Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs S24 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 10, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 6 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 Fold 6
  • Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1550 against 1435 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Shows 34% longer battery life (26:30 vs 19:49 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • 34% higher pixel density (501 vs 374 PPI)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 53.6 mm narrower
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and S24 Ultra 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
11.0
(Bad)
Value Index
15.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 7.6 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1856 x 2160 pixels 1440 x 3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.9:18 19.5:9
PPI 374 ppi 501 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Armor
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 480 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 6
7.6″ (20.9:18 ratio) = 28.6 in2
Galaxy S24 Ultra
6.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1550 nits
1435 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)
Max clock 3390 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 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
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 15386
Single-core score 2244 2259
Multi-core score 6876 7330
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2456969
CPU 768993 717970
GPU 841318 790073
Memory 333219 341284
UX 513439 492067
Total score 2456969 2341394
Samples [2 tests] [42 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 69% 71%
Graphics test 11 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1450 1527
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 63%
Graphics test 27 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 35 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 27 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 21 FPS 23 FPS
Graphics score 7138 7748
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 61% 59%
Graphics test 26 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 4520 4531
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18720 18499
Video editing 7997 8001
Photo editing 34228 35916
Data manipulation 16327 15552
Writing score 21435 22696
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (144th and 182nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (Nyvronis)AnTuTu 112456969
📘 2025-11-30 (Atila)AnTuTu 112347721
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (Blackz)AnTuTu 112368229
📘 2026-09-05 -> Rabbit5656AnTuTu 112327770
📘 2026-09-05 (Rabbit5656)AnTuTu 112327770
📘 2026-08-29 (otash_miks)AnTuTu 112375215
📘 2026-08-27 (Ông Năm PT)AnTuTu 112383615

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 26.8 GB 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:41 hr 1:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:44 hr 10:18 hr
Watching video 13:06 hr 18:00 hr
Gaming 04:56 hr 05:51 hr
Standby 100 hr 122 hr
General battery life
19:49 hr
26:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 16320 x 12240
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.4
Focal length 66 mm 111 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 Sony IMX854
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
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 IMX564
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 75 70
Preview 71 82
Zoom 135 145
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/24, 1/3" -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2024 January 2024
Release date July 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1899 $1299
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
SAR (head) - 1.06 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
    - There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. It has a better display, camera, and battery life.

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Usman November 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
S24 Ultra is very Good Phone but you do not get innovation with it. The idea that you have small phone like s24 and tab s10 in your pocket is alone is greater than all benefits of s24 ultra in the end choice is of user if he want innovation or better specs overall nanoreview do good job highlight s24 ultra as best phone
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TLee October 27, 2024 at 06:46 PM
After reading this and the comments, I think I'll just stick work the S24 ultra...
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TeeBee August 25, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I have used the S24 Ultra for 7 months now. It supports two physical SIM cards, or one (of the 2) physical SIM card + 1 eSIM. When you use the eSIM, you can use, at the same time, only one physical SIM card. I have tested two physical SIM cards, and one physical SIM card + one eSIM.
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David s July 25, 2024 at 03:50 AM
I just got the z fold6 I am not impressed I am contemplating returning it. I have the s23 ultra I was going to trade in. I don't know that to do i also have the s24 ultra
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dabby April 10, 2025 at 03:32 PM
Amazing !God bless you
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Bigelangston July 21, 2024 at 08:09 AM
These Z folds have reached their limit. Aside from weight, there's very little difference between this and the Z Fold 4 from 2 years ago. Samsung needs to really up their ante or lower prices if they want people to keep buying into these series over the S lineup.
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