. I have been able to take it to two days with minimal use. It’s also great having the option to expand your screen estate on a whim.<\/p>\n

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I’ve multitasked with split-screen apps and enjoyed the larger view in some apps that take advantage of the bigger screen. There’s still a crease in the middle, but that never gave me much issue. It does<\/em> bug me that I have to rotate the phone to landscape view to get the much nicer two-pane view in Gmail (where I can see my email list on the left and email contents on the right). I know this isn’t Samsung’s fault, but there’s plenty of collaboration between the two companies and I wish this was resolved by now.<\/p>\n

Other annoyances? I don’t love the side-mounted fingerprint sensor on these phones anymore. I’m too used to accessing an in-display sensor, which is easier to reach with any hand holding the phone, but the capacitive sensor on the side often requires me to swap grips or use my other hand to unlock it. (It’s a nitpick, but hey, we’re six years in!)<\/p>\n

The cameras now more closely match what you get on the Galaxy S24 series, and they’re pretty great. I rarely had gripes with the resulting photos, though I wish Samsung stuffed a longer telephoto zoom camera here, like the 5X optical zoom on its Galaxy S24 Ultra. That said, I do<\/em> like the addition of Camcorder Mode on the Flip6\u2014launch the camera, go to video mode, and put the fold at a 90-degree angle and sideways in your hand like you’re holding a camcorder. I find it easier to film and access the onscreen controls one-handedly and get stable footage.<\/p>\n

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