Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8
What you’d gain
- 1.6× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 6.5
- Battery: 4,000 → 4,300 mAh
- Security updates until around 2033
- Wireless charging
What you’d give up
- Display score: 8.7 → 8.2
Should You Upgrade From the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6?
How the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2031 Newer phones are about 1.4× faster The best upgrade scores 2.2 points higher on battery and 1.1 on performance
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $1,400, close to what the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 6.9
- Battery: 4,000 → 4,700 mAh
- Wireless charging
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 5.9 → 6.5
- Battery: 4,000 → 4,300 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Wireless charging
What you’d give up
- Display score: 8.7 → 8.1
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 upgrade FAQ
Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 still supported?
Samsung promises 7 years of security updates for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, counted from its announcement in July 2024, so they should continue until around 2031. It gets 7 years of OS upgrades, until around 2031.
What is the best upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.9 vs 7.0 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6. The newest model of the same family is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $1,400, close to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6’s launch price.
How much faster is the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 is about 1.4 times as fast as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 9,143 vs 6,750, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,387 vs 1,642.
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