Galaxy Z Flip 6 battery and charging: Test results are out
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Samsung's 2024 version of the Galaxy Z foldable phones are already in many people's hands, and those who have upgraded to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 are likely already noticing the major upgrades to the battery life.
The Z Flip 6 comes with an increased battery capacity that's 300mAh larger than last year's Galaxy Z Flip 5. But that is too small of a difference in battery size to explain the battery life improvements we saw during our battery tests. The missing link here is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is much faster and more efficient, allowing for this beneficial change.
If you were waiting to see faster charging speeds, then you will be disappointed. Samsung did not introduce any improvements on that front, so we are looking at the same situation as before.
With an average result of 6 hours and 44 minutes, the Z Flip 6 scores a pretty average battery life that's middle ground compared with other phones we've tested in the past two years.
Such a result isn't bad, considering how compact and lightweight the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is overall, not to mention that foldable phones are typically not known for their amazing battery life to begin with.
Browsing Test results
How does the Galaxy Z Flip 6 perform in the PhoneArena web browsing test, which aims to emulate a regular browsing flow with the display manually set at 200 nits of brightness?
Well, it achieves a respectable result of 16 hours and 10 minutes. That's mostly on par with some of its most serious competitors these days, like the Galaxy S24 and the Moto razr Plus (2024). Both of these achieve slightly higher battery endurance, but the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is sniffing in their necks.
At the same time, the improvement in battery endurance is pretty stark in comparison with the previous Galaxy Z Flip 5. It lasted for just 12 hours and 21 minutes in the same test, which is significantly less than this year's Flip. Good job!
YouTube Test results
In the PhoneArena video streaming test, which goes through a playlist of videos, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 performs slightly better than the Galaxy S24 and last year's Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a final result of nine hours and eight minutes. That's a pretty good result, but the Motorola razr Plus (2024) beats just about any phone in this test.
3D Gaming Test results
Finally, in the PhoneArena 3D gaming test, which aims to emulate a casual gaming workflow with the screen once again set at 200 nits, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 surprises very pleasantly. Samsung's latest foldable goes for ten hours and seven minutes, which could probably be attributed to the improved graphics-processing capabilities of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset inside. The GPU is faster and more efficient, which led to this windfall!
At the same time, both the Galaxy S24, Moto razr Plus (2024), and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 fall behind with less impressive battery endurance results. The difference between the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is pretty major in favor of the newer device, which is great news.
Galaxy Z Flip 6 charging test
Sadly, Samsung is sticking to what it knows when it comes to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 charging speeds. Not that we expected anything different, since if there are going to be any bumps to the charging speed, we would probably first see them on the Z Fold or one of the Galaxy S series.
So, we are mostly stuck with the same charging setup as before:
- 25W wired charging
- 15W wireless charging
- 4.5W reverse wireless charging
How does this translate to the overall battery charging speeds of the phone? Well, we've got the data.
Wired charging
It takes the Galaxy Z Flip 6 an hour and a half to get fully charged, which, rather logically and unsurprisingly, is similar to the charging time of the Galaxy Z Flip 5. There's some minor improvement, however: the Galaxy Z Flip 5 charges more in both 15 and 30 minutes. This means that short charges during the day would be more efficient than before.
Faster here are both the Galaxy S24 and the Motorola razr Plus (2024), which more or less take an hour to get fully charged. If you're looking for a fast-charging foldable, it's the Motorola that you should be looking at.
Wireless charging
In terms of wireless charging, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 charges significantly slower than the Galaxy Z Flip 5––a full charge takes an extra hour on the new phone in comparison with the Galaxy Z Flip 5. The Galaxy S24 also takes a similar amount of time, so nothing too out of the ordinary.
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