Samsung's next fall-double device may appear a little earlier this year. Thanks to the company's sponsorship of the upcoming Olympics, it could appear as early as the second week of July.

This is great news for fans eager to get their hands on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6. But what improvements will it offer over the Galaxy Z Flip 5? Here is what we have heard so far.

This is about as certain as any rumor can be - after all, processor upgrades are a staple of almost every annual phone upgrade.

But there may be a twist here. All previous Galaxy Z flips have been powered by Qualcomm-branded processors, but Samsung may follow the Galaxy S strategy and include an Exynos chipset in some regions.

If that is correct, and following the example of Samsung's Galaxy S24, it will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in the US and Exynos 2400 in other regions. Unfortunately, for those outside the U.S., this is a bit of a disappointing substitution.

When leaker @kro_roe revealed the Exynos details about the X, the tipster also added that the phone will have a "longer battery (than the previous model)."

Whether that is due to efficiency savings from the new chipset, software tweaks, a larger mAh capacity (4,000mAh is rumored), or a combination of all three is not clear. However, this is certainly good news for the Galaxy Z Flip line's weakest point, stamina, which is thankfully much improved from the Galaxy Z Flip 3's poor battery life of 6 hours.

As you may have noticed in the X article above, it promises up to 12GB RAM.

This would be a significant increase over the 8GB that every Galaxy Z Flip device has had since the Galaxy Z Flip debuted in 2020. Of course, @kro_roe suggests that this is based on region - and we wouldn't be surprised if the memory boost was also dependent on purchasing a version with more storage.

Last year, Samsung announced the biggest upgrade the Galaxy Z Flip series has ever seen.

Nothing quite so dramatic is planned this time around, but that doesn't mean there won't be changes. Not only has display analyst Ross Young suggested that the panel could grow to 3.6 inches, @kro_roe says it could be 120Hz. Or, in the leaker's words, such a panel is "in development."

This phrasing suggests that this year is not a complete decision, but it would be a very welcome change; anyone who has used a 120Hz screen knows that it is hard to go back to the bumpiness of a 60Hz panel. Currently, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 makes you switch between the two experiences every time you open or close the device.

Perhaps most excitingly, Samsung seems to finally address the disappointing photo performance of the Galaxy Z Flip line.

Last year, Galaxy Club reported that the main camera would feature a 50MP sensor. This rumor has since been echoed by two leakers with strong track records: tech_Reve and @TheGallox.

While past Galaxy Z Flip upgrades have been iterative, it's hard not to be impressed by the selection of rumored improvements.

Sure, some of them may not make the cut, but if most of them do, this could be an excellent foldable. Especially if Samsung can keep its prices competitive.