This is everything we have heard so far about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
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(Pocket-lint) – Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a great folding phone, but with the folding phone market really starting to pick up, all eyes have turned to what Samsung will improve on and offer in its next generation of its Z series. This is everything we have heard about the Galaxy Z Fold 4, including when it might be released, what it might offer and how it might improve on the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 release date and price
September 2022
Around £1599/$1799? The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is expected to be released sometime in August 2022 or September 2022. For now, there have been no rumours indicating a specific date, but the Galaxy Z Fold 2 was released in September 2021 and the Galaxy Z Fold was made available in September 2019 so September seems likely. In the past, the Galaxy Note series had an August release slot, but we haven’t had a Note since 2020, with the Galaxy S22 Ultra essentially replacing this line, leaving the launch slot for the Z series. In terms of price, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 starts at £1599 in the UK and $1799 in the US. We’d expect the Galaxy Z Fold 4 to be around the same. There has been a rumour to suggest it might be cheaper, though it’s not detailed by how much.
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Similar to Z Fold 3
IPX8 rated
Built-in S Pen? It’s been claimed so far that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 will feature a similar design to its predecessor – though a little smaller and slimmer – and instead focus on durability. If this is the case, we can expect a book-style design again with a triple rear camera housing on the rear. Based on some early renders, it looks like the camera lenses could sit on their own rather than within a housing for the Z Fold 4.
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There has been some talk of more than one under-display camera this time around, presumably one on the external display to go with the one on the internal display, and there is also talk of a built-in S Pen, like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra offers. That said, rumours have also said no built-in S Pen for this device so this feature is still in question for now. Either way, it will no doubt be compatible with an S Pen. An under-display fingerprint sensor was also mentioned for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 initially, though it has since been claimed the device will stick to a physical fingerprint sensor on the side like the Z Fold 3. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers IPX8 waterproofing, as well as a tougher frame compared to its predecessor so we’d expect the Z Fold 4 to retain that IP rating, if not improve it. Display
6.19-inch external
7.56-inch internal
120Hz refresh rate
Reports suggest the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 will come with similar size displays to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. It’s been claimed the external display will be 6.19-inches, while the internal display will open up to 7.56-inches. There’s still expected to be a crease in the display, though it will apparently look slightly better than the Z Fold 3. It’s also said the display ratios will adjust slighty too, becoming shorter and wider, which will mean a squarer internal display if these rumours are accurate. It’s expected that both the internal and external display will offer a 120Hz refresh rate like the Z Fold 3 did, and it is also expected that HDR10+ will be supported.
