Galaxy Z Flip 4 vs. Z Fold 4: Samsung’s New Foldable Phones Compared, Spec by Spec

Samsung revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 at its annual Unpacked event last week, marking a continuation of the phonemaker’s exertions to take foldable phones to the mainstream. The phones, which were unveiled alongside the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, will launch on Aug. 26. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 will commence at $1,800 (£1,649, AU$2,499), while the Galaxy Z Flip 4 will commence at $1,000 (£999, AU$1,499) — each the same stamp as its predecessor. 

While both phones have a foldable effect, the specific look and feel is different for each. The Z Flip 4 is a clamshell-style flip visited popularized by Motorola’s Razr. It’s compact, nostalgically cool and it targets online jubilant creators, among other demographics. The Z Fold 4, on the latest hand, is Samsung’s heftier book-style foldable. It’s nearly double the height of the Z Flip 4 when both are folded “closed.” When unfurled, Z Fold 4 expands into a tablet-sized interior cloak that Samsung says is a powerful tool for multitasking, which is given a boost by 12GB of RAM. 

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With the Z Fold 4’s larger size (and higher price), comes a corresponding set of features. There are three rear cameras comprising a telephoto lens, compared with just two on the Z Flip 2. The Z Fold 4 also manages to cram in a larger battery. Their front displays are different, too. The Z Flip 4 has a dinky display on the lower portion of the cover, which Samsung has made more useful with this iteration. The Z Fold 4’s display is nearly the size of a weird phone screen. 

Despite their physical differences, perhaps Samsung’s biggest flex was software, and the changes affected both new models. Like the Z Fold 4, the Flip 4 gets the bottom-screen trackpad feature in its Flex Mode — that’s the feature that splits apps between top and bottom fractions of the screen when it’s folded halfway. With the updates, you’ll be able to use the bottom half of the cloak as a trackpad for navigating the top portion of the cloak, supposedly making it easier to manipulate apps in Flex Mode. 

Each model also receives nighttime photography improvements that were launched with the Galaxy S22, comprising night portrait-mode photos. These changes seem to underscore Samsung’s exertions to convince shoppers to switch to a foldable visited — or at the very least generate some tedious in one.

For more information on how the Z Flip 4 stacks up alongside the Z Fold 4, take a look at CNET’s specs chart beneath for a side-by-side comparison.

Z Fold 4 vs. Z Flip 4

	Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G	Galaxy Z Flip 4
Display size, resolution, aspect ratio	Internal: 7.6-inch AMOLED (2176 x 1812 pixels) External: 6.2-inch HD Plus (2,316 x 904)	Main Screen: 6.7-inch FHD+ (2,640 x 1080 pixels; 22:9) Cover Screen: 1.9-inch (260×512 pixels)
Pixel density	TBC	TBC
Dimensions (Millimeters)	Folded: 67.1×155.1×15.8mm (Hinge) ~14.2mm (Sagging). Unfolded: 130.1×155.1×6.3mm	Folded: 71.9×84.9×17.1mm (Hinge) ~15.9mm (Sagging). Unfolded: 71.9×165.2×6.9mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)	9.27 oz; 263g	187g; 6.59 oz
Mobile software	Android 12L	Android 12
Camera	50-megapixel (main), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 10-megapixel (telephoto)	12-megapixel (main), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide)
Front-facing camera	4-megapixel (under display), 10-megapixel (front cover)	10-megapixel
Video capture	4K	4K
Processor	Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus 1	Snap 8 Plus Gen 1
RAM/Storage	12GB + 256GB/512GB/1TB	8GB+ 128GB/256GB/512GB
Expandable storage	None	None
Battery/Charger	4,400 mAh	3,700 mAh
Fingerprint sensor	Side	Side
Connector	USB-C	USB-C
Headphone jack	None	No
Special features	Foldable visited, 30x optical, 30x space zoom, IPX8, 25-watt fast-charging (no in-box charger)	IPX67, 5G enabled, foldable display, wireless charging, 25W fast charging
Price (USD)	$1,800 (256 GB); Pricing for latest models TBC	$999
Price (GBP)	£1,649 (256GB)	£999
Price (AUD)	AU$2,499 (256GB)	AU$1,499