Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition vs Galaxy Z Fold 6 Full Comparison - Samsung Did It!

[@jspring86]

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[@ThomMurphy]

Can you take some photos where you lock each camera to the same shutter speed and ISO? Some of the photos, like the one you shared of the stairwell, are very different even if the results are similar. Like (SE) 1/508 ISO40 versus (zF6) 1/1105 ISO80. If these were just point and shoot shots, there's value in seeing the difference, but they'd be more valuable if we could see multiples of such shots for the same scene for each camera. Basically, it'd be nice to see if a difference is consistent even across the same scene. Where these taken hand-held or mounted? If you'd lock down the settings, we could more easily compare the sensors' capabilities against each other. Also, you asked what we'd like to see. How about a battery drain comparison?

[@Nestle245]

Amazes me how just only 5 months later they come out with the better version even if its not for America. SE should've been the Fold 6, now this is probably going to be our Fold 7 lol.

[@jspring86]

Agree it is frustrating!

[@remusshai4643]

They need to respond to Honor Magic V3, gave them serious threats. Hence also price drop for Fold 6

[@teeade7960]

They were hoping they could take their customers for a ride again. Flagging sales of the ZF6 and further loss in the foldable market share due to stronger competition. Even Google outdid Samsung in the foldable product they brought to the market. They definitely had the larger one already ready.

[@GoldenNada]

Yeah but with the latest snapdragon lol.

[@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley]

In reality they both came out at the same time, they just didn't present it yet :) It's all about testing the market. They want to test it over there first, and see the response there AND here, and if demanded, they will supply!

[@josevelez4726]

This is what the fold 6 needed to be. So clean, perfectly made.

[@jspring86]

Yeah it's gorgeous for sure!

[@matpk]

​@@jspring86WHAT ABOUT HONOR MAGIC VS3 ❓

[@shantid29]

The only let down is the S pen

[@NostGold]

It's far from perfect, no S pen support, and do you see that big cut-out hole at the top of the screen? The fact that fold 6 hides it is what makes it the best flagship phone to come out this year.

[@jspring86]

@NostGold lol the UDC is a nonissue. You reaching hard

[@c2g1980]

I use the S-Pen, religiously, so it's a no for me, but I do like the form factor.

[@erics2614]

Samsung did us that purchased the Fold 6 dirty here.

[@ExileXCross]

I don't agree, jumped from the Ultra to the Fold because I wanted a larger screen to use with the S pen, the ultra's screen was just large enough to be servicable, so without the S pen it seems pointless. I'd just go back to the Ultra if this becomes the Fold 7.

[@kfx3907]

Just wait for the Z Fold7.

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

Disagree. Y'all knew the Z Fold 6 was mid as hell and still bought it. Plus this is an Asia exclusive officially

[@ExileXCross]

@@ThomasTheTankEngine22 Mid as hell? Spoken like someone who has never owned a foldable. And the people complaining about it had unrealistic expectations and were most likely former Iphone users as almost every complaint is a nothing burger, for instance the thickness, it's only 3mm (⅛" in freedom units) thicker than an S24/S25 and 4mm for the Iphones, and even cheat because those measurements don't take the camera bump into account that is going to be flush with whatever case that whiny mouthbreather slaps on it. TL:dr FFS it still fits in your pocket.

[@elijahlee3610]

​@ExileXCross no he sounds like he has critical thinking skills, you just seem like a samsung shill. The fold 6 is mid compared to other foldables. It's overpriced when taking into consideration it's specs. There is no reason the special edition blows the 6 out the water despite releasing in the same year. It's a marketing scheme

[@c2g1980]

The Z Fold 6 still had the status bar on top when you were comparing them in split screen, which made the difference look more drastic than it was. Great video, btw. I appreciate your content 🤙🏿

[@christophersalvatore]

nice catch

[@andrewfischer3971]

Man I wish they would put the camera module oriented across the top. The rock of the phone is so major when you have the phone on a flat surface and interact with the screen at all.

[@novaink2773]

The SE is the phone we asked for since the beginning of the fold

[@jspring86]

It is indeed!!

[@krisvankiss]

In the Keyboard Comparison, you have gboard on the Fold 6 and the Samsung on the SE. Also "always show numbers" not activated on the fold 6 gboard. So the comparsion slightly limps.

[@residentCJ]

also when unfolded the status bar on fold 6 minimized the video comparison to the se , where the statusbar was not minimizing the video.

[@benjiize]

Good video jeff,would realy appreciate seeing both phones side by side in landscape orientation playing a youtube video to see the size comparison of watching content 👍

[@jspring86]

I'll probably make a bunch of shorts demonstrating anything that I didn't do precisely in this video. Will add this to the list

[@Scottydoing]

This reminds me of deciding between a s8 and a s8+ lol i actually like the slimmer profile of the 6 over the 6s. and pen is a deciding factor i use that pen lots especially handy for work and really nice for prototyping things as a doodle

[@fchaabo]

Thanks Jeff! You definitely scratched an itch by giving us this quick review of the Z Fold SE vs Z Fold 6, and you were the very first on my subscribed list to actually do this! Great job, man! PS: Please, when demonstrating a speaker test, allow the music to play for longer and definitely let the bass drop come along so we can really ascertain the sound difference.

[@jspring86]

Great suggestion on the audio test will definitely do so in the future

[@matpk]

​@@jspring86WHAT ABOUT HONOR MAGIC VS3 ❓

[@ajfreshkid]

I really don't get why this wasn't the actual fold 6?? The design is in line with the s24 ultra and it's actually an upgrade from the fold 5

[@artics1031]

Its obvious, they just want to milk its samsung consumers' money.

[@kfx3907]

@@artics1031Stop yapping. Fold6 was already good enough.

[@DSHoss]

So tempting... do you know if this will work on Verizon in the U.S.?

[@jspring86]

Works on Verizon but not perfectly. I wrote up an article on our site sammyguru.com/does-galaxy-z-fold-special-edition-work-in-the-us/

[@Princegio23]

They should have both options here in America next year because not everyone will like the bigger phone

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

Then they need to get a regular s2x. That's the whole point of foldables is to be a big productivity and media device

[@Defcon523]

​@@ThomasTheTankEngine22 Without S-Pen support it's less of a productivity device...

[@davidm4773]

Great video! Just eanted to point out the multitasking comparison. The z fold6 had the task bar and notifications bar shown where the SE didnt. Definitely exaggerated the difference in the content bing displayed.

[@scottybones]

Very good comparison vid. 👏🏼 Every youtuber needs to have style video from old gen to new gen of folds. But this one is nice to see. Even if money wasnt a thing for me, i woulnt get one. No S pen and UDC...its a no from me dawg. Im a fold 6 user and been using folds since the 4, and each iteration was better. But from 5-6 was the best. Sharpened corners and ever so slightly wider screen. Well see what the Fold 7 brings. Im fairly certain samsung released this to test waters of what people want, and this will be the form factor with S pen and UDC for the 7.

[@jspring86]

Yeah hopefully they bring the S pen support on z fold 7

[@scottybones]

@@jspring86 I hope. Would be CRIMINAL to remove S pen support on a world wide FOLDING PHONE. I love the S pen and have been using it since the Note 9, to note 20 to folds 4,5,6. Its a MUST in my book lol

[@oc3144]

Agree with the sentiment I'm happy with the z Fold 6 and im absolutely willing to shell out for a z fold 7 ultra with S pen support

[@jagrjagrjagr1]

7:50 You have the bar on the top and bottom of the smaller device, which of course makes the difference much bigger

[@rosettapalvin4887]

3:55 How did you set that back symbol?

[@jspring86]

Predictive back gestures

[@sesame25]

Great video comparaison, can't understand yet why it's not available worldwide.... i would suggest comparing both in landscape while playing KZbin to see the real benefit of the inner screen larger size, also a night photo / video comparaison would've been welcome

[@daxbermejo6432]

is the Fold SE cheaper than Fold 6?

[@BrianGlaze]

No it's not

[@dinoduderocket]

The video doesn't actually start till 1:15. Jesus

[@analyst402]

The default wallpaper on the SE really hides the punch hole camera, why did they ditch the under display (which no one really used since you can easily use the rear cameras)

[@BrianGlaze]

It would be nice if the special edition was the standard form factor.

[@jspring86]

Hopefully next year!

[@dimaroyal79]

Just wait for Fold 7

[@WissamSalous]

Thanks as always Jeff,..

[@jspring86]

Thanks Wissam!

[@C0VlD-19]

STILL not quite wide enough.... They honestly do that on purpose though. If they made it right the first time, there would be no yearly "upgrades" to it.

[@chamaldealwis9]

Any wider and it won't fit Chinese market average hand size

[@will-zj5gq]

@@chamaldealwis9it should be as wide as the 24 ultra.

[@chamaldealwis9]

@@will-zj5gq nooo that would be too large for most to grip especially with a case and the additional thickness

[@will-zj5gq]

@@chamaldealwis9 no it wouldn't. S24 fits in most hands.

[@thaduck11]

I'm with you on this one, I much much prefer the Magic V3 over these 2. The cover screen is so much better on the Magic, its night and day over my fold 6. Also much thinner.

[@ultimatekeyX]

It's so weird why they removed the SPen support. It's one of the key features of Samsung. Why are they trying to remove their unique features and copying the worst features of their competitors?

[@jspring86]

It's not weird at all...they removed the digitizer was removed to make it thinner. It was a clear technical reason for the removal.

[@GoldenShip24]

​​@@jspring86yeah thinner is nice but the difference is minimal here and not worth the tradeoff for spen support. They should've just made it wider, ideally with built-in spen! Maybe next year.. 🫠

[@junzytech5450]

Only channel with the actual phone

[@macgyverade]

Flossy got it just posted today cheers

[@robertoghinato5754]

A big thank you for being so honest like always in your videos, and you covering all this topic's that most of yt does'nt cover

[@leisurefarm]

Despite being a long time samsung user, currently using s24u and Honor v3, I'm quite disgusted that samsung only released this in response to the stiff competition. If they had had the choice, they would've waited for another year or two b4 unveiling this. But still some simple features are deficient eg pen support on cover screen and inferior cams.

[@July9326]

Thank goodness i didn't pull the plug and go for the z fold 6 this year with this SE version coming out recently i suspect they'll make the 7 just like this one which i prefer a lot more

[@aemanabbas]

From where did you buy it?

[@jspring86]

Korean retailer directly, imported it

[@aemanabbas]

@ Do you have the link for that 😅

[@mycalw]

My guy, config the device the same. You can't have status bars and nav buttons on the smaller screen during a comparison.... Apples to apples buddy

[@gelena84]

Hi the special edition that you have .is that a global rom version .because i thoght banking app will work on global rom

[@jspring86]

There is no global rom...because there is no release outside Korea

[@ajaloha]

When will this be available in the US or can an unlocked version work with T-Mobile

[@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley]

Great video sir! I saw the pictures too, thanks for that! So basically they look the same (color, lighting, etc ..aka same software processing) BUUUT , yes there is minimal detail superiority on the Special Edition.. and it's tiny and only if you reaaaaaally zoom in all the way, but hey, it's there! lol. OR maybe I just tell myself that since I have the 6 non special edition lol

[@uhsteve]

zfold 6 is on sale for like $1100.. do u think its worth picking up or waiting for next years possible zfold7 having the 6 "SE" specs? and do u think its only that cheap right now because of next years possible refresh/redesign to the se version?

[@Jasondranoff]

I got it with trade in for like 370 sick deal. I'll keep it and trade it in for the 7 I have to assume they will give us an upgraded gold 7. I'm sick of my S24U wanted a change and the Z-fold looks cool. Not as good as the SE but I'll be happy

[@MrWhis-fe5hs]

I'm okay with the special edition. To be honest, but my big complaints. Are they made the battery? The same, so it's gonna have worse battery life. Like there's just no way, it's not, and on top of that, the folding display now has that punch hole, which even though it's a bigger display, kills it now because it's now interrupted

[@efechief2659]

Now I am 100% sure I don't want a bigger Z. It looks humongous at the beginning of the video compare to the Z6. Anyone that wants it bigger than the SE isn't using this as a daily driver. They want a tablet that sits on their desk. Just be upfront and say you are using a regular phone and you want a folding table along with your regular phone.

[@ItchinToGetRich]

Nope. Daily driver it is. Not that heavy

[@innocent-IC]

Exactly my thoughts

[@residentCJ]

I really dont understand ppl that want a folding to be as wide as normal bar phone as the SE is. Firstly videos are NOT bigger unfolded, compared to barphone. BUT when folded, its as anoing in the hand as bar phone, because you cant wrap your hand aroubd like fold6.

[@fizziefizzer]

All that refinement but it still sports a 4400mah battery inside. As a user of the Z Fold 6 myself, it ain't enough to get me through a full day. The bigger screen size only means it will drain the battery faster

[@jspring86]

You want it thinner and a bigger battery? Physics doesn't work that way

[@fizziefizzer]

Sir hope you’ve heard of… literally every other foldable device at the moment they all have bigger battery than the Z Fold 6 and they are all thinner 😅

[@jspring86]

@@fizziefizzer they also don't have as durable of a hinge nor the same aspect ratio

[@fizziefizzer]

@@jspring86 didn’t say they have. Was just talking about the battery and I still think the battery ain’t enough for power users, charging speed also doesn’t help 🤷‍♂️

[@samlung2724]

Owner of the zfold 3 since launch and omfg, the battery sucks, worst than the IPhone and LG battery's from back in the day. Still love my fold but I charge it like 5 times a day and I only use it for music and KZbin

[@morm2173]

Jeff in design I agree the special edition is a big difference. I hope next year w fold 7 they copy honor and put stylus both screens

[@jspring86]

Yeah would be even better with s pen support

[@nabelahmed7135]

Thanks for the informative comparison. I've ordered the SE and wanted to know if I wish to put a screen protector on the cover screen, is there a current samsung phone with a similar front screen size ?

[@residentCJ]

@2:00 im 💯 sure SE is NOT easier 1handed because its also 5mm wider. The 0.5mm thinner makes nearly NO difference 1handed. 💁🏻‍♀️ On the fold6bi can wrap easily wrap my hand completely around. on the se im pretty sure not, because its as wide as normal bar phone. And why on earth you are typing long emails on front screen when you have a foldable ? not even horizontally ?. fold 6 was perfect , maybe it could need a bit more vertical height on front screen, so 16:9 is bigger when opened. se is now annoyingly big 1handed, as big as normal bar flagship phones like xiaomi, oppo, sony and so on. so the se defeats the purpose of being folding phone, because 16:9 content is not bigger unfolded compared to bar phones.

[@ArvinAbadilla]

So the Fold 6 SE can be imported and have a normal english interface?

[@jspring86]

Yes

[@ArvinAbadilla]

@jspring86 I was considering ordering one, then realized it has no pen input. Makes me wonder if the center crease sacrificed durability in exchange for flatness. Non-starter for me.

[@khwajayousufjamil9391]

What theme and clock widget are you using? Thanks

[@LianEon]

Send a link of where you can acícula buy the special edition not jus5 crafted black color 😢

[@JesseCrowder-qf2pd]

Jeff springer is the 7.0 update is coming tomorrow right.

[@jspring86]

Doubtful!

[@blacar3270]

Is there any indication that the Z Fold 7 will look like the Z Fold SE?

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

Nope. You're going to get the z fold 3 (revision 5) and be happy about it. That'll be $1,900 please

[@josebetancourt103]

How did you set the dual night and day clocks on the home screen

[@Steven-e7c]

Does the missing UDC annoy you?

[@jspring86]

Nope doesn't bother me at all!

[@scottybones]

@@Steven-e7c 100000% does. I hope to GOD they don't do this on the 7

[@axli13]

Is it worth it for a 8"? May as well get Huawei mate xt 10.2" tri fold hp/pad.

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

That thing is fragile as hell. There's so many reports of of devices breaking on people a day after they get it.

[@veronicakilpin8231]

Great job there, I have the Z Fold 6, love the phone for all instances, using the S Pen is a plus factor for me..enjoy the Z Fold SE 😊

[@Iamselasi]

What theme do you use for your zfold6? I like the way the date, time, and day are displayed

[@gianpogi9able]

What is that tick box app?

[@comonerleon]

No performance test? Would be curious to see if they tuned it different

[@jspring86]

They have the same processor. I don't see much point in running benchmarks it will be negligible within a margin of error difference.

[@comonerleon]

@ sometimes they shadow tune these phones. Similar to how this uses the same processor as the Galaxy ultra but is slower. Could be a diff

[@jspring86]

@@comonerleon i posted the benchmarks over on X about an hour ago...very little difference, they're there if you want to see them

[@jpprice14duh]

Happy I didn't wait for the SE. I love my spen and cameras don't really matter to me. I'll wait to see what samsung has to offer in a year or two.

[@flowertowerrr]

Could you comment if the outer screen size is similar to the s24 on width?

[@mousahassan7938]

Great review man thanks

[@Ryzza5]

I went from considering the F6 to excitedly shortlisting the FSE to being disappointed at the lack of s pen. Guess I will have to hope for better from the F7 and wait ANOTHER year for black Friday.

[@Ryzza5]

I bet they just disabled the pen to avoid making a case in another form factor for it.

[@gamebegins2308]

Hope samsung implement this screen size in z fold 7 but with S-Pen support on cover screen as well.

[@dimaroyal79]

What kind ofkeyboard do you have on Fold 6? It looks like bigger and more convenient.

[@nunosantos2015]

GPU and CPU ?

[@jspring86]

The processors are exactly the same that's why there is no discussion as there is no difference

[@TheF15Mechanic]

Great Video

[@jspring86]

Thanks!

[@Willispaid]

Will you use it as your daily driver?

[@jspring86]

With my main sim no...5g too spotty. But will carry it every day with my secondary sim, I always have 2 phones on me.

[@markbalki]

​@@jspring86does the phone get 5g with tmobile? And with this korean version will you have any issue accessing accounts like Samsung, Google, bank accounts like chase,etc?

[@h1chen]

I wish there was a more detailed battery life test, and by the way, this flat test is very useful.

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

Fold 6 was an epic fail. The 7 is where it's at

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

😂 blud is gonna get the same device AGAIN and say this next year

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

😂​@@ThomasTheTankEngine22

[@kimariunrulyanimal]

Sadly people been saying that since the fold 3 to 4...

[@wisetruth6180]

Oneplus open, definitely better imo. Have been using it since it came out. Will be ordering the z fold special edition to give it a try

[@davinder1910singh]

What about battery performance?

[@loitersquadX]

I hope they go a little larger on the z fold 7. Maybe just half an inch on the outer display so i can have proper aspect ratio

[@jtman1976]

Ahh man i need my S Pen. Samsung is slippin on that one.

[@francouz23]

The absolute deal breaker of the SE is the S-pen 100% Fail What they've been even thinking about Not buying foldable until it has S-pen even usable on the front screen 45W absolute charging minimum And cameras ~ as the Ultra

[@blayzej]

No spen support, no interest. Great review though.

[@tinop414]

Would like to see a movie on landscape comparison

[@brianjohnson5456]

I like the 6 better. It's more pocketable. The se will be our fold 7, which won't be out til September of next year. Its a shame they hold us back on this tech compared to other countries

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

Been like this for years. And y'all ate it up

[@ikubarus.6966]

Hopefully the fold 7 will have the dimension the of the fold 6 SE

[@stevebachochin2038]

looking at my dream fold - not sold or supported in the US. Cannot insure it, not usable with Verizon in the US

[@jspring86]

It works with Verizon sometimes just not reliably everywhere

[@kyle22686]

Can you show the aspect ratio of watching videos in the opened landscape mode? Are the black bars smaller on the SE than 6?

[@paulvlachos7492]

Great video. No S pen support blows. Does this work on AT&T?’s network?

[@jspring86]

It's works on att here in Phoenix but some areas have spotty coverage due to missing cell bands

[@atvega7]

Boy, has this line gone far. Imagine this next to a Fold2! Here's hoping next year's model looks like this🏆

[@teoskyr]

The only reason for getting fold what that had Internal camera under screen , seeing this fold se is a hard pass for me better to choose other brand fold

[@raymondlim1547]

Honor magic v3 is the best alternative. So cheap for the specs.

[@MrLogxD]

4400mah ahhh 🤦🤦🤦 Good review 👍

[@cyberapple7579]

I'll wait for the fold 7 if the SE looks like this I'm sure the 7 will be great

[@philipph80]

Z Fold 7 review for people in US...it should price $3000

[@metv1221]

If they don't give bigger battery al least give 45w-65w fast cord and 25w wireless charging... Cameras from the S23/24Ultra and maybe some day no crease and spen integration and nothing competes or comes close. Agree or Disagree?

[@bizzzgaming5511]

Does your samsung wallet work ?

[@Bread4828]

Samsung is a op for not making the special edition the fold 6, i think they need plus/ultra models for the folds imo, i want a bigger fold

[@Varun.000]

Will z fold 7 have spen

[@forte7991]

Fold 6 Ican use a stylus. FE you cannot

[@jspring86]

Yes...this was explicitly demonstrated in this very video!

[@flawlessfatality8105]

I don’t understand what is this? I can’t even find it on the website

[@tudo473]

It feels like being scammed buying the 6 😂😂😂 which I did

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

😂 That's tuff my guy

[@heyjo3417]

Need bigger battery

[@jspring86]

Bigger battery and thinner? Not how physics works my friend.

[@heyjo3417]

@@jspring86 Where did I wrote thinner??? learn to ready before writing something ...

[@jspring86]

@@heyjo3417 I'm telling you that you're asking for something unreasonable in a thinner device. Samsung is clearly going thinner they aren't ever going to make a thicker foldable to give you a bigger battery that's a fantasy

[@heyjo3417]

@@jspring86 im still asking you where did i wrote i want a thinner phone with a bigger battery??? writing dogshit ... writing without thinking my fella played smart

[@heyjo3417]

@@jspring86 im still wating

[@TheVampireRove]

It would be absolutely wonderful if you could have your website support dark mode please. The white is so stark and bright. It hurts.

[@jspring86]

In the road map but will probably take a few months

[@TheVampireRove]

@jspring86 Sweet!! 🙌🏾 You're awesome!

[@const3llations_370]

Your part. Of the review about screen real estate is flawed. Go back and look. You have the Taskbar set to always show on the fold 6 on the right.

[@Sonchance]

Going forward they should just have two folds: ZFold 7 and ZFold 7 plus because that would satisfy everyone.

[@SmoochyRoo]

Hopefully the batteries don't pop, 7 tends to be the unlucky number for Samsung 😅

[@jspring86]

I'm sure someone would find a way to complain but I agree it would be a nice start!!

[@samlung2724]

Noo, don't start that for the fold. It's ok for the S series but that should be it

[@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley]

I think the phone it's just proportionally scaled up. So in reality is not wider as most content looks the same, just smaller.

[@curbsidetech]

Awesome video fold 7 should be interesting

[@Suavelife85]

7:00 My son loves number blocks also.

[@jeffwoodard]

The big cover screen is nice but one hand usability is more important to me.

[@jspring86]

Buts it's still perfectly usable!

[@ampmartin7934]

The regular fold is much better in one handed use

[@jspring86]

@@ampmartin7934 ??? Have you tried both? I would say Z Fold SE is far better.

[@ampmartin7934]

@@jspring86 yes, Ive tried them both, the regular one is the best one

[@jspring86]

@ampmartin7934 nah fam. SE is the best

[@iambunnyyyyy]

now old fold should be priced around 1200 usd

[@jspring86]

Lol I doubt they do that tho

[@littlebigmarc]

Old one can be found for like 800 or less SE is 3grand since it's not worldwide.

[@highestperception]

​@littlebigmarc naw the regular z 6 is still worth 1000$+ on ebay. No less. But sold by samsung it won't happen. They took the s pen capability from the SE too

[@oc3144]

I got mine for like 740 with trade in of S24U and other discounts

[@Peppi01983]

That's what it always costs when you pre-order and Samsung always gives a discount of the local VAT based on the recommend retail price