Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is this year's the most awaited foldable display smartphone with lots of excitement and anticipation by Fold fans and tech journalists as smartphone industry becoming saturated by just two options of big screen phablets and normal screen smartphones. After Galaxy S22, Galaxy Z Fold 4 is also Samsung's new flagship smartphone in terms of price for this year. Samsung as inventor of Foldable smartphone mainstream market oem, apart from incremental design improvements, went with more innovations in both hardware and software.
Specs:
SoC: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) cpu, Adreno 730 gpu
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB GB
Display: AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 7.6 Inch at 1812 x 2176 resolution. 6.2 Inch at 904 x 2316, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Main Camera:
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto),12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ Video Recording
Selfie Camera:
4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS Video Recording
Battery:
Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Price:
256 GB Fold 4 $1799.99
512 GB Fold 4 $1919.99
1 TB Fold 4 $2159.99
Un-Box:
Samsung has delivered its best hardware specs for this year's Fold 4 with the display upgraded to HDR10+ AMOLED 2X panel for supporting 10 bit and above HDR encoded movies and camera recorded videos. The display is now protected by latest from Corning's Gorilla glass Victus+ that adds more durability against scratches, falls and spills. The device is also IPX 8 protected against water, dust and shocks. The hinge is now more stronger than previous generation as it stands unbroken against harsh folds and reverse folds. At 1200 nits maximum brightness, the display shows vivid colors, 1 fps to 120 fps support and better power saving.
The dual displays at 7.6 inch and 6.2 inch provides a great user experience balance for Samsung's own One UI 5.0 on the top of Android 12 L. The hinge based split screen really making it a Top Gun of smartphone to tablet experience a powerhouse for productivity, entertainment and gaming. And this year, fast charging and increased capacity to 4400 mAh upgrades the user experience without the hassle of waiting for hours of device charging. Samsung has also outdone Apple in supplying out of box charger while still remaining green smartphone packaging oem. There is also S-Pen support on dual displays.
The selfie camera has also received a great upgrade with addition of another for Samsung's Ultrawide strategy for a options spectra. The 10 Megapixels main selfie is supported by 4 Megapixels for an option galore selfie shooting experience of ultrawide mode, macro modes and more. The main camera is with Samsung's Ultrawide imaging strategy of three camera modules of 50, 10 and 12 Megapixels in 12 Mp output.
The chipset powering the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Qualcomm's flagship 4 nm based Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Octa core and Adreno 730 GPU. The new SoC is delivering blazing fast performance and optimized battery life on top of 6 GB and 12 GB RAM options.
Checkout the hands on video by CNET for Galaxy Z Fold 4's user experience and performance:
Durability:
As tested by RRTech, Galaxy Z Fold 4's hinge is strong as advertised by Samsung against the harsh folds and reverse folds with almost no damage to mechanism. Though against the flames, not under the IPX 8 protection, display got burned along with the back-plate While against the drops, Z Fold 4 turned out shatter proof defeating other Android smartphones.
JerryRiggEveryhing tests Galaxy Z Fold 4's victus+ Gorilla Glass with a wire cutter and its less scratches than previous generation. Galaxy Z Fold 4 also shows great hinge quality against knife and reverse folds. Galaxy Z Fold 4 turns out more tougher than previous year with IPX 8 protection.
Photography:
Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's flagship foldable smartphone this year with improved design, updated hardware specs and more innovation from previous generation. The camera hardware is updated with three cameras for ultrawide, depth photography and adding 30X Space Zoom to photography. The images captured are vivid, bright and clearer even with 30X zoom mode and night photography is as impressive as day time. The selfie camera is now a dual camera update from previous generation with same ultrawide sensor outputting vivid, bright and clearer selfies. Samsung has delivered its best camera for Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Checkout the camera testing of Galaxy Z Fold 4 by Phandroid:
One UI 5.0 and Flex app user experience:
Samsung has also released new One UI 5.0 on top of Android 12L. Android 12 for Large screens is well optimized for Galaxy Z Fold 4 with the lock screen for both displays showing the same app shortcuts and notifications, While the home screen is dynamic in terms of which display is closed or if the hinge is folded to a single display. The app drawer is pretty similar to Galaxy S22 in portrait modes while on tablet display mode its similar to Galaxy Tab.
The Flex user experience is also improved and updated with support for more app experiences. It is also integrated with more support for Play Store apps.
Checkout the review of software experience on Galaxy Z Fold 4 by ZDNET:
Conclusion:
At $1799.99, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a industry-defining Foldable-dual display smartphone that overshadows the competition by Oppos, Xiaomis and Chinese foldable smartphones by Qualcomm's blazing fast SoC, Samsung's own Ultrawide cameras that are zoom-savy, vivid and brightest dual displays and One UI Android 12L with Flex app experience. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is an immersive dual-display fold form-factor flagship smartphone by Samsung that fuels entertainment, productivity and gaming to the most dynamic and smarter user experience.
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