Galaxy Z Flip 6 vs Flip 5: Battery Life Tested

The new Galaxy Z Flip 6 comes with a larger battery and PhoneArena runs a number of battery tests to see just how much longer the Flip 6 lasts compared to the Flip 5.
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[@PhoneArena]

All the differences between the Flip 6 and Flip 5 here: www.phonearena.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-6-vs-flip-5_id6299

[@Das_Germaican]

Newer processor, better cameras, larger battery, and a better ip rating. Are people expecting the phone to fly? What’s wrong? I tried the flip 5 and returned it. Samsung improved the issues that caused me to return. I’m not upset that it can’t fly.

[@Jadepeanut]

Just look at competition . Samsung is not Apple .Samsung cant get away with comparing with itself. Razr 50 Ultra and Honor Magic V flip destroys the outer screen of Samsung flip while beig significantly cheaper.

[@tarequlislam1401]

@@Jadepeanut Razr is far less qualified in that race. razr will not last as long as samsung does and also you will get android update 1-2 years later after the release and the processor is....

[@lonewolf604]

Yes I expect it to get me to Tahiti in less than 20 mins whats wrong with that

[@dylankelner2856]

Yeah I'm really excited for this phone and it will be my first flip. They already had the major improvement with cover screen from 4->5 so just further refining with no design change for this generation is totally fair. All of the number improvements in this video give me a lot of confidence in my purchase. The battery impresses me the most I think. Over 25% increase in battery life while the actual battery size only went up 8% is a pretty dramatic improvement. Add on the better ip rating and the less noticeable crease and the main drawbacks are nearly eliminated.

[@greensabr200]

​@Jadepeanut they really destroy samsung by having subpar software. Samsung has the best foldable software by a light year. It's less evident in the flip, but still obvious

The cooling chamber is the main improvement that's giving it extra hours of life. This is why OnePlus phones are so good.

[@treydrier3169]

Yes you are correct the vapor chamber is a big deal. I have the Flip4 and it gets very hot. Sometimes shockingly hot.

[@superXfairXgirl]

Same with Flip3, overheating in summertime.

[@azzurrox]

Wow now that’s an improvement!!

[@xboxgamerz22]

4200 be better but 4000 still good

[@kevinfightsbears]

I pre ordered the flip 6 due to a degraded battery on my 5 and more ram and better chipset plus the cooling and upgraded camera makes it worth it

[@knightofwind2929]

How long are you gonna keep us until you upgrade? Are you gonna have it for the 7 years of updates?

[@JDC370]

Degraded battery on the 5 already?

[@jovk888-hs1qn]

Legend says flip 7 will hv 120hz cover screen with new design with 3 cameras

[@AdamnW]

Wouldn’t a battery replacement be more reasonable?

[@gelley46]

@@jovk888-hs1qn They said that about the flip 6 early on last year too. Since the Flip 6 has the 50mp main shooter it does offer 2x lossless in sensor zooming. So the 2x zoomed photos should look great. If they did finally put a dedicated zoom lens but only a 2x like the Moto its not a game changer. The 120hz front screen since its so small Im not sure if it would make that big of difference.

[@Jemlim]

PhoneArena is severely underrated

[@StarSalty]

One most important thing none off you reviews never said or mentions off is. The battry burn 🔥 the screen hot during screen usage. It probaly hot 🔥 enough to cuase north pole to melt to Deserted land.

[@MarksTech]

Samsung never stated that its lighter. their website shows the same weight. the brightness on the cover screen is also the same across the two models. the only difference is that the flip 6 has a brighter inside display.

[@Jonathan.mp4]

Will be flipping over to the flip 6 from an s24u. Ive been wanting a flip since launch but always preferred the better specs of the ultra line. Now that it matches the s24u cpu, ram, and storage happy to trade in my s24u. Just hoping the smaller and low res cover display, lower resolution main display will mean it matches the s24u battery performance. Im able to go around 18h from 100% to 20% moderate/high usage bluetooth and wifi etc witht the ultra. Another reason was the s24u line displays were fucked. Had three s24u all Grainy and the three faint bars when displaying low brightness content and apps. Also excited to use the little display to change music check notifs etc while on commute

[@jovk888-hs1qn]

How much you traded ultra for and whats extra cost for the flip 6?

[@bguerra1998]

DONT DO IT

[@5randomaccount]

any update on your experience?

[@lektor8987]

The battery is 1/3 in flip 6 of s24U. That is the only reason I am not switching.

[@KickinitWithKarla]

The battery on the flip 6 is nothing compared to ultra. Be prepared to charge half way through the day

[@haruyanto8085]

Flip 6 looks finally decent now, we finally got out of the beta testing stages, thank goodness, apologise for all the previous flip users

[@JT-Wins]

I had flip 3 4 and 5. This is normal minor upgrade. The 5 was good enough. Only difference is battery life the but the flips feel the exact same. I got a special edition last year on launch so...the quality is nearly exactly the same. Glad to see a better battery. But Same look, same camera and same everything. Ive always thought the cameras were good enough since the flip 3 and fold 3. Sounds like you are barely getting your hands on a flip. If you have flip 5 I wouldn't upgrade and if you even have a fold 4 I wouldn't upgrade. Unless the trade it made it like 600 bucks

[@superXfairXgirl]

Flip 3 user. I do not think the design is getting better. I like the look of 3 and 4 the best. I understand it had the be changed for the bigger front screen, but those color circles around the cameras ? I am not a fan.

[@JT-Wins]

@@superXfairXgirl the 3 and 4 definitely feel more tight well put together. The 5 and 6 felt like a shell. But as for design in reference to the bigger front display it most definitely got better.

[@JT-Wins]

@@superXfairXgirl I can watch stuff without draining my battery. For example ytb podcasts in the gym.

[@joshuaartetagonzalez2766]

The things they improved are exactly the points we needed them to improve. Well done, Samsung. Definitely worth the upgrade from the 5, in my opinion. Those things that they did not improve (i.e., charging speed) didn't seem to be a priority for Flip users.

[@metabot_game]

Upgrading from S8 2017, I can't wait :)

[@o.nature]

wow you hold on to your phone's 😮 awesome

[@jovk888-hs1qn]

Bruh s8 is fron 2017

[@metabot_game]

@@jovk888-hs1qn Thats right I tough I got it in 2015 but it was back in 2017 haha

[@laner.845]

12mini here, apple makes sure their software makes your phone obsolete in 3-4yr, so I always try to push for the full 4 years and as much more as I can scrape, but this time I'm ready to say screw apple and jump on this bad boy. 7 software iterations of support? Sign me the hell up.

[@ytn00b3]

nice improvement, I'm thinking of upgrading just for battery

[@flim-flammington]

I wasn't gonna pull the trigger based on the specs alone since the trade in pre order isn't as good this year. But then they brought one of these into work and I got the hold it. It feels just so much better and more solid like a fine finished product than the flip 5. That's what pushed me over to order it.

[@worstusername22]

Flip looking like a better deal than fold now

[@JoeRussellProductions]

I just got my flip 6 today. I was curious to see the difference in speed when processing a 4 minute HD video that I edited in Adobe rush compared to my flip 5. I was surprised that both phones took the exact same amount of time. Approx 1 min. Any idea why my 6 was not a little faster?

[@Rickaiser5]

Excellent. Another year with my Flip 5. Thanks Samsung for not make the 6 a MUST. Waiting for 1 Year Jerryrigeverithing review, hope like me, the flip 5 still works like first day (or better) :D

[@RennieAsh]

I mean wow it's officially resistant to 1mm objects; but which phone lets in 1mm objects?

[@MrHowlforever]

Thats good enough for me. Samsung said what people wanted from a flip 6 was a bigger battery. Brighter screen and honestly thats enough for me to upgrade. Glad to see its a lot better in tests

[@joywebb6964]

I'm still on the fence if I'm going to upgrade my five or not I don't know I would love to see the photo quality compared to the five and maybe that'll persuade me a lot more

[@jovk888-hs1qn]

Wait for 7

[@waffleisnice]

there is a new video from danny winget which he tested out z flip 5 and 6 camera side by side. Imo z flip 7 is worth the wait

[@joywebb6964]

@@waffleisnice thanks for sharing. I'm definitely going to check it out

[@gabrielgranell9015]

Im getting the Flip 6 after using a Note 20 Ultra for a year now (pre owned). Its a downgrade in some areas but honestly I want an interesting phone that is not a brick 😅. Its 2024, time to embrace whatever wacky tech comes instead of sticking to whats known

[@laner.845]

I'm coming from an iPhone 12mini, which is 12W charging, lol, 25W is going to feel SO FAST. I'm sold on everything else, too.

[@rohitraghavan7552]

If only the razr 50 came with the snapdragon gen 3 processor it would have been a killer. Such a shame

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

Not to mention software updates for 7 years vs the late updates motorola will have for a handful of years

[@jeffwoodard]

​@@TribuneoftheplebsSo you keep your phones for 7 years of daily use? The only benefit for a 7 years of promised updates is for the used market. Since most people do well to keep a phone for 2 maybe 3 years. So this should not even be a factor for most people on a purchase decision.

[@kermittherunner]

What about the over heating ? I've been having a lot of issues with overheating on the flip 5 , sometimes I can't even open the camera to take pics

[@zrmnn]

they added a vapor chamber

[@TheLogreal]

My flip 4 doesn't do that, you probably have damaged fans

[@kirstennelson1423]

​@@TheLogrealmy flip 5 has been so much worse than my 4 despite the major upgrades that made us want to switch to the 5. It felt like a bait n switch

[@pantheonauxilia]

Battery is not an issue for me. I like the form factor. I do not browse for example news for 16 hrs a day...

[@andyH_England]

Although some welcome changes, these battery, display and camera improvements should have been with us a few years ago. So, I am not that excited, unlike some YT creators and influencers. The price increase negates any feeling that the specs are now in line with what they should have been. I suppose it will please diehard flip fans.

[@kfx3907]

Ofc you are not excited, Samsung hater lol

[@imprezzs1864]

Will the flip 5 cases fit the flip 6?

[@jenmygem]

I dont like how it looks compared to the flip 5, the color choices reminds me of the iphone 5c. But damn 4 hour battery increase

[@mokujin29]

gosh i love how this man says tiny tiny like an Austrian

[@kingedkarl]

Upgrading from s20 very excited

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

😮 me too. S20fe version though. Excited to finally have a new phone

[@chachagomez7969]

Me too but not sure if I should go with flip 6 or s24 😢

[@jovk888-hs1qn]

​@@chachagomez7969do your region got exynoshit or snapdragreat?

[@Uxz-iu8re]

​@@chachagomez7969well for the price s24 is a better choice especially when both have the exact same specs with 3x telephoto on s24

[@jharv300]

@@chachagomez7969 I am the same! My wife just got the s24+, so I'm tempted to try something different.

[@snivygirl]

The flip 5 looks better imo

[@cbcastillo5681]

Samsung turning in Apple making the same shit every year with barely any upgrade 😂

[@gagansingla7953]

The moment he says crease is almost gone. Close the video its a biased video.

[@Jean-jk4zv]

Yes that’s the main thing you notice on the video 😂

[@KAUSIKPAUL111]

does have 5g uplink mimo??

[@RayPossibleGT]

Why blur the top part? Sus af

[@ianyorke2617]

Samsung trade in offer and other bonuses make upgrading far more palatable 👍

[@larsk7708]

Still big crease please Samsung come on... My flip not feel when scrolling also almost none visible when phone is on :) also more wide looks like an phone when unfolded :) but Flip 6 is many new nice feature for sure :)

[@familytablet6702]

fak sake fonally someone gives us some battery performance

[@KatiuskaWook]

It sucks that this year is not as an awesome deal to trade. This phone will cost me $450 with a trade with flip 5. I think I will skip this year.

[@worldshaking0502]

Results at 3:34 mark.

[@Jeff-mw8em]

Thanks

[@fargonthebrave]

it is lighter and compact when you look at whats in it i very much disagree with your comment

[@Davyyd1]

i'm not buying a flip phone unless the phone will have 5000mAh battery, a bit wider screen and 3 cameras(ultra-wide, wide, telephoto)

[@K_halmiland]

I guess I should've waited for flip 7 instead of trading my S24 Ultra for flip 6 🥲 But this damn Ultra24 is just so BIG like a brick, making it hard to put in my pocket.

[@KickinitWithKarla]

Do you regret it? I thought about selling my 24uktra and getting flip 6 but can't decide

[@K_halmiland]

@KickinitWithKarla It depends on what you want in a mobile phone. I like the flip; it fits into my pocket easily & is so much slimmer than S24 Ultra but you'll get used to it. The camera is so important to me. I didn't use the flip's camera so much like for filming or in a concert but until now, no I don't regret exchanging it. I'm happy that it's lighter than Ultra. I just hope in 7 they improve the camera to have a zoom like Ultra. Though in my opinion the quality of the U was not as I expected!

[@KickinitWithKarla]

I have a flip 5 and love it.but the battery is really bad. That would be my biggest reason to go to the 6. I do love my ultra but it's so heavy and hard to hold. ​@K_halmiland

[@fuadwarlock5976]

Batter is maintained by software, next year the last version batter will decrease. So maintain good battery life, don't update your phone.

[@taufan21]

so you mean it's better to wait flip 7 next year then upgrade to flip 6 now?

[@killertofu]

The battery life being better is equivelant to ads on a salty bag of chip saying "less sodium". It was already plenty of salt to begin with so its not saying much. Just the the batteyr on 5 was so bad, this inprovement isnt saying much. Its still terrible compared to competitors and a phone in general in 2024

[@wzzhang8243]

3:33 Get to the point 👉

[@Justice_Akbr]

The problem is with trade program it samsung website, for example you could get a free flip 5 if you give them a used flip 4 last year when flip5 released. I will give them my yellow 512GB "like new" condition flip 5 if they offer me a free flip 6. otherwise they will sell less flips and folds compared to last year, which is funny because samsung planning to sell 12% more phones than last year. With low trade value I don't thing they will achieve their coal.

[@novaxploder8659]

Sound pretty entitled, they don't have to give anything for free broke boy

[@carlbrenda6518]

Not true. You still had to pay $100. Trade in was $900. I know. I did it. Still cheaper than the $379 I'm Paying this year, but it wasn't free.

[@Justice_Akbr]

@@novaxploder8659 shut up if you don't know what I'm talking, I use Rakuten to get over 12% money back and I get an extra 100 to 200 samsung credits so yeah it was free like it or not.

[@meckam]

Never buy this flip again.. eventually it will shut down when folded. Big issues on flip 4 and 5

[@PhilKeys]

I stick to my flip 5 .

[@dnvfilms9062]

To me like a big rip-off because the Z flip 5 z flip 6 the same phone I think Samsung tricking people to buy exactly the same phone.

[@robertwinkler8444]

Razr+ kills it

[@kfx3907]

Yeah, kills itself with poor build quality of a Chinese phone.

[@Dallleeyoung]

The design is plagiarized. Is this possible?

[@vietdragon5610]

look like have to play more tournament pokemon unite to win some money LOl game free download on swich and phone anyway got nothing to lose lol

[@SunsetNova]

Flip is a total flop. Samsung is being very lazy and complacent

[@reaper1343]

Fold isn't that better either bro SMH

[@TeaCup987]

Flip Flop haha 🤣 (sorry, I had to be THAT person in the comments).

[@senku3402]

I really don’t see what else they can do after the flip 5, seems to be at its finest until technology evolves even more or someone thinks of a new idea. I mean literally majority of the phones such as samsung and iphone just have stopped evolving and feels the same with only hardware improvements.

[@jf12.10]

@@senku3402i agree. Apple has been doing the same thing for about 4 years now with very minor improvements (i’m an apple user) so Samsung is def far ahead

[@Jadepeanut]

@@senku3402 Just look at Razr 50 Ultra . The outer screen of samsung is outdated even at launch. And they can always lower price if they cant innovate or compete.

[@choqao]

First

[@yamahaevo]

Useless phone. Nothing new here.

[@eval_is_evil]

Totally disagree

[@itchyscratchy14]

Still looks all the same. Not worth it.

[@MsCoochi]

Wish it was like $800-900 max

[@Uxz-iu8re]

Wait 2 to 3 months and it will get cheaper