Samsung's galaxy z flip 4; is the latest version of the company's smaller foldable and with this generation, the company has addressed most of our problems with the previous model. It's delivered longer battery life, increased durability and a slightly more useful. External display with the same thousand dollar starting price as before the Z flip 4 costs about the same as an Iphone 13 pro and the Glaxy s22 plus but can fold into a square. That you can hide in your palm, it's a supremely fun phone to use thanks to the different modes, you can set it up in too. Now the Z flip 4 isn't perfect but by improving its battery life Samsung's finally made a foldable phone.
One of the best things about the flips is that you can fold them in half and easily stuff them in pockets, small bags or other light spaces. As someone whose desk is chronically cluttered, i struggle to find a spot that plays my gigsntic pixel 6 pro which if not placed carefully on an even surface. Would sucidally slide off a table and plunge to its depth.
Thanks to its matte finish. The flip 4 is not as slippery as its predecessor or the pixel. I've only dropped it once since i've had i and so far the case as survived without a scratch and because the flip is so small. I also had a much easier time finding somewhere to place it, i've also been far less careful with my review unit of the flip 4 than with prior foldables tossing it in into bags packed with keys and other hefty phones i panicked for a second when i realized what i had done because i still needed. The phone to be in pristine condition for a photo soot but the gorilla glass victus plus covering on the flips inside and outside has kept, it scratch free.
Many of other changes the company made this year are less impactful. The smaller hinge shinier edges and slightly sleeker lines make. The new model look a little cleaner and the external cameras, protrude slightly more than before but beyond those minuscule differences. It's hard to tell the flip 3 and 4 apart. The easiest way for me to identify the flip 4 is by it color. My sample is a nice lavender shade but i prefer the blue version when open the two flips are even harder to tell apart. The latest model is just a hair sorter both their hinges feel similarly sturdy and i could still with a lot of careful maneuvering open and close.
The flip with one hand i even created a spot on my home screen for my thumb to push into the panel for leverage wen shutting the device. The flip 4 still has a crease running across tis display but this time it seems shallower that might just be because it's new and over time it may get more prominent but for those hoping for a more minimal crease you might be disappointed it's definitely still, there and noticeable. Its hard to compare the flip 4 to other phones because it's the only really competent one of it's the kind retailing in America but it's still worth noting that at 187 grams or 6.59 ounces. It's lighter than other thousand dollar phones like the s32 plus and the iphone 13 pro.
It is just 13 grams heavier than the Iphone 13. The flip 4 is also hard to categorize because of its unique screen though it measures 6.7 inches diagonally. Its aspect ratio of 22 by 9 makes it slightly longer and narrower than most phones. I didn't mind this in fact i found it easier to reach across. The flips display to hit buttons on the other side than on my iphone or pixels usual with any Samsung mobile device. The flip force 1080p panel delivered rich colors and crisp details and i love the 120hz refresh rate for scrolling through my favorite subreddits, there is a slight issue with viewing angles when you fold. The phone slightly though if you're looking at it straight on everything seems fins but sometimes from an angle i have seen some discoloration along the crease this isn't a huge deal since i'am rarely looking at the screen that way and it doesn't really impact visibility i also spent less time reading tings on the 1.9 inch cover display but when i did use it to reply to messages or set alarms, it was easy to read i love the colorful clock faces Samsung provides which make the flip 4 lock more eye-catching.
The cover splay that play music from Spotify is convenient and by default hitting play on this gadget will start the last song you listened to in general. The flip force speakers were loud enough to provide background sound while i worked though i wish they were stronger bass. The music also sounded slightly different when the flip was open versus when, closed with audio seeming a little, canned in the latter mode the flip 4 is perfectly capable as a regular non-bendy phone but when it's closed or half folded it's truly unique. There are two ways to shoot with the flip 4 when it's flexed with the external cameras as the cover display as a viewfinder or with internal camera while framing your shot with the top half of the main screen when i try to use the cameras on. The outside to shoot selfies it's hard to find a flattering angle because the outside screen is so small i can never see my entire face in it. Unless i'am too far away to make adjustments despite the limitations i've been enamored with taking pictures on.
The flip floor it is worth shouting out that the open palm gesture that Samsung has supported for years makes hands-free triggering of the camera much easier. The flip 4 is also useful for my video calls with my parents in country eliminating. The need for a phone stand none of this is new to this years flip. By the way i just wanted to remind you how much fun and function you can get out of a regular sized phone that folds. Samsung also offers an interface called flex mode that kicks in on compatible apps, when the system detects the phone is open at about 170 degrees or less Youtube for example will display the video on the top half flanked by two horizontal black bars wile the title views details and comment sit in the bottom portion.
Its mostly intuitly and useful but man i have such a love-hate relationship with flex mode i vividly remember thinking that using the flip with one hand while leaning back on my couch would be easier. If Samsung added it's flex mode panel to more apps so i could easily scroll through long posts or articles. On the flip 4 Samsung introduced a touchpad feature to its flex mode panel. You would use this like it were a laptop trackpad on the bottom of your screen move your finger around to control. The cursor tap to click links and other elements and drag two fingers up or down to scroll in theory a lot of this sense when you're using one hand and holding. The flip slightly folded reaching four elements on the top of the screen with your thumb can be tricky. The trackpad makes it easier to click things at the edges of the panel but two-finger scrolling in one-handed use simply does not work unless you can somehow balance, the flip with just three fingers and have the dexterity to use. Your remaining digits to swipe on the screen those of us without olympian level finger gymnastic skills will probably need to leave flex mode to scroll.
The trouble is there is no easy way to summon this panel at will worse it reappears, if you straighten and refold the screen or if you straighten and refold the screen or if you jump to another app and return i've lost track of te number of times i've hit the x to dismiss flex mode only to absentmindedly open telegram to reply to friend and be present with the black box again to make things worse the x icon to dismiss. The flex mode box is right up against, the crease making it incredibly hard to hit i usually have to tap it about 5 times to get it to register. Honestly the thing the new trackpad is good for is dragging the cursor to the x to close itself to be clear this panel only appears if you've gone into the experimental labs area in advanced settings to enable it for specific apps most people are unlikely to encounter it by default and the flexable layouts for customized apps like gallery and camera.
Samsung is caught in a difficult position when it comes to the external screen this window is the same size as last year and the company's added a new widget so you can do more without opening the phone. The existing options are a media player calender schedule weather alarms timer quick dial and health which is really a glorified step counter to make the cover this way a bit more useful. Samsung also added the ability to quickly reply to messages using emoji dictation or a selection of preset responses like no thanks or on my way without increasing the size of te cover display Samsung can't really do much more and iam note sure i want it to do bigger either a larger second screen would tax.
The battery which is already a precious resources i'd much rather the company gave the next flip better cameras that's not to say that the flip force cameras are bad they're actually surprisingly capable especially the pair of 12 , megapixel sensors on the outside with larger 1.8 micron pixels than. Flip 3 the primary and ultra white cameras both delivered impressively colorful and sharp pictures that rival. The pixel 6 pro and Iphone 13 pro in bright light like the Glaxy s22 ultra. The flip force pictures were warmer and more saturated than the pixel but less red than the Iphones all three handsets produce similarly sharp pictures of buildings at sunset. Although Samsung's images were occasionally a little soft as usual google has the upper hand at night with windows on the empire state building looking tac sharp but slightly blurrier on the flip foor selfies. I took in low lIght with the flip 4 were similarly splotchy but the pixel and Iphone didn't do much better.
In those situations anyway like any mainstream slagship phone the flip 4 is equipped with the latest top tier snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 chip and has 8 gigs of ram after some intial hiccups while setting up. The phone during which the flip 4 got noticeably warm i never encountered any lag as i shot videos live streamed to, Instagram screen recorded my friend's , Instagram stories and posted photos. It did get hot again when i called my parents on telegram but otherwise the flip mostly remained cool, It's worth reminding you all that some apps struggle with the flip's uncommon aspects ratio. The biggest culprit of course is Instagram often the create post button will be out of reach or overlap other posts. The stories editor jas a blank black strip at the bottom between the viewfinder and the submit buttons and if you're using samsungs keyboard it sometimes obscures things like the color picker or tag suggestions. Somethings many people ask me about samsung devices is the software and it is a valid concern but the days of heavy-handed overlays like touchwiz are mostly in the past and samsungs phones recently shiped with fairly clean versions of android with its one ui interface.
My biggest complaint about the flip 3 was its dismal battery life and it was the one keeping me from recommending it to a more mainstream user. With the flip 4 Samsung not only used a larger3 700 million bar battery but also a more power efficent process. The result aren't astounding but thankfully the flip forward now generally lasts all days i usually take it out in the afternoon and come home past midnight with about 20 to spare. One sunday i took the flip 4 out to an early morning workout and then ran around new york and new jersey all day, by 10 pm it had dropped to about 15 and was prompting me to enable battery saving mode with this improved battery life and durability the flip 4 is a more practical phone than its predecessor and its the first of Samsungs foldables that's truly ready for the mainstream. Sure there are a few minor inconveniences to put up with like Instagram's incompatibility with it's aspect ratio. The fact that it has considerably less battery life than other phones at tis price but if you have been itching to see. If a foldable phone might fit in your life in your pocket or if you are a selfie aficionado, the flip 4 will be a satisfying purchase.
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