EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FLIP 4

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is one of the best folding smartphones you can buy in 2022. Over the span of only three years, foldables have gone from a breakthrough niche to “just another” smartphone option you can buy.

Compared to the flip 3, there’s not much new with the Flip 4. It has a slightly changed design, a camera that’s a little better, a newer chipset, and a slightly larger battery. It all makes the phone sound quite basic on paper.

However, even if it doesn’t have much of a significant upgrade compared to the previous model. It’s the best foldable phone you can get right now.

Design

If you’ve seen the Samsung Z flip 3 before, it’s basically almost the same as the flip 4.

Samsung made a few design improvements this year, starting with the Flip 4’s aesthetics. The back glass panels have a matte finish compared to the Flip 3, the frame is flatter, and the hinge holding the phone together is slightly smaller than before.

As for the rest of the phone’s durability, the glass panels and cover screen are covered with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, the frame is Samsung’s l Armor Aluminum concoction, and the entire device is protected by an IPX8 water resistance rating and There’s still no dust resistance, but for a folding phone, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is about as durable as it gets.

Samsung’s website and third-party retailers carry the phone in four colours: Bora Purple, Blue, Pink Gold, and Graphite.

Screens

We have two screens on the Galaxy Z Flip 4. When opened, the Z Flip 4 has a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel. It’s a screen with a 2640 x 1080 resolution, HDR10+ support, 1,200 nits of peak brightness, and a variable refresh rate that scales up to 120Hz and all the way down to 1Hz.

Every Z Flip handset has a noticeable crease in the middle of the screen where the hinge folds, and despite changes to its hinge, the Z Flip 4 is no different. The crease is still there. You can clearly see it in certain lighting conditions, and you’ll feel it when swiping your finger across it.

But after a few days you’ll probably get used to it.

We also have the cover screen. Despite rumors of Samsung enlarging the Flip 4’s cover screen, it’s the same 1.9-inch Super AMOLED 512 x 260 resolution screen that we had on the Flip 3. And that means the functionality is mostly the same, too.

Performance

The Galaxy Z Flip lineup has never had a problem regarding internal horsepower. The original Z Flip had a Snapdragon 855+, the Z Flip 5G had an 865 5G+, and the Z Flip 3 shipped with a Snapdragon 888, all top-of-the-line Qualcomm chips for their time. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is no different, it comes with

Qualcomm’s latest snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Apps open instantly, menus scroll flawlessly, and graphically demanding games like Call of Duty: Mobile play without a skip. The Z Flip 4 can heat up during more demanding tasks (such as long gaming sessions or multiple hours of hotspot use), but it never gets to the point where it’s uncomfortable to hold. For a foldable phone this slim, it’s pretty impressive.

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 has all of the performance you could ask for.

Just like last year (and the year before), the Galaxy Z Flip 4 has 8GB of RAM for all storage models. It’s enough to use a handful of apps at a time, but if you want to be a multitasking champ with a dozen or more apps open at once, 8GB may be a little too limiting.

Battery life and charging

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 was a one-day phone at its best and often required you to look for a charger before the day was over.

Hearing the battery complaints Samsung made a couple of key changes with the Z Flip 4. In addition to the more power-efficient Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, the Z Flip 4 also comes with a 3,700 mAh dual-cell battery, a 500 mAh upgrade over the 3,300 mAh in its previous model

Also improved on the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is wired charging. Where last year’s Flip 3 had 15W wired charging speeds, the Flip 4 goes up to 25W. It’s a far from phones like the OnePlus 10T delivering up to 150W charging, but it’s an improvement nonetheless. 10 minutes of charging takes the Flip 4 from 5 – 23% battery, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 also supports 10W wireless charging (plus 4.5W reverse wireless charging).

Software

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 ships with Android 12 and Samsung’s One UI 4.1.1 interface layered on top.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 starts at $1,000 in the U.S. for the base model with 128GB of storage. You can upgrade to 256GB or 512GB if you need more room, but doing so will set you back $1,100 and $1,220. Pre-orders are open until August 25, with regular sales beginning on August 26.

In conclusion, The Z flip three is definitely an amazing flip phone and the best modern flip phone you can get right now. From the better aesthetics and battery life to the better hinge and overall build. It’s worth a shot if you want to get into flip phones