Folding out for a hero phone
REVIEW REVIEW
The key difference is the Hero 11 Black Mini ditches both screens.
Hero 11 Black is available in Harvey Norman for €549 and Hero 11 Mini costs €499.
REVIEWING the Galaxy Z Fold 4 has been incredible fun — it’s one of the best smartphones of 2022.
It’s also one of the most expensive handsets you can currently buy in Ireland — at €2,299.
That price will include a free black stand case and S Pen stylus and 25w travel adapter.
Z Fold 4 is not perfect but it is a gadget lover’s dream and if I was to buy one 2022 smartphone — this is it.
The imperfections include the bulkiness when it’s folded, the crease in the main 7.6in display, and the fact that it has five cameras, but none of which are the best in Samsung’s armoury.
The big plus points of course are the hinge which holds the display open at any angle and what you can do with that stunning display once its opened.
It is great for videos, games, reading websites, magazines and books — or multitasking with up to three apps open at the same time.
Using a pair of apps on a screen roughly the size of two phones side by side makes things like meal planning and online shopping so easy.
Turning the Fold 4 to landscape view gives you dual-pane views in some apps such as Gmail.
And let’s not forget this is all powered by the very latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, which is only available on a handful of other phones.
Fast
That makes Z Fold 4 even more powerful and super fast than Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra, still the most complete Android phone of 2022 because of its superior camera system and built-in S Pen.
But if you want a smartphone to work on, then the best productivity device is without question the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
●The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 costs €2,299.