Should You Upgrade From the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4?

How the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

Announced Aug 2022 · 4 years old

7.1
Security updates
Until around 2027
OS upgrades
Ended around 2026

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates end around 2027 Newer phones are about 2.1× faster The best upgrade scores 2.6 points higher on battery and 2.1 on performance OS upgrades ended around 2026

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

Phones with a US launch price up to $2,250, close to what the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.

Also worth a look

Apple iPhone Duo

8.5From $1,999

What you’d gain

  • 2.7× faster
  • Battery: 4,400 → 4,883 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Satellite messaging

What you’d give up

  • Camera score: 7.9 → 7.2
  • No telephoto lens (yours: 3× zoom)
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 upgrade FAQ

Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 still supported?

Samsung promises 5 years of security updates for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, counted from its announcement in August 2022, so they should continue until around 2027. It gets 4 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2026.

What is the best upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Razr Fold, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.9 vs 7.1 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4. The newest model of the same family is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $2,250, close to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4’s launch price.

How much faster is the Motorola Razr Fold than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Razr Fold is about 2.1 times as fast as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 9,568 vs 4,584.

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