Samsung recently announced its new 2022 folding smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. They are available for pre-order on the Samsung site with very interesting advantages compared to other online sales sites.
Samsung (already!) announced yesterday its fourth generation of folding smartphones, the new Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. These two smartphones are already available for pre-order (from August 10 to 25, 2022 inclusive) on the official Samsung website.
The first good news with the pre-order of one of these two smartphones is that it is possible to significantly lower their price by taking back your old smartphone.
Samsung thus offers a trade-in bonus of 200 euros for the Galaxy Z Fold4 and 150 euros on the Galaxy Z Flip4 to be added to the value of an old smartphone eligible for trade-in offers. Better, if this old smartphone is a Samsung Galaxy S, Note, Fold or Flip (from the Galaxy S8 / Note 8), Samsung adds 100 euros of trade-in bonus in addition.
Concretely, if you have a Samsung Galaxy S20 (128 GB) in good condition, it is taken back 216 euros by Samsung. To this price are then added 150 or 200 euros of trade-in bonus, then another 100 euros of trade-in bonus, thus lowering the price of a Z Flip4 to 643 euros or that of a Z Fold4 to 1283 euros.
The advantage of pre-ordering on the Samsung site: 1 year of Samsug Care+ offered
But the real advantage of pre-ordering the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 on the Samsung site is being able to benefit from a free year of Samsung Care+ insurance.
When you buy very high-end smartphones like the latest Galaxy Z Fold or Z Flip, the best thing is to be calm. Samsung Care+ is insurance that protects the user’s smartphone against accidental damage (screen, oxidation of the device by water and battery change) and possible software problems. This is the best insurance that can be found today for this type of device. During pre-orders, by going to the Samsung site, all you have to do is add a year of Samsung Care+ to your basket for the insurance to be offered by Samsung. Usually, this one-year insurance is billed at 99 euros.
Go through the Samsung Store provides access to more generous pre-order offers than elsewhere. Thus, for any pre-order of the Galaxy Fold4 between August 10 and 25, 2022, Samsung is also offering an Accessories Box, including a case with an S Pen and an official charger. With Galaxy Z Flip4, a case is offered if you choose a Bespoke Edition model.
Finally, the last advantage of the Samsung Store is to be able to take advantage of free delivery in 24 hours (if you live in the Paris region) and benefit from payment in 3 or 4 installments free of charge from 400 euros of purchases.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4: the most luxurious folding smartphone
For the Galaxy Z Fold4, Samsung has applied itself to tweaking a smartphone with an already very successful design. The Korean therefore took over the design of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and improved it in small touches. It’s still a folding smartphone in “book” format, with a 6.2-inch external screen and a 7.6-inch internal screen.
Inside the smartphone, we find the famous foldable screen, still with a display frequency of 120 Hz. the opening.
The crease within this screen is as discreet as on last year’s model. On the right side of the screen hides a selfie photo sensor, placed directly under the screen. Samsung insists this sensor is even more discreetly integrated than last year’s Z Fold.
The Korean manufacturer has also worked on the screen edges of its new smartphone. These have been refined compared to the Galaxy Z Fold3 and are less thick than on the previous generation.
Finally, on the outside of the phone, the hinge was given a polish. It is now a little less rounded and takes up a little less space. Finally, the external screen is a little wider than on the 2021 version. Samsung has also kept the waterproofness: the Galaxy Z Fold4 is IP X8 certified.
The main novelties of the Galaxy Z Fold4 do not concern so much the design as the technical sheet. On the component side, Samsung has integrated the most powerful SoC of the moment: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, associated with 12 GB of RAM. Base storage is generous at 256 GB, but in its most expensive versions, the Galaxy Z Fold4 can go up to 1 TB.
It is especially on the photo side that the Galaxy Z Fold4 is progressing significantly. The Galaxy Z Fold4 is equipped with 3 back photo sensors. The main sensor is now 50 megapixels (up from 12 last year) and now similar in performance to what’s found on the excellent Galaxy S22. The Z Fold4 also packs a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor and ×3 optical zoom (compared to ×2 optical zoom on the Z Fold3) with a 10-megapixel sensor.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is available in three colors: Black, Ivory and Anthracite. Following its announcement, it currently benefits from a pre-order offer which includes an official 25 W charger and a protective shell. Samsung also offers a 200 euro trade-in bonus on its old smartphone, one year of Samsung Care+ insurance offered and 5% of your purchase in Samsung Rewards points.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4: the most accessible folding smartphone
For this new iteration of the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung has relied on user feedback to make it even more practical. On the form, there are few changes: it is a smartphone that folds vertically, still with a 6.7-inch (120 Hz) screen inside and a “small” 1.9-inch screen on the inside. the outside. As with the Z Fold4, the hinge has been slightly revised to be a little less domed than last year.
Samsung has made multiple notable improvements. The first and most important concerns autonomy. The Galaxy Z Flip4 now has a 3700 mAh battery, compared to 3300 mAh on the Z Flip3. The limited autonomy of the previous model was the point most often raised by Samsung, which corrects it on this new version.
Another notable improvement: it is possible to use the smartphone more easily without having to unfold it. Not only are more widgets available on the external display, but it’s possible to use the fingerprint sensor without unfolding the phone to be able to make payments with Samsung Pay.
Finally, Samsung has updated the technical sheet of its new phone. Like the Z Fold4, it’s a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM, that powers the Z Flip4. Storage starts from 128 GB and can go up to 512 GB for the most high-end versions.
On the photo side, Samsung has equipped its folding smartphone with two back sensors: a 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor.
The Galaxy Z Flip4 is available in four colors: Graphite, Lavender, Rose Gold and Blue. From today, it is also possible to personalize its appearance via Samsung Bespoke. Color of the top, bottom and hinge cover, it is possible to fully customize the appearance of the Galaxy Z Flip4 among 75 different color combinations.
The smartphone also benefits from a great pre-order offer. A trade-in bonus of 150 euros is available if you sell your old smartphone. What’s more, Samsung Care+ insurance is offered for one year and 5% of the purchase will be donated in Samsung Rewards points. If you pre-order the Galaxy Z Flip4 in Bespoke edition, a shell is also offered by Samsung.