Samsung’s New Phone: Galaxy Z Fold 4
Samsung, purveyor of the only serious foldable available on a global scale, is taking a victory lap with the Galaxy Fold 4. As is tradition, the company has announced full details after a parade of teases and leaks, confirming what we strongly suspected: it’s not a huge update. The overall design is ever so slightly sleeker, with a slimmer hinge and bezels. This is mostly cosmetic and doesn’t make much of a difference to how compact the phone folds down — just the difference of a fraction of a millimeter (15.8mm thick at the hinge and 14.2mm where the sides meet). It weighs a little less: 263 grams compared to the Z Fold 3’s 271 grams. It’s still a heavy phone, which is to be expected for something that doubles as both a phone and a small tablet.
Screen and Design
Samsung has stood firm in what it believes a flagship foldable smartphone should look like, and the Z Fold 4 continues that.While the Z Flip 4 is for people that want a foldable that takes a standard smartphone and makes it smaller, the Z Fold 4 is the version that really makes the most of the folding display tech in my mind. This is both a phone and a tablet, expanding when you want to watch a video or play a game and becoming smaller for everything else.
Price
Just like last year, the new Galaxy Z Fold is prohibitively expensive. After all, it does boast top-end specifications all wrapped up in that daring and still somewhat experimental form factor. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a starting price of $1,799/£1,649 for the 256GB model, rising to £1,769 for the 512GB model, all the way up to a whopping £2,019 if you want 1TB of storage
Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs. Z Fold 3 vs. Z Fold 3
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Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G |
Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G |
Galaxy Z Fold 2 |
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Display size, resolution |
Internal: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2,176 x 1,812 pixels); External: 6.2-inch HD+ (2,316 x 904) |
Internal: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2,208 x 1,768 pixels); External: 6.2-inch AMOLED (2,268 x 832 pixels); |
Internal: 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED; External: 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED; 2,260 x 816 + 2,208 x 1,768 pixels |
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Pixel density |
TBC |
387ppi (external) + 374ppi (internal) |
386ppi (external) + 373ppi (internal) |
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Dimensions (Millimeters) |
Folded: 67.1x155.1x15.8mm (Hinge) ~14.2mm(Sagging). Unfolded: 130.1x155.1x6.3mm |
Folded: 67x158x16mm (hinge) ~14.4mm (sagging). Unfolded: 128x158x6.4mm |
Folded: 68.0x159.2x16.8mm (hinge) ~13.8mm (sagging). Unfolded: 128.2x159.2x6.9mm (frame) ~6.0mm (screen) |
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Weight (Ounces, Grams) |
9.27 oz; 263g |
9.56 oz; 271 g |
10 oz; 282 g |
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Mobile software |
Android 12L |
Android 11 |
Android 10 |
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Camera |
50-megapixel (main), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 10-megapixel (telephoto) |
12-megapixel (ultrawide), 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (telephoto) |
12-megapixel (main) + 12-megapixel (wide angle) + 12-megapixel (telephoto) |
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Front-facing camera |
4-megapixel (under display), 10-megapixel (front cover) |
4-megapixel (under display), 10-megapixel (front cover) |
10-megapixel, 10-megapixel |
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Video capture |
4K |
4K |
4K |
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Processor |
Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 1 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
Snapdragon 865 Plus |
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RAM/Storage |
12GB + 256GB/512GB/1TB |
12GB + 256GB/512GB |
12GB + 256 GB |
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Expandable storage |
None |
None |
None |
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Battery/Charger |
4,400 mAh |
4,400 mAh |
4,500 mAh |
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Fingerprint sensor |
Side |
Side |
Side |
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Connector |
USB-C |
USB-C |
USB-C |
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Headphone jack |
None |
None |
None |
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Special features |
Foldable phone, 30x optical, 30x space zoom, IPX8, 25-watt fast-charging (no in-box charger) |
5G-enabled; Foldable display, 120Hz refresh rate (front cover and main display), IPX8 water-resistance, S Pen support |
Foldable display, 120Hz refresh rate, wireless charging support |
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Price (USD) |
$1,800 (256 GB); Pricing for other models TBC |
$1,800 (256GB); $1,900 (512GB) |
$1,999 |
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Price (GBP) |
TBC |
£1,599 (256GB); £1,699 (512GB) |
£1,799 |