The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is rumored to be launching this year. Information about this folding screen phone has been leaked several times, and the latest is a leak about its increasingly fierce specifications.
Rumors that had circulated previously stated that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will use the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip. This claim was further strengthened after listing on the Geekbench benchmark site revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 4 which carries the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 with the code SM-F936U that stopped at Geekbench is a model intended for the United States market. This model also comes with 12 GB of RAM and runs Android 12.
This listing on Geekbench not only reveals the core specifications, but also the performance of the Galaxy Z Fold 4. Thanks to the latest chipset from Qualcomm, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 managed to score 1,351 for single-core and 3,808 for multi-core, as quoted from Phone Arena, Saturday (18/6/2022).
Benchmark test results allegedly the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 appeared on Geekbench Photo: Geekbench
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 does bring many improvements in terms of performance when compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 carried by the Galaxu S22 series and Snapdragon 888 brought by Galaxy Z Fold 3.
For specific numbers, Qualcomm claims Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is claimed to be 20% faster and 30% more efficient than Snapdragon 888. While Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 is said to bring 10% faster CPU performance and 30% greater power efficiency.
The comparison of benchmark results between the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and its predecessor also looks impressive. According to the Geekbench benchmark test in our Galaxy Z Fold 3 review, the foldable phone recorded a score of 751 for single-core and 2,251 for multi-core.
The performance of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 may be helped by UFS 4.0 technology for its internal memory. Reportedly, Samsung will also present the Galaxy Z Fold 4 with an internal memory variant of up to 1TB.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 will still have the same design as the Galaxy Z Fold 3, but with a thinner hinge and less visible creases on the screen. Reportedly, the main camera and telephoto brought by the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will also be upgraded.
This phone is predicted to be announced on August 10, 2022 alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 4. Both will go on sale on August 26, 2022.