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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 review
From feasibility to refinement, the natural evolution of Samsung’s priorities for its flagship foldable smartphone took just a couple of years. The Galaxy Z Fold4 of 2022 focuses on much-needed camera upgrades, and throws in some subtle physical polishing, all the while maintaining the core concept of the productivity-driven phone-turns-tablet form factor. Having in principle the same wide-ultrawide-telephoto arrangement, the Z Fold4 gets more reach on the long end and a larger sensor main camera, while the ultrawide remains untouched. If anything, further advancements in the display tech (Samsung advertised a more power-efficient panel for this generation Fold), coupled with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, itself not sourced from Samsung’s chipmaking division but TSMC, might actually mean improved battery life – we’ll get to that. Speaking of the display, the foldable inner panel maintains the numbers of the old model – the diagonal is 7.6 inches refresh rate mazes out at 120Hz, and it’s a granularly adaptive refresh rate, as befitting the Fold’s high-end status. The outer panel matches the big one for refresh rate capability, and while the diagonal remains unchanged from the predecessor at 6.2 inches, the new aspect should make it slightly more convenient while also marginally increasing the usable area. Naturally, you’re getting stereo speakers, the side-mounted capacitive fingerprint sensor, an IPX8 rating (no dust, water only), and a couple of selfie cameras – one on the outside and another under the flexible display. The phone arrives unfolded in a large squarish black box with bold ‘Fold’ lettering.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 hands-on review
Samsung made two leaps in technical innovation by water-proofing its foldables to the IPX8 standard (resistance to water for up to 30 minutes in as much as a meter and a half of freshwater), and making the Galaxy Z Fold3 compatible with the S Pen – those are two unique traits for any folding phone even in 2022. Samsung also reinforced the hinge and overall construction to make sure they fare better in the long run. So this year, Samsung did the right thing and gave both sets of cameras some major updates. Even better, the Galaxy Z Flip4 got a much-needed bump in charging speed – the phone now tops up at 25W, compared to the paltry 15W of its predecessor. Display: 7.60″ Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak), 1812x2176px resolution, 10.81:9 aspect ratio, 373ppi; Cover display:, Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, 6.2 inches, 904 x 2316 pixels, 23.1:9 ratio. Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); NFC; stereo speakers; Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support. Body: 165.2×71.9×6.9mm, 187g; Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame; IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Armour aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised). 165.2×71.9×6.9mm, 187g; Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame; IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Armour aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised).
Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); NFC; stereo speakers; Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified). The Galaxy Z Fold4 is lighter than its predecessor (8g) and brings slightly bigger displays at the expense of slimmer bezels.
The Galaxy Z Fold4 is also 3.1mm shorter than its predecessor and while many hoped for an even bigger reduction it’s definitely a good step in the right direction. The Galaxy Z Flip4 got leaner as well – the hinge is thinner by 1.2mm, the phone is 1.5mm shorter when closed, and the frame is flatter, which played a role in fitting the bigger battery.
The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 are alone at the foldable party as the competition is yet to deliver anything but limited production China-only phones in the segment.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 long-term review
The most recent iteration is still the Galaxy Fold4, at least until Samsung announces the Fold5 later this month, so we decided it’s time to take this one for an extended spin. Thus, the Samsung ‘Fold’ is still, for many people, the benchmark for this phone-folds-out-into-a-mini-tablet form factor, and, of course, it helps that it comes from a brand that’s well-known across the globe, and with a very long software update window as well – that’s more of a thing throughout the Android world today, but it hasn’t always been.
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