Popular Mechanics (South Africa)

GALAXY Z FOLD4

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It feels like just yesterday that Samsung surprised everyone with a foldable smartphone, and now, already in its fourth iteration, the Galaxy Z Fold4 is almost perfect. It’s a bit on the heavy side, and perhaps a touch narrow if you’re not used to it, but don’t let that deter you – the Fold4 is easily one of the most covetable devices out there.

Folded, you can use it like you would any other smartphone, but when opened up it becomes a streaming dream with tabletlike multitaski­ng functional­ity. The beautiful 7.6” Infinity Flex Display supports HDR+ and there’s even a front-facing camera camouflage­d under that big screen (which now supports Samsung’s S Pen stylus). This is a Samsung smartphone, after all, so you already know that the Z Fold4’s rear camera line-up is as premium as it gets. The 50-megapixel wide-angle camera and 30× space zoom are very impressive and we particular­ly liked using the main screen as the viewfinder.

More than anything, the Z Fold4 feels durable – there’s a new and improved hinge mechanism and it’s (finally!) waterproof.

This is, by far, the best foldable device created by the tech giant. RRP R36 999 samsung.com/za

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