The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 might not include one of our most wanted upgrades

No boost for the battery

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TheSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6is fast approaching, with a launch rumored for July – but whether it will be worth buying is another matter entirely, because one ofthe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 upgrades we most wantapparently won’t be happening.

This is according to leaker@UniverseIce, who has a good track record and claims on X that theSamsungGalaxy Z Fold 6 will have a 4,400mAh battery with 25W charging. If that sounds familiar it’s probably because those are exactly the same battery specs as theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Now, we don’t expect every spec to improve with every new model, but the battery is definitely among the most needed upgrades, as 4,400mAh is positively tiny for a phone with two screens – one of which is likely to be almost tablet-sized.

Regarding the Galaxy Z Fold6 battery, it is still 4400mAh and has a charging power of 25w.April 4, 2024

It’s also smaller than the batteries in key foldable rivals like theOnePlus Openand theGoogle Pixel Fold, so it’s unlikely that there are technical reasons for keeping it this small.

A 25W charging speed is also disappointingly slow, especially when you consider that theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultracan manage 45W. But the OnePlus Open has even more charging power at 67W, and some phones can reach well over 100W.

So if this leak is accurate then the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 will have a small, slow charging battery. While there’s a chance @UniverseIce is wrong, they sound very confident, adding in a follow up post that this is the ‘final’ configuration.

There’s still some hope

That said, while this also matches up with an earlierSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 battery leak, it’s at odds with another previous leak, which suggestedthe Z Fold 6 would have a slightly larger 4,600mAh battery. So that remains a possibility.

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Our greatest hope though comes from rumors of aSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, which if it exists may well have a bigger battery.

That said, whether this phone exists is still in question, and a recent leak suggestedthe Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra might only launch in South Korea, so getting hold of it could be easier said than done.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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