Samsung documents confirm missing Galaxy Z Fold 6 feature

Samsung's next-generation foldable smartphone is set to launch at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10, but newly released documents from Samsung confirm that a hoped-for feature won't be available on the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

Thanks to Samsung's submissions to the FCC, we have details on the radios used by the Galaxy Z Fold 6, but there is one notable omission. The new foldable does not support Wi-Fi 7 but will rely on the older Wi-Fi 6 standard. If Samsung had upgraded the Z Fold 6, it would have experienced faster data transfer speeds and lower latency.

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, the same chipset as the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Oddly enough, the S24 Ultra supports Wi-Fi 7, and in previous years Samsung offered similar tech specs on the high-end Galaxy S and Galaxy Z Fold.

If Samsung plans to offer a foldable device along the lines of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, retaining cutting-edge features, such as Wi-Fi 7, will allow the South Korean company to effectively market such a device, a notch higher. above. the regular version.

Only one Z Fold 6 model is expected to launch at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, but there are signs a second model could arrive in Q4 2024. Not only will this offer an “all-new” handset for the holiday season, it will also be released after Apple launches the iPhone 16 family at the end of the third quarter.

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