Samsung's brand new z-flip 4.

it's essentially a thousand dollar flagship phone that folds in half and this gives it four key benefits over a normal phone as well as one major con so the first thing that i like about it is that it makes it unexpectedly compact don't get me wrong good mini smartphones exist the iphone 13 mini is a shining example of that but because this folds up into a square it all of a sudden unlocks even more options for storing it to be fair their last z-flip 3 it was already portable the 4 has just taken that and very slightly trimmed everything further down it's a little shorter and narrower when unfolded the hinge protrudes less when folded up,

and even the borders around the inside screen are slightly narrower that combined with the fact that the main finish is now matte instead of glossy it's just enough to make it feel like an upgrade in your hands you do still have to do this awkward little finger dance every time you open and close it trust me i've tried to do that whole suave flicking the screen up movement does not work i mean if it's any consolation if you do draw but if it's any consolation if you do drop your phone while attempting to do it now the entire thing is wrapped in,

gorilla glass victus plus and armor aluminium which is a fancy way of saying good shatter resistance and improved scratch resistance but the second perk of a phone that folds in half like this it's something you're never going to see on a feature list or a spec sheet so you might know that i'm on a bit of a health transformation right now and one of the key things that i'm trying to do is to just be more mindful less distracted by thoughts and my phone and doom-scrolling tick-tock and just more mentally present right here in this moment and i kind of feel like the z-flip 4,

Could help me get there the phone has two screens you've got the main inside panel which is basically just a taller version of the flagship s22 screen with a still unfortunately kind of noticeable crease right in the middle but then also a smaller secondary cover display and this is the key thing i think the second screen gives you the perfect amount of usability i mean if you compare it to where the cover screen first started on the original z-flip it is dramatically fleshed out there's a whole bunch of new customization options like new ways to theme it but it's also more functionalyou can now toggle your quick settings,

You can create a voice note you can activate your robot vacuum cleaner from it you can make payments with your mobile wallet read your incoming messages and you can even now reply to them using speech to text this isn't as gimmicky as i was expecting either samsung's voice input has actually come a long way since the beginning oh yeah have a look it's literally got the whole sentence word for word so what i'm trying to say is that this cover screen has just hit a kind of sweet spot where it's capable enough to be able to keep you in the loop but not so capable that it's distracting it won't let you access your tick tock app you can't watch your favorite disney plus shows and it will stop you fueling your life-size cut-out shopping addiction,

the fact that you need to unfold it creates a kind of barrier between seeing a notification and then suddenly ending up completely lost within an app for 30 minutes without realizing how you even got there and that's a really strong probably accidental perk for people like me but the third flip phone feature is an even bigger pull it's how the ability to fold improves the cameras i wasn't particularly excited about these cameras to start with i mean yes the z flip 4 setup it is technically better than last year they've upped the optical image stabilization they've improved the electronic image stabilization,

whilst also building a main camera that can apparently let in about 65 more light than the last flipper but even with that this is still probably the weakest set of cameras out of samsung's current flagship lineup you're not going gonna get the insane 10x optical zoom that you get on their s22 ultra you get zero optical zoom you're not gonna get that 108 megapixel main camera resolution you get 12. and the camera sensors themselves are technically a tier below even the bass galaxy s22 which is a cheaper phone than this but the difference is not as much as it sounds the strong diminishing returns,

that you get with camera hardware combined with the fact that most of the heavy lifting on smartphone cameras is now done by the software which is more or less the same it means that if the s22 ultra's camera was a 10 this would be about a seven it still captures photos that look somewhat cinematic with noticeable separation between the foreground and background it has improved edge detection when it comes to portrait modes and the video does look presentable and even a little smoother than before and so while for me personally because i'm a bit of a camera nerd that three-point difference,

compared to this phone is enough to put me off for the vast majority of people who just want to take nice photos and don't really think about it much more.

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