Samsung Unpacked live blog: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5 and more - Tom's Guide

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It’s Samsung Unpacked day. Samsung volition soon uncover everything astir its caller devices for the second fractional of 2022. We expect to spot the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, positive perchance the Galaxy Watch 5 and the caller Galaxy Buds Pro 2. In all, it’s going to beryllium an eventful day.

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 volition apt bargain the show. Rumors and leaks suggest a batch of improvements crossed the board, including camera and surface enhancements. The Galaxy Z Flip 4, meanwhile, looks to proceed its predecessor’s bequest by offering a unsocial clamshell signifier origin that has a broader entreaty — and hopefully the aforesaid affordable terms tag arsenic past year.

Unpacked kicks disconnected astatine 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. BST. Keep it locked present for each of the latest updates and last-minute leaks, past beryllium definite to travel america done the full event.

Samsung Unpacked: Devices to expect

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: The caller Galaxy Z Fold 4 promises a slimmer and lighter design, a wider beforehand show and much almighty 50MP camera.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4: Samsung's much affordable flip telephone is rumored to diagnostic the latest Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 spot on with a tougher screen show and beefier battery.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: The Galaxy Watch 5 bid is tipped for a caller somesthesia sensor, but the Watch 5 Pro could bargain the amusement with a leaked 80 hours of artillery beingness and much durable design.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 2: The caller Galaxy Buds could connection 24-bit audio support, according to leaks, on with a caller purple colour enactment and adjacent sleeker design. 

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 hands-on review

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Then there’s the Galaxy Z Flip 4, which has a batch of country for growth. First and foremost successful our caput is (again) its artillery life. In the Tom’s Guide battery beingness test, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 couldn’t adjacent negociate 6 hours, clocking successful astatine 5 hours and 43 minutes. That’s beauteous sad.

We’re expecting a larger artillery this year, positive the much power-efficient Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Both of those combined volition hopefully marque a longer-lasting Galaxy Z Flip 4. 

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

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Where does the Galaxy Z Fold 4 request to amended implicit the Galaxy Z Fold 3? The archetypal happening that comes to caput is artillery life. In our custom artillery beingness test, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 hardly managed 7 hours, 52 seconds. The mean for smartphones is 10 hours.

Durability remains a interest for foldables, truthful we anticipation that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is much durable this clip around. We besides privation to spot upgraded camera hardware; it would beryllium bully if the Galaxy Z Fold 4 could astatine slightest beryllium connected a akin level to the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

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Unofficial renders of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, partially unfastened  from the beforehand   and back

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What astir the Galaxy Z Flip 4? There’s a leak for that, too. Stand retired specs see a 6.7-inch foldable Dynamic AMOLED show with a solution of 2640 x 1080 and a 425 pixel per inch density and a 120Hz refresh rate. Those are the aforesaid specs arsenic the Galaxy Z Flip 3, but from the images it looks similar the bezels astir the surface whitethorn beryllium a small slimmer. 

The outer show is expected to travel successful astatine 1.9 inches erstwhile again, with a solution of 512 x 260. For durability, Gorilla Glass Victus Plus volition seemingly beryllium utilized connected the screen panel. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 artillery is acceptable to beryllium a 3,700 mAh compartment (up from 3,300 mAh connected the Flip 3).

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 dimensions

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So what bash we cognize astir the Galaxy Z Fold 4? Well, acknowledgment to tons of last-minute leaks, rather a lot. We afloat expect the foldable to usage a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor (say that 5 times fast) and we’ve heard a caller 50MP main camera. But a leaked Amazon listing gave america immoderate measurements, 155.1 x 67.1 x 15.8 mm (or 6.1 x 2.64 x x 0.62 inches) erstwhile folded (130.1mm oregon 5.1 inches wide erstwhile unfolded).

The beforehand show for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is listed arsenic 6.2 inches, which is the aforesaid arsenic past year, but the facet ratio is 23.1:9 (a spot wider than the Z Fold 3) and the main 7.6-inch show is 21.6:18. Both panels reportedly person a 120Hz refresh rate. 

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Good greeting and invited to Tom's Guide's Samsung Galaxy Unpacked unrecorded blog. We'll beryllium rounding up each of the last-minute leaks and rumors astir the expected devices successful the run-up to the event, and of people bringing you each the quality erstwhile it starts.

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