Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 tipped to improve hinges and creases
Pretty key for foldable phones
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We’re not far off the expected launch date of theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 4and theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, and we’ve got new leaks around the most crucial parts of these foldable phones: the hinges and the creases.
We’ll start with the most recent leak, which is a tweet from the usually reliable tipsterIce Universe. It says that the crease on the Z Flip 4 will be shallower than the one on the Z Flip 3, and that “most people will be satisfied” with the improvement.
This follows up on anearlier tweetfrom the same source showing some of the cases that have been developed for the Z Flip 4: they reveal that the hinge is now more compact as well, offering another design improvement over theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.
The other foldable
Not to be left out, it seems a similar aesthetic upgrade is in line for theSamsungGalaxy Z Fold 4 as well. A couple of weeks agowe heard thatthe crease would be less prominent on this foldable phone too, so Samsung is improving the implementation of this technology across the board.
As for the hinge, we’re once again indebted toIce Universefor a tweet a few days ago that showed off a more compact hinge on the Z Fold 4 compared to the Z Fold 3 – the same kind of improvement being talked about for the Z Flip 4.
Apparently the Galaxy Z Fold 4 design has “changed a lot” according to the tipster. We don’t have long to wait to find out: Samsung hasn’t confirmed the existence of the phones or any launch date, but it’s thought that the handsets will be unveiled in August.
Analysis: a steady rate of progress
Foldable phones we’re always going to get better in terms of both form and function: just look at how smartphones in general have progressed over the last decade. The technology, the materials, the manufacturing processes all get better over time, and that leads to phones that look better and work more reliably.
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It sounds as though we’re going to see more of that progression with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 in August. We were pretty impressed withwhat we saw last yearfrom these foldables, and with Samsung’s years of experience, it’s going to be a tough ask forAppleandGoogleto match up to them with their own folding devices.
Having less noticeable creases and more compact hinges would of course be welcome this time around – provided that there are no problems with reliability – but for foldables to really break into the mainstream, the prices of these phones have to drop further. That might be where the real challenge for Samsung lies.
If you can’t wait another two months to see these phones for real, you may be interested in all the leaks and rumors we’ve heard so far: we now have full spec leaks for both theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 4and theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, so you can decide in advance if one of these foldables is the right phone upgrade for you.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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