Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4400mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 239g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Apple iPhone 15
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 7.6 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1856x2160 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.9:18 19.5:9
Pixel density 374 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1556 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a306 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 153.5 mm (6.04 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 132.6 mm (5.22 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP48 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
90.6 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
2244
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
6876
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22442599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68766545
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
1932987
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU457523378046
GPU800440449766
Memory366650261642
UX308374325827
NanoReview Score19329871415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
14677
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
17948
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Writing score21402n/a
Web score18660n/a
Video editing7996n/a
Data manipulation16566n/a
NanoReview Score17948n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 26.8 GB 18 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:41 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
19:49
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing06:44 h10:47 h
Video Playback13:06 h16:55 h
Games04:56 h05:36 h
Standby Mode100 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 114
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/1.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length66 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3LUSony IMX633
Sensor size1/3.21/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
132
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
128
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
133
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokeh7580
Preview7184
Zoom135n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.3
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE ()
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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