Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 are now for sale, its most durable foldable phones to date

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Samsung has released its new Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 foldable phones after announcing the devices on July 10. The company claims the latest Galaxy Z devices are the "most durable" models in its foldable series to date. 

Samsung is using an "enhanced armor aluminum" on both phones for improved shock absorption and scratch resistance, and the display has improved the interior display's creasing area. However, the company still rates the devices for 200,000 folds, a baseline standard for the best foldable phones and the same figure it claimed for the previous Galaxy Z generation.

Beyond durability, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 include expected performance upgrades, like running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, the most powerful processor available to Android phones. 

The new Galaxy Z phones are available to order now, starting July 24, from Samsung, Best Buy, Amazon, and nationwide carriers.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6: Features

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 carries over the larger 3.4-inch cover screen from the previous generation, one of the best upgrades to the Galaxy Z Flip series. Samsung is expanding on its usefulness by allowing cover screen widgets to be more customizable, with options to resize them so you can add more of them, which allows you to get more of the information you want by glancing at the cover screen rather than being forced to unfold the phone. 

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 also uses Galaxy AI for Suggested Replies, which suggests message replies based on the last seven messages in a conversation. This feature should make replying to messages from the cover screen faster and easier than typing words on the full-size keyboard on the cover screen. 

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 also features a larger battery and a new 50MP main camera. As expected, it runs on the most powerful processor available to Android phones so far, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which powers the best Samsung phones in the company's current flagship lineup.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6: Price and release date

The Galaxy Z Flip 6 costs $1,099.99 for the base 256GB model. It's $1,219.99 for the 512GB model. 

Samsung released the Galaxy Z Flip 6 on July 24. The phone is available to order now from Amazon, Samsung, Best Buy, and nationwide carriers. 

To note, three color options are exclusive to Samsung's website: White, Peach, and Crafted Black. Otherwise, the Blue, Silver Shadow, Yellow, and Mint colors are available everywhere else the phone is sold.

Both Amazon and Samsung are currently offering the phone's 512GB model at the same price as the entry-level storage model (256GB). Samsung also offers up to $650 in trade-in credit for the Galaxy Z Flip 6 in exchange for various Apple and Android phones and tablets. 

We recommend equipping the Galaxy Z Flip 6 with a case and screen protector for its cover screen. See our guides to the best Galaxy Z Flip 6 cases and best Galaxy Z Flip 6 screen protectors for top options from our testing.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: Features

The Galaxy Z Fold 6's biggest change is a cover screen that's 0.11 inches wider than the previous generation, which is a move in the right direction to make the cover screen more useful and usable, as cover screens on past Z Fold phones were narrow to the point of making the exterior display impractical. 

Some new Galaxy AI features are also exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold 6, including a Portrait Studio that generates an AI-based avatar of people in your photos. Live Translate is also expanding to third-party apps, so you're not stuck in Samsung's own messaging app to translate messages in different languages. 

The Samsung Notes app can now translate a PDF into the language you want while maintaining its original format and included images and graphs. Previously, the Notes app would only convert text into a new note, leaving images from the original PDF behind. 

Otherwise, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 includes the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy as the Galaxy Z Flip 6, the top processor among the best Android phones currently available. 

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: Price and release date

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 costs $1,899.99 for the base 256GB model, $2,019.99 for the 512GB model, and $2,259.99 for the 1TB model. The foldable is available in Pink, Navy, and Silver Shadow, with Crafted Black and White being exclusive to orders made from Samsung's website. 

Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 6 on July 24. It's available to purchase now from Amazon, Best Buy, Samsung, and nationwide carriers.

When you order the foldable through Samsung's website, you can exchange a range of Android and Apple phones and tablets for a trade-in discount of up to $1,200 and get the 512GB or 1TB model for the same price as the 256GB or 512GB, respectively, in a "double the storage" deal that Samsung has offered of late for its new flagship phone releases. Amazon has the same discount for the 512GB model.

If you order the Galaxy Z Fold 6, we recommend adding a case and screen protector to the new foldable to equip it with comprehensive protection. Check out our top picks for the best Galaxy Z Fold 6 cases and best Galaxy Z Fold 6 screen protectors. 

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