Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 leaks hint at a controversial camera redesign

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The rumored launch date for theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6(andSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 6) is getting nearer, and the latest leak around this flagship foldable gives us a glimpse of a rather controversial redesign of the rear camera module.

This leak comes from the well-known (and usually reliable) tipsterIce Universe(viaSamMobile), and the photo posted shows the very top of the camera setup around the back of theSamsungGalaxy Z Fold 6.

It looks like we’ve got a new ridged design around the individual camera lenses, with black plastic replacing the metal trim used on theGalaxy Z Fold 5, and it’s an aesthetic that looks “cheap and completely out of place” on a flagship phone, SamMobile says.

Perhaps the redesign is a ploy from Samsung to distract us from the rumors that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 cameras will only representa modest upgradeover the setup on its predecessor – any upgrade will be a welcome one, butprevious leakshad suggested a major bump in camera specs was incoming.

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Exclusive: This is the camera detail design of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. pic.twitter.com/CqisaLNBAaMay 21, 2024

You can make your own mind up, but it’s likely to divide opinion. The same source has previouslyposted another angleof this rear camera, as well as aclosely cropped shotof the selfie camera coming to the front of the cover screen. More recently, the tipster hasleaked a mockupof the front of the Z Fold 6 compared to the Z Fold 5.

In a separate leak,SamMobilehas also spotted a fresh benchmark that could be attributed to the European version of the Z Fold 6. It’s apparently running the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, suggesting this will be the CPU used in the foldable across all global markets.

Samsung has previously experimented with using its own Exynos processors instead of Snapdragon silicon in other flagships, depending on the country they’re sold in. Thatmight be the casewith the Z Flip 6, but not, it seems with the Z Fold 6.

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All should be revealed before too long, with rumors pointing towards a grand unveiling for the foldables at a Samsung Unpacked eventon Wednesday, July 10. We should also see a host of other gadgets at that event, including a full reveal for theSamsung Galaxy Ring, and theSamsung Galaxy Watch 7.

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