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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 brings these upgrades over Fold 3
Samsung launched the latest iteration of its flagship foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 a couple of weeks ago. The new device is currently available for pre-bookings with lots of exciting offers and will start shipping on August 26.
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The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has arrived to take the place of its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in the market. But when you look at the previous and new versions you will find them the same or hardly find any difference. Then why should you purchase the new Galaxy foldable phone?
Although the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 look similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 at its first appearance, the new device comes with a number of welcome upgrades over the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and that too at a similar cost.
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However, Samsung has a different reason for not increasing the price of the Fold 4 and that is to attract customers to the foldable phones. But we can take advantage of this and get the new Galaxy Fold at the same price as the old version.
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What makes Fold 4 different from Fold 3?
Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Fold 4 with some notable upgrades over the Fold 3, among them I found key changes to the camera, display, and software.
Camera:
It’s hard to tell the Fold 4 apart from the previous generation from the back as both use the same pill-shaped triple camera. The new foldable features a larger 50MP rear camera compared to the 12MP one used on the previous model. Samsung says it helps in both detail and low-light performance.
Simultaneously, there’s a 3x telephoto camera, which is an upgrade from the older 2x zoom. This summarizes the 30x digital zoom versus the up to 20x you used to get earlier.
Display:
If you find the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 display similar, just on the screen and you will notice the differences. The cover screen of the new smartphone is wider. It’s a big improvement from the narrow screen that Fold 3 has.
This change has also affected the main screen. Although it is still 7.6 inches with the same diagonals on paper but it looks more squarish. This increases the actual viewing area and it is now better for web browsing, watching shows, etc.
Software:
With the Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1, Samsung has added a few important tweaks to the Galaxy Z Fold 4 to make it the most mature foldable edition. The Taskbar feature is so amazing! It allows you to multitask better than any other smartphone.
Now you can instantly switch from full screen to split screen and pop-up view. When you open any app to use, the Taskbar automatically activates beside the navigation button at the bottom. You can easily switch between many apps that are already available in the Taskbar area, with just a tap.
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Samsung is unlikely to use Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25 series. Qualcomm has increased the prices of the Snapdragon 8 Elite due to upgrades. However, MediaTek could help Samsung keep on evolving flagships as Snapdragon price soars.
Recently, it was reported that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 could be pricier than the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Samsung Foundry is in trouble and there’s no hope for Exynos 2600 to be used in 2026’s Galaxy S26 flagship smartphones.
Chipset price makes a great impact on smartphone pricing. Samsung managed to freeze pricing by utilizing Exynos in previous flagships. However, the game has changed as consumers don’t want Exynos and Snapdragon continues to be pricier.
Korean media (via Jukanlosreve) believes that MediaTek could help Samsung flagships keep on evolving further amid pricier Snapdragon. If Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is to be exclusively used in the S26 series, we may not see any display and camera upgrades.
Chinese phone makers aggressively utilize the Dimensity chips, that decently rival the latest Snapdragon chipset. Exynos is uncertain but MediaTek is doing a pretty good job with its flagship Dimensity chips.
In the case of no Exynos, opting for Dimensity in the Galaxy S series is a better alternative. MediaTek’s prices are way too lesser than Qualcomm’s. Meanwhile, flagship Dimensity chips offer better performance than Samsung’s Exynos.
Samsung skipped upgrading the display and zoom camera on the S25 Ultra, as far as the rumors are concerned. It could be forced to replace the same pursuit on the Galaxy S26 series otherwise, the price freeze would be unavoidable.
Global Samsung Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra surfaced on the FCC database. Earlier, we’ve seen the appearance of the US variants of the S25 series. The listing reveals the model number, connectivity specs, and some more info.
FCC listed Global Samsung Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra as model numbers SM-S931B, SM-S936B, and SM-S938B, respectively. The variants will be launched outside the US such as Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The input solidifies that the vanilla S25 won’t feature UWB tech. The fast and secure connectivity feature will be limited to the Galaxy S25 Plus and S25 Ultra. The US variants listing revealed the UWB configuration on the upcoming flagships.
Supporting documents suggest that the S25 and S25+ were tested with the EP-TA800 charging adaptor and EP-DN980 cable. Support for Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/a/ac/ax/be), GNSS, DP, and NFC are also mentioned.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is also listed with S Pen support. It will be the only model in the lineup that will be supporting stylus input. As far as the charging speed is concerned, the S25 Plus and S25 Ultra will bring 45W fast charging support.
The flagship will also feature Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/a/ac/ax/be), GNSS, UWB, DP, and NFC connectivity. The supported 5G bands include n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/26/28/38/40/41/66/77/78.
Galaxy S25 Ultra Release Date
Samsung hasn’t yet officially announced the release date for the Galaxy S25 series. South Korea is currently facing political tension as the President has recently imposed Martial Law (Emergency) and lifted it shortly after.
Korean media previously reported that the Galaxy Unpacked may be held in late January next year. If things continue to go as planned, we can expect the S25 series to be unveiled on January 22, while release could happen in early February.
Samsung has just tested Exynos 2500 chipset on the Galaxy S25 Plus. Samsung’s unannounced SM-S936B was spotted on Geekbench 6. However, the retail model could be equipped with Snapdragon 8 Elite globally.
As spotted by Jukanlosreve, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus running Exynos 2500 scored up to 2358 and 8211 points in single-core and multi-core tests. The model number refers to the European variant of the Galaxy S25 Plus smartphone.
In early November, the chipset was spotted on the same handset with similar Geekbench scores. That time, the Exynos 2500 reached 2,359 points and 8,141 points in Geekbench 6’s single-core and multi-core CPU tests.
The current Exynos 2500 benchmark scores are far from its rivals. The Snapdragon 8 Elite manages to reach up to 3127 and 9509, while Dimensity 9400 reaches 2711 and 8632 points in single and multi-core tests, respectively.
It is said that the Exynos 2500 may not power the Galaxy S25 series. The Korean tech giant has reportedly commenced mass production. The next year’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 could be equipped with a 3nm-based Exynos 2500 processor.
Geekbench reveals that the Exynos 2500 features a 10-core CPU, with the prime CPU core clocked at 3.3GHz, two high-performance cores at 2.75GHz, and three at 2.36GHz. The platform has two power-efficient CPU cores, running at 1.8GHz.
Samsung’s in-house chip is speculated to get Xclipse 950 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. It could also be supported by Vulkan 1.3, additional dynamic state, device profiles, dynamic rendering, and improved sync API.
The Foundry division is currently facing yield issues with the 3nm process. Industry observers estimate that the yield rate is extremely low (around 20%). Given the yield concerns, Exynos 2500 is unlikely in the Galaxy S25 series next year.