The Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 will be more powerful than the S22 thanks to a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 will be introduced this summer, and should benefit from a new high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chip from Qualcomm, enough to be more powerful than the Galaxy S22 series devices.

On his Twitter account, leaker Ice Universe confirmed that Samsung’s next two foldable smartphones will feature a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chip. Engraved by TSMC, the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chip from Qualcomm should be more energy efficient than the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and could allow manufacturers to offer Android smartphones that overheat less.

This new processor will allow both devices toprovide much better performance compared to the current Galaxy S22s. As a reminder, these use an Exynos 2200 chip in Europe, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip in other markets such as the United States. However, it will not be the first smartphone equipped with this new processor, since Motorola should be the first to use it in its Motorola Frontier on May 10. We also expect this super-powerful SoC to arrive this summer in the next OnePlus 10 Ultra, but also in the Xiaomi 12 Ultra.

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 will be more durable than the Galaxy Z Flip 3

Thanks to this new processor, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is expected to offer better battery life than its predecessor. We also know that the smartphone will have a 3400mAh batterycompared to 3300 mAh on the Galaxy Z Flip 3. According to Ross Young, the new model will also use a slightly larger external screen of around 2 inchescompared to 1.9 inches previously.

Finally, Ross Young unveiled all the colors of Samsung’s foldable smartphones. According to his information, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 will be available in 4 colors : Gold, Gray, Light Blue and Light Violet, while the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will only offer three different choices : Beige, Black and Gray. Finally, good news, despite all these novelties, Samsung is expected to lower the prices of its foldable smartphones again this year.