Samsung’s new foldable phones “Galaxy Zfold 4” have captured the acquisition of those interested in technology news and specialists, while monitoring the most prominent advantages and disadvantages of the new version.
A report on TheVerge, according to Al-Jazeera Net, reviewed the most prominent advantages and disadvantages of the “Galaxy Zfold 4”, which is available in 3 colors: dim black, grayish-green and beige, pointing to some differences between it and the “Zfold 3”.
Alison Johnson, the author of the report in which she talks about her experience with foldable phones, considers that the best thing that I noticed in the “Zfold 4” – after a week of using the phone – is the external screen of the device, it is only a few millimeters wider, but it is more beautiful in use than the screen in The previous version, which looked more like a remote control, highlighted the following drawbacks:
What are the main disadvantages of the new phone:
1- Price: The cost of the device is $ 1,799, which is about the same price as the “Fold 3” device when it was launched.
2- Android tablet system:
The writer says she’s had problems using the phone in multi-screen mode, where the phone apps are still sprawled out on a larger panel instead of the tablet apps.
3- Not resistant to dust
The Fold Z4 is IPX8 rated which means you can submerge it in fresh water, but it’s not dust resistant which is also a concern. Particles entering the screen via the hinge can create a mess.
The hinge now includes sweeping brushes to try to keep dust out, but it’s hard to say how effective they will be over 3 or 4 years of daily use.
4- On the surface level, there’s a pre-applied, non-user replaceable screen protector, and Samsung says it’s using a stronger adhesive this year to keep it in place.
5 – The Fold 4 is still thick and cumbersome when folded, and although it can be used as an everyday phone, it’s heavy and chunky enough that the writer doesn’t like it as an everyday phone. It’s something you should be able to do.”
Galaxy Fold Z4 features
1- Screens: The hinges and bezels are slightly smaller than those on the Fold 3 giving the 6.2-inch cover screen a bit more room. It has a resolution of 2316 x 904 and an aspect ratio of 23.1:9, which is slightly wider than the 2268 x 832 “Fold 3” screen with a ratio of 24.5:9.
2- The Fold 4 also provides more ways to enter split screen mode to start doing what this phone was built for, multitasking.
With an app open on the home screen, you can still start split screen by dragging and dropping another app onto the screen. This time, you can also start split-screen display by swiping with two fingers from the bottom or sides of the screen.
3- You can also make apps always display a multi-screen options button. This is a small knob at the top of an app window that usually appears once you’re in split screen view. And with the handle always visible, you can just tap it to split the screen or open the current app in a popup.
Samsung Galaxy Fold Z4 full specifications
As for the dimensions of the phone, if it is not folded, the dimensions of the phone become 155.1 x 130.1 x 6.3 mm, and in the case of folded, the dimensions of the phone become 155.1 x 67.1 x 15.8 mm.
As for the weight, it comes in 263 grams. The phone also supports the nano-chip (Nano Sim) and the “e-Sim” chip. It supports communication networks of generations: the second 2G, the third 3G, the fourth 4G, and the fifth 5G.
– The phone fully supports the “S Pen” stylus, where you can use the “S Pen Fold Edition” and “S Pen Pro” styluses on the phone.
Other models of S-Pen can damage the screen, and we recommend that you do not use them with the Galaxy Fold Z4.
The phone is IPX8 water-resistant up to 1.5 meters under water for 30 minutes. The durability and quality of the materials used to manufacture the phone come from glass protected by “Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus” on the back of the phone with a scratch-resistant aluminum frame.
– The screen comes in full, the front camera at the bottom of the screen, a “Foldable Dynamic AMOLED” 2X type, with an area of 7.6 inches, with a resolution of 1812 x 2176 pixels, at a pixel density of 373 pixels each, and it also supports the highest refresh rate “120HZ” (120Hz). To provide better performance especially while playing.
The screen supports HDR (10+HDR10+) with a maximum brightness of 1200 nits. As for the second screen (cover screen), it comes from OLED Dynamics 2X type, with an area of 6.2 inches, with a resolution of 904 x 2316 pixels, and supports a refresh rate of 120 HZ. (120Hz) with a protection layer of the type Gorilla Vects Plus, and you can divide the screen into more than one application with a maximum of 3 applications to exploit the screen size as best as possible.
– Comes with a solid memory capacity of 256 GB with random memory capacity of 12 GB, and the solid memory comes from the type “UFS 3.1” (UFS 3.1) and the random memory comes from the type “LPDDR4X” (LPDDR4X) and does not support The phone has the ability to increase storage space through external memory sticks.
As for performance, the phone comes with a Qualcomm processor of the type “Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1” with “4 nano” technology. As for the graphics processor, it comes from the Adreno 730 type. The processor offers excellent performance in games, and it is highly oriented to obtain the best possible performance.
The front camera comes with a 4-megapixel camera with a lens slot of 1.8, and it comes at the bottom of the screen, and when folded you will find the front camera of 10 megapixels with a lens slot of 2.2.
– The rear camera is slightly protruding from the back of the phone, and it comes with a triple camera, where the first comes with a resolution of 50 megapixels with aperture of 1.8 lens, which is the primary camera and supports the optical stabilizer (OIS) for the best possible stabilization during photography.
As for the camera, it comes with a 10-megapixel resolution with a lens slot of 2.4, which is for 3X real zoom and 30X digital, and it supports optical stabilizer. As for the third camera, it comes with a 12-megapixel camera with a lens slot of 2.2, which is for wide photography, in addition to a single LED flash.
The cameras support 4K video shooting with a resolution of 2160 pixels at a capture rate of 30 and 60 frames per second. The phone also supports shooting slow motion videos in FHD quality with a resolution of 1080 pixels at a capture rate of 240 frames per second.
The phone supports an additional microphone for noise isolation that supports Wi-Fi.
The phone supports the fingerprint sensor, and it comes integrated with the power button, and also supports the face recognition feature (Face Unlock) to unlock the phone.
The external speakers come with stereo sound to provide a distinctive audio experience. And the USB port comes from the newer Type C.
– The battery comes with a capacity of 4400 mAh, and it also supports 25W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging. The phone comes with the Android 12 operating system with the latest Samsung One UI 4.1 interface.