{"id":11969,"date":"2022-08-10T14:37:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/10\/the-new-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-4-is-a-little-better-and-still-too-expensive\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:37:14","slug":"the-new-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-4-is-a-little-better-and-still-too-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/10\/the-new-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-4-is-a-little-better-and-still-too-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Samsung, purveyor of the only serious foldables available<\/a> 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\u2019s not a huge update. <\/p>\n

The overall design is ever so slightly sleeker, with a slimmer hinge and bezels. This is mostly cosmetic and doesn\u2019t make much of a difference to how compact the phone folds down \u2014 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\u2019s 271 grams. It\u2019s still a heavy phone, which is to be expected for something that doubles as both a phone and a small tablet. <\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say it was noticeably slimmer or lighter than I expected, but the finish is fitting of a flagship device. It doesn\u2019t feel prototype-y, either. It\u2019s reassuringly solid, and I don\u2019t feel like it needs to be handled with extra care. I\u2019m a little nervous about how it will deal with the dusty environment that is the bottom of my purse, but there\u2019s just one way to find out, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n

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A slimmer hinge for a more polished look.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

The hinge is still somewhat stiff by design so that it will stay put in Flex mode, but the opening-closing motion feels smooth, at least in the demo units Samsung had on display last week. The Fold 4 remains IPX8 rated for water resistance. And like a true 2022 flagship, it includes a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset with 12GB of RAM, starting with 256GB of storage and going all the way up to 1TB.<\/p>\n

The Fold 4 gets a newer 50-megapixel main camera, a more useful 3x telephoto camera, narrower bezels, and a slimmer hinge. There\u2019s a little more real estate on the front display since it\u2019s a few millimeters wider. It\u2019s not much, but it does make the display feel a little less cramped and a little more like a normal phone. There\u2019s still a gap when the phone is folded closed; Samsung hasn\u2019t achieved optimal foldable flatness yet. <\/p>\n

A handful of software updates aim to improve the multitasking experience, and some changes to the display structure and its all-important screen protector should make it more durable in the long run. But that\u2019s the gist of it; the $1,799 price is sticking around another year, making it an expensive, slightly more mainstream flagship option.<\/p>\n

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The rear camera array gets some important, if boring, updates.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

With this update, the Fold 4 finally has a camera array fitting of a flagship phone. Last year\u2019s 12-megapixel main camera has been swapped out for a 50-megapixel sensor that matches what\u2019s available on the S22 and S22 Plus, including an f\/1.8 lens and optical stabilization. It should be a noticeable improvement, but it\u2019s not yet up to the level of what you get in the S22 Ultra.<\/p>\n

The Z Fold 3 included a 2x telephoto lens, which has thankfully been upgraded to a 3x optical zoom \u2014 2x doesn\u2019t get you very far. Space zoom is available now, too, so you can use digital zoom all the way out to 30x even though you probably shouldn\u2019t. These aren\u2019t so much upgrades \u2014 more like the Fold 4 catching up to what the rest of Samsung\u2019s flagships offer.<\/p>\n

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