Take a look at the performance of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, and find out why it is a foldable computing + gaming powerhouse!

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Flagship Class Performance!

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 runs on the most powerful mobile SoC available for Android devices – the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Fabricated on the latest 4nm Samsung process technology, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 boasts a powerful Adreno 730 GPU as well as eight processor cores in a triple-tier architecture :

• a Cortex-X2 prime core running at up to 3.2 GHz,
• three sustained-performance Cortex-A710 cores running at up to 2.5 GHz, and
• four energy-efficient Cortex-A510 cores running at 1.8 GHz.

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is a higher-binned version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC that powers the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Its Cortex-X2 prime core runs at 3.2 GHz, instead of 3 GHz, while its Adreno 730 GPU runs at 800 MHz, instead of 720 MHz.

On paper, this is about as powerful as it gets in 2022, but let’s take a look at how it actually performs!

Read more : Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Battery Life + Charging Speed!

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Work Performance

We first tested the Galaxy Z Flip4 using PCMark, which simulates work applications like web browsing, playing video, writing text and editing photos.

Work 3.0	Z Flip 4	Z Flip 3	S22 Ultra	S21 Ultra	Note20 Ultra
Mobile Platform	SD 8+ Gen 1	SD 888	SD 8 Gen 1	Exynos 2100	Exynos 990
Performance Score	14429	13317	12860	12535	10523
Web Browsing	12097	11637	10442	10185	8865
Video Editing	7387	7762	7444	6336	6232
Writing	17593	15316	15471	15247	11112
Photo Editing	31762	25357	30177	37847	30789
Data Manipulation	12523	11938	9691	8310	6825

Unsurprisingly, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is about 8% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 used in the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the Snapdragon 888 used by the Galaxy Z Flip 3.

It’s a nice boost, but you won’t actually notice the difference. For certain, it will easily handle anything you throw at it, whether it’s just posting your latest Instagram pictures or editing a 4K video.

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Gaming Performance

For gaming, we tested the Galaxy Z Flip4 using 3DMark, with these results :

3DMark	Z Flip 4	S22 Ultra	Z Flip 3	Note20 Ultra	Note 10+
Device	SD 8+ Gen 1	SD 8 Gen 1	SD 888	Exynos 990	Exynos 9825
Sling Shot Unlimited	10690	11094	9248	8026	3327
Wild Life Unlimited	11144	9106	3952	4504	3288
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited	2636	2220	1174	1387	528

When it comes to less strenuous games (Sling Shot), the higher-clocked Adreno 730 GPU had no effect, but when we switched to Wild Life, we saw a 19% to 22% boost in performance.

For certain, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will crush any game you throw at it, but the Galaxy Z Flip4’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 gives you more performance headroom.

It also shows that you don’t really need expensive “gaming smartphones”. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 will easily handle any game you want to play.

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Overall Performance

We then tested the Galaxy Z Flip4 using AnTuTu, yielding these results :

AnTuTu	S22 Ultra	Z Flip 4	Z Flip 3	S21 Ultra	Note20 Ultra
Device	SD 8 Gen 1	SD 8+ Gen 1	SD 888	Exynos 2100	Exynos 990
AnTuTu Score	889167	856357	696767	624411	522735
CPU	203090	205939	206228	166290	146783
GPU	402617	362669	242573	258995	215205
Memory	146002	135707	133586	120805	89376
UX	137458	152042	114380	78321	71371

The AnTuTu benchmark tells a slightly different story. The higher-clocked Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 pretty much performs as fast as the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 – with a slight 3.7% performance difference.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 is about 23% faster than the Galaxy Z Flip 3, and a whopping 37% faster than  the Galaxy S21 Ultra!

But note that its temperature jumped by over 10°C! At peak performance, the Galaxy Z Flip4 can get quite toasty!

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Performance Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 is a svelte smartphone when unfolded, and yet super compact when folded. You would not expect performance to be a key selling point.

In fact, I expect Samsung to tune down the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 for better battery life. But somehow, Samsung kept its performance high, while improving its battery life in the Z Flip4!

In other words – you can have your cake and eat it too. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 is not just a fashion statement in your hands, it’s a computing and gaming powerhouse in a compact form factor.

It is no surprise why the Galaxy Z Flip4 is arguably the hottest smartphone Samsung introduced in 2022!

 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 : Price + Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 comes in four colour options, as well as a special Bespoke Edition :

• Graphite – legacy colour
• Pink Gold – new colour
• Blue – new colour
• Bora Purple – their signature colour this year

These are the available models and launch prices for the Z Flip 4 :

• 8 GB + 128 GB : RM4,099 (about US$920 / £760 / A$1,319 / S$1,267)
• 8 GB + 256 GB : RM4,399 (about US$987 / £816 / A$1,415 / S$1,359)
• 8 GB + 256 GB Bespoke Edition : RM4,599 (about US$1,032 / £853 / A$1,479 / S$1,421)
• 8 GB + 512 GB : RM4,899 (about US$ 1,099 / £909 / A$1,576 / S$1,514)

The Bespoke Edition is only available on the Samsung website, and requires 3-4 weeks to deliver, as each unit is custom-made.

Here are online purchase options :

• Malaysia : $4,099 | $4,099 | $4,099 | $4,099
• Singapore : S$1,398 | $S1,333 | S$1,398
• United States : US$1,059 | US$1,059
• United Kingdom : £999
• Australia : Price Check | Ecosystem Bundle

Read more : Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 : Colour Comparison!

 

 

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