The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is official, brings Android 12L’s new taskbar
Enlarge / Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4. (credit: Samsung)
It's time for a new round of Samsung foldables. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are official. Both devices hit stores on August 26, and the prices haven't changed from last year: It's $1,799 for the Fold 4 and $999 for the Flip 4.
The Z Fold 4-the one that opens up like a tablet-is getting a few millimeters wider this year, and it has a 6.2-inch, 120 Hz, 2316*904 outer OLED display. The Z Fold 3's outer display had a skinny 25:9 aspect ratio, but the Fold 4's is at 23.1:9, getting closer to a normal 19:9 aspect ratio. The inner display is wider, too-it's a 7.6-inch, 2176*1812, 120 Hz OLED display. The device's thickness hasn't really changed-when open, the phone is 6.3 mm thick, and it's 15.8 mm thick when folded up, thanks to the hinge gap.
Other specs include a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 4400 mAh battery with 25 W charging. Samsung puts the dust and water ingress rating at "IPX8," meaning there's no dust resistance, but the device is submergible in fresh water for 30 minutes. There's a side fingerprint reader on the power button, and the phone supports Wi-Fi 6E.