11/7/2022 0 Comments Battery guardian samsung![]() ![]() Lots of small refinements add up in this new iteration. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is unrivalled outside China, where some local brands make similar devices for the local market. Samsung’s cutting-edge folding phone-tablet hybrid has lost none of its novelty and power for its fourth generation. BATTERY GUARDIAN SAMSUNG PROThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 costs £1,649 ( $1,799/ A$2,499) with 256GB of storage.įor comparison the Galaxy Z Flip 4 costs £999, the Galaxy S22 Ultra costs £1,149, the Galaxy S22+ costs £949, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 costs £860, the Google Pixel 6 Pro costs £649, and the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max costs £1,049. Overall, the cameras on the Fold 4 now match all but Samsung’s top S22 Ultra cameraphone, making them some of the very best on the market. It is a little awkward to hold but worth the effort. The outside 10MP selfie camera is one of the best but you can shoot much better selfies and group shots with the main cameras using the outside screen as a viewfinder. The under-display selfie camera is novel but of poor quality for photos, so only good enough for video calls. The camera array sticks out of the back of the Fold 4 similar to a regular phone. Rotating the Fold 4 to landscape gives you dual-pane views in some apps too, including Gmail, so you can see your inbox on the left and a reading pane on the right. Most apps are stable and work great in various combinations. Using a pair of apps on a screen roughly the size of two phones side by side is remarkably powerful and enables things I would usually reach for a laptop to do, such as budgeting, meal planning and comparison shopping. The new taskbar is great, acting like a dock for quickly getting to your most-used apps and putting them in split-screen mode by dragging and dropping from it. BATTERY GUARDIAN SAMSUNG ANDROIDMost of the upgrades within Android 12L are behind the scenes to make apps work better when multitasking and switching forms. ![]() The Fold 4 runs a new version of One UI 4.1 based on Google’s Android 12L software, which is specifically designed for tablet and folding-screen devices. The taskbar makes multitasking on the Fold 4 much more intuitive and a powerful tool, similar to what you would find on a computer or iPad. The main display is great for videos, games, reading sites and books, or multitasking with two or more apps open at the same time. The hinge holds the display open at any angle, shutting with a satisfying snap. The under-display camera is slightly better hidden, too, so you won’t see it day-to-day unless specifically looking for it. It would be better if it wasn’t there but you won’t notice it within a few minutes of using the device. There’s still a crease along the fold, which you can feel with your finger and see at an angle. Samsung says the screen is 45% more durable than last year but I would still keep it away from children as it simply isn’t as robust as traditional hardened glass. The display is big, bright, smooth and feels slightly harder under your finger than the first version. Open it like a book for the large, tablet-sized 7.6in flexible OLED screen, still very much a quasi-magical experience. The Fold 4 unfolds from the size of a regular smartphone to that of a tablet but can be propped up in various partly folded forms. ![]()
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