As you probably know, Samsung just has unveiled its latest foldable smartphones with the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4. Design wise, they both do not differ much from its predecessors. Instead, there are only incremental upgrades. Something Apple has always been doing for years with each new generation of smartphones. So, Samsung fans, it might be time to swallow your pride and admit it…

For the new Flip4, it looks almost like the Flip3. But it looks slightly more square-ish on its edges instead of curved. The hinge is a wee bit smaller and the display crease slightly less sightly.

The foldable main display continues to be a 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz variable refresh rate, while the secondary cover display stays at 1.9 inches. Even the rear dual-camera system remains largely unchanged apart for the main 12-megapixel (MP) rear camera having large pixel sizes. Both 12MP ultra-wide-angle rear camera and 10MP selfie camera remain the same.

In the inside, the Flip4 now comes with the latest Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip, a larger battery of 3,700mAh (up from 3,300mAh of Flip3) and faster 25W wired charging.

For the new Fold4, it is the same story. It has a thinner bezel, slimmer hinge and slightly sleeker. But otherwise, it has the same design. It still comes with a 6.2-inch cover display and a 7.6-inch foldable display. Both displays have a 120Hz variable refresh rate.

Upgrades are in the inside again with a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip with 12GB of RAM and storage starting from 256GB to 1TB. However, it does get a better 50MP main camera, a longer 3x telephoto camera.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 will be available in four colours of Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold and Blue with pricing starting from S$1,398 (128GB) to S$1,748 (512GB). It is also available in a Bespoke Edition with 75 possible combinations of customisation.

On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 will come in four colours of Graygreen, Beige, Phantom Black and Burgundy. Pricing starts from S$2,398 (256GB) to S$2,938 (1TB).

Both foldable smartphones will be available in Singapore starting on Sep 2 10am. Pre-order (get it at Shopee) starts now.

So, should you be getting the latest Samsung foldable smartphones? Well, I can only say for sure when I get to review them. For now, if you are using the previous generations of Flip and Fold, you probably might want to hold.

vivo just launched X Fold, its first foldable smartphone, in China. Its design is quite similar to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 with an external cover display of 6.53 inches when folded. When unfold, the X Fold features a 8.03-inch display.

Both displays have a refresh rate of up to 120Hz and feature in-display fingerprint sensors. The X Fold is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip with 12GB of RAM and a 4,600mAh battery.

While the Fold3’s cameras might not be of “flagship” grade, the X Fold comes with the full arsenal. Its rear camera system consists of a 50-megapixel (MP) main wide-angle camera, a 48MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom and a 8MP periscopic camera with 5x optical zoom. Plus, the X Fold comes with two 16MP selfie cameras – one on the cover display and one on the foldable display.

The vivo X Fold is currently only available in China. It comes in black, blue and grey with a price tag of 8,999RMB or S$1,928. Not too expensive, if you consider the Fold3 starts from S$2,398.

However, there is no indication yet if the X Fold will be launched in other regions. For instance, Oppo’s first flagship foldable smartphone, Find N, never find its way to other markets. So, the X Fold might follow the same path to disappoint Singapore foldable fans.