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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6’s most underrated rumored feature could finally get people to buy a foldable

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6’s most underrated rumored feature could finally get people to buy a foldable

For those who know where to look, there’s little left to learn about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6. Samsung’s 2024 foldable phone updates have been thoroughly leaked thanks to tipsters like Evan Blass, exposing all the details that we should see formally announced at Galaxy Unpacked on July 10th. Yet despite this, there feels to have been relatively little focus on one particular spec that may prove a tipping point for the popularity of these foldables.

What I’m referring to is the IP48 rating given for both phones in their leaked specs sheets. It’s not mentioned prominently among the focus on Galaxy AI upgrades, but it is present in both feature summaries. And that quartet of letters and numbers has a far larger implication than its short length would suggest.

(Image credit: Evan Blass)

If you’re not familiar with what these numbers mean, Ingress Protection (IP) ratings show how well a device such as a smartphone is protected against dust (the first number) and water (the second). The current baseline for flagship smartphones is IP68, which in brief means the phone is completely dust-tight, and can survive being at least 10 feet under water without damage.

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