Samsung has succeeded in establishing more and more consumer confidence in the foldable form factor over time. The new Galaxy Z Flip 4 has not undergone a big revision by Samsung, but the majority of the modifications are internal; the battery’s capacity and charging speed have been increased. The hinge, however, has a new design. We can say after using this phone for a week that it is not only attractive but also usable enough to use on a daily basis.
Design
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is a phone that feels right at home. It has a sizable display, a hole-punch camera cutout in the Centre, and thin bezels when it is open. But when you close the Flip 4, something magical happens. When the phone is closed, its hinge mechanism converts it into a little square that can fit into even the smallest purses and pockets.
Samsung made a number of design advancements with the Flip 4, including a frosty matte finish on the back glass panels, a more recognizable flat frame, and a redesigned hinge that reduces its footprint. These modifications improve upon the Flip 3’s already superior design. ..
The Samsung Z Flip 4 is a phone that has been praised for its strong hinge and long life. The phone has been known to last up to 200,000 folds or 100 folds each day for five years. The hinge has been a rock star during my time with the phone, though we can’t yet speculate on how it will feel after a year or two of continuous use.
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is a phone that is easy to open and close, with a sturdy hinge that allows for hands-free video chats and movie watching. The phone is made of durable materials, including glass panels and a cover screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, and the frame is made of Samsung’s proprietary Armor Aluminum alloy. The phone is rated IPX8 for water resistance (enough to submerge it in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes). ..
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: Display
The Samsung Galaxy S10 has a 6.7-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex display with a resolution of 2640 x 1080 pixels and an adjustable refresh rate of 120 Hz. The display panel produces accurate color output and has a maximum brightness of 900 nits. When we watched the Netflix series Unsolved, the display improved the experience by providing the necessary bright output and pitch-black color. The cover display is a 1.9-inch panel with a resolution of 512 x 260 pixels. ..
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a great display that is not affected by wrinkles or screen protectors. The phone has a resolution of 260512 pixels and a refresh rate of 60Hz.
Software
Samsung’s new Z Flip 4 phone runs Android 12 and looks just like the software on Samsung phones from the last two years. It has all the features of Android 12, including Google’s Material Design color picker and Samsung’s version of it, called One UI. Along with ASUS, Samsung is still the only manufacturer to use its own phone dialer. ..
When the screen is partially unfolded, Samsung’s Flex Mode divides the screen in half, with the app taking up the top half and the bottom half changing into a trackpad to provide you better control. Although we didn’t utilize this mode too often, it is a useful alternative to have if you frequently use Flex Mode. Although there isn’t DeX present, Samsung’s Link to Windows is still functional, and a Continuity feature allows you to access the current app on another Samsung device.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is a phone that has many features that are unique to it. One of the unique features of this phone is the notification pane, which can be accessed by pressing the down arrow on the main screen. This will take you to the notification area, where you can find all of the notifications that have been sent to your phone. You can also control how loud these notifications are, as well as whether or not they are shown on-screen. There are also six toggles in this area, which you can use to change how your phone behaves. The brightness slider is also in this area, and it allows you to adjust how bright your phone is when it’s turned on. The app drawer and bloatware scenario are also identical on this phone.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: Performance
The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor is powerful and offers great performance in devices such as the Asus Zenfone 9. While the GPU has been improved, especially over the Snapdragon 888 in the Galaxy Z Flip 3, the CPU functions have not increased much over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (used by the Galaxy S22). ..
The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 is a powerful processor that outperforms the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in almost every way. It can run multiple cores at the same time, which is great for performance. However, the Galaxy S22 Plus and iPhone 13 Pro are still far behind the Snapdragon 8 Plus in CPU performance.
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is a great phone for gaming. It has a lot of RAM, and it runs smoothly on the Galaxy Z Flip 4. Even though today’s gaming phones have 16GB or 18GB of RAM, we found that 8GB was more than enough for our needs. The Flip 4 performs marginally better in the 4K-1080p transcode test of Adobe Premiere Rush than the Galaxy S22 Plus. But Apple continues to hold a sizable advantage.
Camera
The Flip 4 still has two cameras on the rear but no telephoto zoom lens, which is one item that hasn’t changed. This does feel like a significant compromise on a premium phone with a flagship pricing, but we assume that is simply a result of its small size and lack of available physical space. Samsung is still employing a 12MP sensor for the primary camera, but because it is a larger sensor, each pixel is almost 30% bigger. This should help with low light photography because each pixel may be compared to a bucket, and the bigger the bucket, the more light it can hold.
The new Samsung Flip 4 phone has a more powerful processor and no issues with image quality.
The Flip 4 benefits from the wider angle and from the brick’s color being more vibrant and vivid. The Flip 4’s ultra-wide camera now produces considerably more vibrant colors, and the sky has a lot more blue in it. Even if that isn’t the most accurate representation, it still looks good.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: Battery life
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 had one of the poorest battery lives among devices. At its best, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 could last a day, but often required charging before the day was over. Samsung made several significant changes to the Z Flip 4 in response to these battery problems, which were heard loud and clear. The Z Flip 4 has a 3,700 mAh dual-cell battery in addition to the more energy-efficient Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU, which is a 500 mAh improvement over the 3,300 mAh battery in the Z Flip 3. ..
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 has a longer battery life than the Flip 3. Is that bad news? No, it’s just adequate for use for a complete day. One of our finest days with the Flip 4 ended at 10:53 PM with 23% of the battery still left. After a total of 14 hours of use, of which 3 hours and 42 minutes were spent staring at the screen, that happened. We watched nearly an hour of YouTube, spent over 30 minutes on Twitter, spent 16 minutes on Reddit, played 10 minutes on Duolingo, and more throughout that time. ..
The Asus ROG Phone 6 and Zenfone 9 have a longer battery life than the Flip 4, but you should focus on phones like the Asus ROG Phone 6 and Zenfone 9 if you require a phone that can last for 1.5 to 2 days between charges.
Price and availability
As of August 26, you can now purchase the Galaxy Z Flip 4 via Samsung or other merchants and carriers. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 starts at $999/£999, which is the same price as last year for American consumers but slightly more for U.K. users. If you want more storage space, you can pay more for a 256GB model ($1,059) or the new 512GB variant ($1,179), but that’s the only distinction. With the help of one of our Samsung discount codes, we might be able to lower that cost a little for you.
Conclusion
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is the most portable and entertaining phone we’ve tested this year. It has a 6.7-inch screen, which is tiny and has a high refresh rate, that can be folded in half to make it smaller so that it can fit in most pockets with ease. One of Samsung’s most successful iterations of the folding phone design to date is the Z Flip 4. It can be used just like a standard “candy bar” phone, but with the added bonus of being incredibly portable and having a number of unique functions that are exclusive to it and its brother the Z Fold 4.
