{"id":231365,"date":"2026-04-05T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/i-used-the-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-and-fold-4-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T05:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:55:10","slug":"i-used-the-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-and-fold-4-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/i-used-the-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-and-fold-4-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"I used the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Fold 4 in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Fold 4 in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/how-samsung-foldables-changed-three-years-3648323\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-05 05:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Brady Snyder \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Smartphone innovation is dead, they said. It\u2019s partly true \u2014 year-over-year changes are minimal in 2026, and it takes a few smartphone generations stacking up to form compelling value propositions. It\u2019s easy to miss just how far we\u2019ve come in a couple of short years between phone generations, especially with relatively new categories like foldables. I bought the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 on the release date in 2022, and after using the Galaxy Z Fold 7 intermittently for more than six months, it\u2019s hard to believe these two phones are related.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever owned or used a Galaxy Z Fold 4, you know just how poorly that decision aged. That model was the last Galaxy Z Fold generation to feel like a prototype. The experience got a little better with the Galaxy Z Fold 5, which folded completely shut for the first time. Then, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 added formal dust resistance with an IP48 rating. Finally, the current Galaxy Z Fold 7 tacked on a 200MP camera and a wider cover screen while making the chassis thinner and lighter.<\/p>\n

Throw it all together, and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a much bigger upgrade over the Galaxy Z Fold 4 after just three generations than you might expect. If you\u2019re a Galaxy Z Fold 4 owner like me and haven\u2019t upgraded yet, there\u2019s not much else to wait for.<\/p>\n

Is now a good time to invest in a large foldable?<\/h3>\n

8 votes<\/p>\n

Yes, they are mature and refined<\/p>\n

38%<\/p>\n

No, they aren’t durable enough yet<\/p>\n

38%<\/p>\n

Yes, they finally got the cover screen right<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

No, they’re still too expensive<\/p>\n

13%<\/p>\n

Yes, they’re thin and light enough<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

Something else (comments)<\/p>\n

13%<\/p>\n

Foldable phones finally feel like a regular slab phone<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Brady Snyder \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

I open the inner display of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 much more than I do while using the Galaxy Z Fold 7. That might sound counterintuitive, because the large folding display is the expensive part. However, it\u2019s a testament to how much Samsung has refined the outer screen and overall form factor of the…<\/p>\n

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