The Z Fold 4 has also started out life with less “give” than I’d like, but it’s likely to loosen up just like the Z Fold 3. My Z Fold 3 is a year old, and the hinge has settled into a very pleasant, dampened motion after starting off pretty stiff. Samsung explained that the changes to the size of the phone were made possible in part by a new hinge design. The 3mm or so that has been added to the Cover Screen may not sound like much at all, but it has genuinely made the phone more usable when closed. The aspect ratio change doesn’t squash everything into that odd vertical-letterbox look anywhere nearly as much, and that means reading text, looking at Instagram, and just doing regular phone things isn’t as compromised as before. I didn’t have a problem using the Z Fold 3 closed, but there’s no doubt it’s a better, more conventional experience on the Z Fold 4. It’s also great that Google’s Gboard keyboard has joined Samsung’s own with a split view. When you compare on-screen keyboards, the Z Fold 4’s letters are a few extra pixels wide, yet I’ve found typing to be faster and more accurate on the Z Fold 4.
When closed, gripping the Z Fold 4 isn’t quite like holding a non-folding phone, but it’s not far off. That’s the basic main takeaway regarding the Galaxy Z Fold 4 compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 3, but to leave it at that is a disservice to the differences the millimeter-tight changes make. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: design Andrew Martonik/Digital Trends The Z Fold 4 is really the first time the biggest Samsung folding smartphone can be recommended to most people, and if you invest in one, it has the power and ability to remain in use for years.
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