The new Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 don't offer any major surprises in terms of layout, though Samsung has made some welcome design “tweaks” and the expected upgrade in technical features. The Z Fold model has abandoned the idea of being “narrower and taller” than regular smartphones, and the Z Flip adopts more specifications than the Galaxy S24, which are good decisions from Samsung and show that the company is adapting to users' tastes.
SAPO TEK already had the opportunity to try out the new models, albeit in a controlled manner, at a previous Samsung conference, and the first impressions regarding the design and characteristics of the smartphones were positive. But more than the looks, it's the AI features that stand out, especially with it guaranteed to arrive in Portuguese by the end of the year, It's a development that Samsung is working on with a team in Portugal and will result in a language pack that can also be installed on previous versions of the company's foldable devices and S line.
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It is necessary to experiment, practice and change usage modes, to benefit from the AI tools that Samsung has added to the new models, which are part of the Galaxy AI package. Which will be available on smartphones that support this technology. Note Assist for translation, Composer for text generation, and Smart Select for making better use of the S Pen are some of the most impressive tools that can bring productivity gains when using your smartphone.
Translating and summarizing audio recordings will certainly be useful for anyone who likes to keep their notes well organized and save time when they have to interact in multiple languages.For journalists, the ability to translate and summarize reports in PDF format is certainly welcome. If it works as well as it did in our short tests, Composer, which is tied to the Samsung keyboard for composing text in replies to messages, emails, and social networks, also offers a new way to interact. Right now, it still doesn't accept voice commands, but that could be the case soon.
The search circle has also been improved, and now it solves complex problems, and can also help solve mathematical problems with the help of Google Gemini. Some features are available offline and others rely on an internet connection, with a mix of Samsung's AI, Samsung Gauss, and Google's Gemini, tightly integrated into the operating system.
As expected, photography and videography have also been improved using AI. The Galaxy Z Fold6's ProVisual Engine and Photo Assistant help you create more professional-looking photos, While Portrait Studio increases the possibility of creating different styles of photos, turning them into watercolors or cartoons.
In design, elegance stands out with small changes in shape. Both models are thinner and lighter, with straight edges and more screen space. Use Armor Aluminum and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 make the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 even more resistant, and even on the inner display, the crease of the fold is almost imperceptible.
Inside the “package” is the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform for the Galaxy, which combines the performance of a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a neural processing unit (NPU) and is optimized for processing artificial intelligence and providing improved graphics, in addition to improving overall performance.
We still have time to explore the new foldable devices further, which will arrive on the Portuguese market from July 24, with prices starting from €1,249.90 for the Galaxy Z Flip6 and €2,069.90 for the Galaxy Z Fold6.
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