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GSMArena Team, 10 July 2023

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 long-term review

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  • User reviews
  • Galaxy Z Fold4

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design
  3. 3. Display
  4. 4. Performance, battery life
  5. 5. Software
  6. 6. Camera
  7. 7. Conclusion
  8.  
  9. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 specification
  10. User opinions and reviews
  11. Review comments (58)

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Introduction

The Galaxy Fold was the original folding smartphone, and so the line comprised of its successors has always been incredibly important throughout these past few years, especially as they have always been the most geographically spread folding smartphones you can buy. The most recent iteration is still the Galaxy Fold4, at least until Samsung announces the Fold5 later this month, so we decided it's time to take this one for an extended spin.

The Fold4 has more direct competition than any of its predecessors, even if a lot of its direct competitors aren't available officially outside of China. Thus, the Samsung 'Fold' is still, for many people, the benchmark for this phone-folds-out-into-a-mini-tablet form factor, and, of course, it helps that it comes from a brand that's well-known across the globe, and with a very long software update window as well - that's more of a thing throughout the Android world today, but it hasn't always been.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 long-term review

So, the Galaxy Z Fold4 (which we'll simply refer to as "Fold4" from now on), on paper, looks like a solid contender even today. But does that translate into a great user experience day-in and day-out when you have this as your one and only smartphone? That's what we're trying to find out in this review.

We've lived exclusively with the Fold4 for many weeks now, and are ready to share our thoughts. Is the Samsung Fold still the best non-Flip foldable that you can officially buy internationally? Or is the market leader in dire need of severe changes, which will hopefully be implemented with the release of the Fold5? Let's explore together. Join us over the next few pages to see if Samsung's software advantage is still big enough to negate some of its hardware oddities.

Next Page » 2. Design
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design
  3. 3. Display
  4. 4. Performance, battery life
  5. 5. Software
  6. 6. Camera
  7. 7. Conclusion
  8.  
  9. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 specification
  10. User opinions and reviews
  11. Review comments (58)

Reviews Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 long-term review
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  • User reviews
  • Galaxy Z Fold4

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 long-term review - Reader comments

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  • Anonymous
  • sfN
  • 02 Oct 2024

The inner screen foldable technology isn't mature. Many have had their inner screen fail just after the warranty including myself as described here https://youtu.be/jI0NkxL5Ovo

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  • hydrus
  • arR
  • 03 Sep 2024

I own Fold4 for about a year and... it's great and terrible. I absolutely love and hate the form factor. Dual-screen design is absurdly fantastic. Can't say how much I love Fold for it's inner screen. But the device is also heavy,...

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  • Anonymous
  • Pxn
  • 11 Jul 2024

dont buy fold. just after 3-4 months there were display problems. company didnot respond because its warranty for 3 months only. if display problem araises.. you have to pay 60k. better go for any other model except fold series.

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