Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Galaxy Z Fold 4 expectations: Spider-Man meme waiting to happen?

By Nick Heyman On Jun 28, 2023

Intro

Samsung already has a pretty solid foldable phone in the face of the Galaxy Z Fold 4. But hey, almost a year has passed, so an upgrade has to happen. And, it’s pretty much confirmed that we will see what that upgrade is going to be come late July.

The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to be… mostly the same. Disappointingly so, since most early leaks were talking about a major redesign, an integrated S Pen slot, a wider external screen a-la Oppo Find N2 and Pixel Fold, and other tidbits.

So, we can lay it out right here — if you already have a Galaxy Z Fold 4, maybe skip the Fold 5. But, if you are one looking to join the foldable space right now, it may be worth exploring the question — does one choose the old Z Fold 4 or wait for the new Z Fold 5?

Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Z Fold 4 expectations:

Same narrow and tall external screen
New hinge on the Fold 5 for better closing
Triple rear cameras on both phones
Minor camera improvements possible on Fold 5
Z Fold 5 to come with faster UFS 4.0 and LPDDR5X
You should be able to find the older Z Fold 4 at good discounts

Table of Contents:

Design and Size

Hello me, meet the future me

From the very beginning, the Galaxy Z Fold series has had this weird external screen, where it’s way too tall and way too narrow. Early rumors said that the Z Fold 5 might be upgrading that, but alas. Every bit of believable data we have now says that it will repeat the 23:9 aspect ratio. It’s fine for checking notifications, appointments, notes, and doing some quick replies. But if you want to hold the phone with two hands and thumb-type on it, you will feel compelled to unfold it.

On the inside, we will have another repeat — the 7.6-inch screen with a 6:5 aspect ratio should look pretty similar on both these phones.

OK, how will the Galaxy Z Fold 5 be different, if at all? Well, for one, it should have a different hinge design. Now thinner and maybe lighter, it should accomplish two things — even out that crease that goes through the center of the internal screen, and also make sure that the Z Fold 5 closes down fully. With no gap between be bases of its “wings”.

Of course, we will also get a new color — the Z Fold 5 is said to come in black, beige, and light blue. The Z Fold 4 was available in black, beige, and green (“graygreen”).

As for accessories in the box — we are living the minimalistic lifestyle here in Premium Phone Land. That means you will get a phone and a data cable in the box.

Performance and Software

The new Snapdragon has been tuned up

OK, so we have a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 up against a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. And that’s not the end of it — the Gen 2 is where Samsung started getting these special “Made for Galaxy” units.

Basically, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is slightly overclocked — 3.36 GHz vs 3.2 GHz on regular model. The old Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 that’s kicking inside the Galaxy Z Fold 4 still ticks at 3.19 GHz, so… we wouldn’t say you will see a great difference in performance.

Of course, there are the side upgrades — the Z Fold 5 is expected to have UFS 4.0, which is twice as fast as the old UFS 3.1, and LPDDR5X, which is a bit faster than the non-X branded one. Will you see these improvements in real life, right now, if you were to pick up these phones? We’d say no, but the Z Fold 5 does get a lot of headroom for the future.

Camera

Photograph me like one of your folding girls

Not much is expected to change on the photo front. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 had an adequate camera — nothing intense like the 100x zoom of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, its large sensors and apertures. But the Z Fold 4 camera was definitely in the flagship range — just not as good as phones that are dedicated to that.

Now, the Z Fold 5 is said to have a 50 MP main camera — same resolution as before, but a bigger sensor — 12 MP 3x zoom camera, which is an upgrade from the old 10 MP, and a 12 MP ultra-wide camera, which is the same spec on the Z Fold 4.

Nothing is said about the selfie cameras, so we will assume 10 MP on the outside and an under-screen 4 MP selfie camera on the inside.

In general, we don’t expect huge improvements with the Z Fold 5 camera — maybe slight updates, slightly better low-light performance, especially if the main sensor really is bigger. But nothing to wow you or make you throw away the Z Fold 4 and go for the 5. Or so we think.

Audio Quality and Haptics

The Galaxy Z Fold phones have great stereo speakers with a wide sound, detailed mids, sweet highs, and a good amount of base. We really love the ones in the Z Fold 4, so even if the Z Fold 5 is a repeat of that, we’d be fine. But hey, if Samsung can squeeze more volume or more bass from those tiny drivers, we’d be all for it.

Battery Life and Charging

It will be down to the components

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a 4,400 mAh cell and it is said that the Z Fold 5 will pack the same juicebox. Understandable, there’s only so much space within one of the phone’s halves — we are kind of impressed we can even get the 4,400 batteries.

So, in terms of battery life? The Z Fold 5 may still get a slight upgrade here. Both the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 are built on a 4 nm process, OK. But, the UFS 4.0 storage that’s expected to be in the Z Fold 5 is actually 40% more energy-efficient than the UFS 3.1… and that’s on top of it being twice as fast.

Will that give you a huge boost in real life usage? Probably not a noticeable one. We’ll have to see once we get to put the Z Fold 5 through our tests.

In terms of charging, we don’t expect any jumps to the crazy-fast charging that some other companies are doing. So, 25 W on the wire, up to 15 W wireless with a compatible puck.

Specs Comparison

Now that we’ve talked about how same-y we expect the Z Folds to be, here’s a table of the cold hard specs (as far as we know what to expect, that is):

	Galaxy Z Fold 5	Galaxy Z Fold 4
Size, weight	Unknown	Folded: 155.1 x 67.1 x 15.8 mm Unfolded: 155.1 x 130.1 x 6.3 mm 263g (9.3oz)
Screen	Main: 7.6″ OLED 9:10.8 ratio 120Hz Cover: 6.2″ OLED 23.1:9 ratio	Main: 7.6″ OLED 9:10.8 ratio 120Hz Cover: 6.2″ OLED 23.1:9 ratio
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Made for Galaxy, 4 nm	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 4 nm
RAM, Storage	12 / 256 GB for $1,800 12 / 512 GB for $1,920 12 /1 TBGB for $2,160 LPDDR5X / UFS 4.0	12 / 256 GB for $1,800 12 / 512 GB for $1,920 12 / 1 TB for $2,160 LPDDR5 / UFS 3.1
Cameras	50 MP main 12 MP ultra 12 MP 3X zoom 10 MP front 4 MP front (inside)	50 MP main 12 MP ultra 10 MP 3X zoom 10 MP front 4 MP front (inside)
Battery	4,400 mAh	4,400 mAh
Charging	USB-C 25 W wired 15 W wireless	USB-C 25 W wired 15 W wireless

*speculation

So, yeah, when we put it like that we can see that the Z Fold 5, while an awesome phone, will probably not completely replace the Z Fold 4 — an already awesome phone.

Summary

Well, there you have it. Should you fish for a Prime Day deal on the Z Fold 4 instead of waiting for the Z Fold 5? Probably… We are still waiting and hoping to be pleasantly surprised by the next generation of foldables. But nothing can take away from the fact that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 still has powerful hardware, beautiful screens, supports the S Pen, and is still far, far from an end-of-life condition.

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