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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Galaxy Z Flip 4

68 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
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74 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 12 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (23:41 vs 20:09 hours)
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1074K versus 795K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 3700 vs 3300 mAh
  • The phone is 1-year newer
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1662 and 1337 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip 4 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
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Galaxy Z Flip 4

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2640 pixels 1080 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 21.9:9 21.9:9
PPI 426 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 850 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus -
Screen-to-body ratio 84.7% 82.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 95.3% 97%
PWM 242 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 6.5 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G +1%
939 nits
Galaxy Z Flip 4
927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 166 mm (6.54 inches) 165.2 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IPX8
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink Black, Gold, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 2840 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 840 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~1622 GFLOPS ~2764.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
795042
Galaxy Z Flip 4 +35%
1074680
CPU 227108 291874
GPU 239255 362777
Memory 147100 191619
UX 175227 224036
Total score 795042 1074680
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 39.1 °C 36.8 °C
Stability 71% 46%
Graphics test 27 FPS 51 FPS
Graphics score 4597 8664
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12140 11291
Video editing 7704 7492
Photo editing 30191 31666
Data manipulation 10606 10987
Writing score 16498 16927
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Phone Scores (189th and 96th place)
Sources: 3DMark [3], [4]
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 5.1.1 One UI 5.1
OS size 29 GB 24 GB

Battery

Capacity 3300 mAh 3700 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (10 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:58 hr 08:01 hr
Watching video 09:12 hr 09:42 hr
Gaming 03:32 hr 03:53 hr
Standby 64 hr 85 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
20:09 hr
Galaxy Z Flip 4 +18%
23:41 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 1.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 22 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Pixel size 1.22 microns 1.22 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" 1/3.2"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G +3%
88.6 dB
Galaxy Z Flip 4
86.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2021 August 2022
Release date August 2021 August 2022
SAR (head) 0.86 W/kg 1.15 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.58 W/kg 1.2 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is definitely a better buy.

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Nate 02 November 2022 02:14
In the past three generations of folding devices, Samsung has learned a lot, and the Flip 4 now offers vastly superior folding capabilities and a significantly better and more resilient folding screen. Users should not think twice about getting Flip 4 over Flip 3.
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Daniel Holmgren 19 October 2022 14:24
The flip 4 has better overall performance than flip 3 as shown. For many users, however, the flip 3 is the best choice as it has a much lower cost and will meet most users' needs. It is also available Refurbished or in the box new.
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