Samsung recently announced theGalaxy Z Fold 4during its August Unpacked event , but how does the phone compare to Samsung ’s flagship non - foldaway , theGalaxy S22 Ultra ?

We ’ve already looked at how the Z Fold 4compares to the new Z Flip 4 , as well as how itstacks up to its forerunner , the Z Fold 3 .

register on to learn all the big differences between the Fold and the S22 Ultra establish on the specs , as well as our experiences with each French telephone .

Design and display

When it comes to the design of these phones , which one is enceinte depends on whether or not the Z Fold 4 is fold up . When close up , the phone measures 67.1 x 155.1 x 15.8 mm . However , unfolded it becomes much magnanimous at 130.1 x 155.1 x 6.3 mm .

The S22 Ultra , meanwhile , measures 77.9 x 163.3 x 8.9 mm . That put it somewhere in between the Z Fold 4 ’s folded and unfolded measurements in all three dimensions . The S22 Ultra is also a bit lighter than the Fold at 228 g to the foldable ’s 263 g.

Both phones have the same IP evaluation for water protection ( 8) , but only the Ultra is protected from dust with itsIP68certification . That said , IPX8is still very telling for a foldaway sound .

The Z Fold 4 comes in four colours , Phantom Black , Graygreen , Beige and Burgundy . The S22 Ultra comes in a wider reach with seven shades , including Burgundy , Green , Phantom White , Phantom Black , Graphite , Sky Blue and Red .

move on to the projection screen , the Z Fold 4 once again posture on either side of the S22 Ultra with its large fold concealment and second , humble cover display .

The phone pile a 7.6 - inch QXGA+ DynamicAMOLED2X Infinity Flex main presentation with a 2176 x 1812 resolving and 120Hzadaptive refresh charge per unit , though unhappily we found the crease down the projection screen is still quite distracting . There ’s also a 6.2 - inch HD+ active AMOLED 2X cover screen with a answer of 2316 x 904 and 120Hz adaptive refresh rate .

The S22 Ultra has a single 6.8 - inch border Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity - O display with a resolution of 3088 x 1440 . The screen isHDR10+certified and , like the Fold , swash a 120Hz refresh rate . We establish the display to be hopeful and offer fantastic detail in our critical review .

Both sound support theS Penfor scribble and note taking , but where the Ultra comes packaged with a playpen and has its own slot , you ’ll need to bribe a style for your Z Fold 4 singly .

Camera

The S22 series is known for its cameras and the S22 Ultra model at the top of the air with its musculus quadriceps femoris rearward camera .

This consists of a 12 - megapixel radical - wide sensor , a 108 - megapixel wide slant sensor and dual 10 - megapixeltelephotosensors . There ’s also a 40 - megapixel front tv camera for selfies .

The camera array includes features like optical image stabilization ( OIS ) , Space Zoom up to 100x and up to 8 K video at 24fps or 4 K at 60fps .

There ’s also reenforcement for modes like Super Slow - mo , Hyperlapse , Portrait Video and Director ’s eyeshot . We were especially impressed by the rapid climb and the low - Inner Light functioning when we test the camera .

The Z Fold 4 has one less camera than the Ultra with its ternary regalia . The foldable includes a 12 - megapixel ultra - wide sensing element , a 50 - megapixel wide slant sensor and a 10 - megapixel telephoto sensor . There ’s also a 10 - megapixel selfie camera on the cover screenland and a 4 - megapixel under display camera for telecasting calls .

The camera takes vantage of many of the same features as the S22 Ultra , include OIS , up to 8 kelvin video at 24fps or 4 K at 60fps and the same Super Slow - mo , Hyperlapse , Portrait Video and Director ’s View , among others .

There ’s also Space Zoom ( though this is limited to 30X on the Fold ) , as well as a Capture View feature film that allow for you to leverage the larger display to preview your images , get at the camera control and see thumbnails of your simulacrum at the same time .

We were n’t excessively impressed with the photographic camera on its predecessor , the Z Fold 3 , considering the folding ’s price , but Samsung take the Fold 4 packs 23 % bright pixels in its main detector for better performance in low - light mount and the Nightography mode . However , you ’ll have to await until our full followup to hear our finding of fact on whether it delivers .

Specs and features

The specification are standardised too , albeit with a fistful of differences .

Where the S22 Ultra was powered by theSnapdragon 8 Gen 1(or the Exynos 2200 in the UK ) , the Z Fold 4 packs the new Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 . Both phones support 5 G connectivity and are available with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage .

Both phone head for the hills Samsung ’s One UI base on Android 12 , but the Z Fold 4 also takes advantage of a number of multitasking features that amount with having a larger screen door . These let in the power to view multiple window at once and a new Taskbar that offers fast admission to your favourite apps .

The S22 Ultra has a bigger 5000mAh bombardment than the Z Fold 4 ’s 4400mAh one , but both phones offer support for battery features like Super Fast Charging , FastWireless Charging2.0 and Wireless PowerShare .

We find the S22 Ultra ’s battery life to be good but nothing groundbreaking . We have yet to test this on the Fold , but the small battery does n’t suggest we ’ll see monumental advance in this region on the foldable .

Early verdict

The Z Fold 4 put up a minor , all - cycle update on the Z Fold 3 . The specs are n’t far off what are get in the S22 Ultra and the bigger screen offers interesting advantages for multitasking and photo taking . There ’s also a more up to appointment processor on board .

However , the S22 Ultra still offers a more advanced photographic camera regalia , more impressive zoom capacity and a bigger slugger . The flagship phone also come with an S Pen in the box , making it a slap-up option for note takers who do n’t want to pay extra for a stylus .

However , you ’ll have to wait for our full review of the Z Fold 4 for our last finding of fact on how the foldaway performs .