Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 vs Galaxy Z Flip 4

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 10, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
  • 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2362K versus 1399K)
  • Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1383 against 927 nits)
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (18:21 vs 16:36 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2247 and 1820 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
31.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
133.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2640 pixels 1080 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 22:9 21.9:9
PPI 426 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 -
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4% 85.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% 97%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1383 nits
927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) 165.2 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IPX8
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Blue, Yellow Black, Gold, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3390 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 13050 7155
Single-core score 2247 1820
Multi-core score 6857 4504
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2362730
1399664
CPU 738025 569230
GPU 766754 239958
Memory 343545 191243
UX 514406 399233
Total score 2362730 1399664
Samples [2 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 58% 61%
Graphics test 11 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1441 797
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 27 FPS -
Section 1 34 FPS -
Section 2 27 FPS -
Section 3 22 FPS -
Graphics score 7215 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 50%
Graphics test 26 FPS 15 FPS
Graphics score 4456 2552
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
17225
Web score 17131 12761
Video editing 8092 7446
Photo editing 31931 31236
Data manipulation 14983 12907
Writing score 22467 17310
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#182nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-05 (evgeniy fimoZ)AnTuTu 112295335
📘 2026-06-24 (Simeoncorleone)AnTuTu 112362730
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-26 (z flip4 enjoyer)AnTuTu 111435744
📘 2026-02-13 (Sans9611)AnTuTu 111375281
📘 2025-10-22 (Geralt Audric)AnTuTu 111399664
📘 2025-01-04 (Rndom)Geekbench 6 GPU7155
📘 2025-01-04 (Rndom)Geekbench 6 CPU1820 / 4504

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 25.6 GB 24 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 3700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (44% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:41 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:56 hr 06:12 hr
Watching video 13:24 hr 09:34 hr
Gaming 04:18 hr 04:05 hr
Standby 89 hr 86 hr
General battery life
18:21 hr
16:36 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Sony IMX563
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3LU Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 60
Preview 76 65
Zoom 124 95
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3J1 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.8 dB
86.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2024 August 2022
Release date July 2024 August 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $999
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
SAR (head) - 1.15 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.2 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is definitely a better buy.

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