Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy Z Fold 4 at its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, sharing its vision of the future of smartphones with the another iterations of its innovative foldable phones. The Z Fold 4 was unveiled during the livestream detain, alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. Preorders for the Z Fold 4 have already started onward of its Aug. 26 release, when it releases for $1,800 a pop -- the same as last year's Galaxy Z Fold 3. This year, however, Samsung will need to persuade shoppers to pony up for its luxe gadgets as a recession looms and inflation hovers at relate highs. 

The Z Fold 4, Samsung's phone-tablet foldable, is billed by the company as a "multitasking powerhouse." It houses the another Qualcomm processor, a higher-res display, ships with Android 12L and accounts a new 1TB variant. (For specific details, you can scroll to the bottom for a side-by-side spec comparison). The company says it's also worked to make multitasking more intuitive by adding features comprising new gestures and an improved taskbar. 

Samsung also upgraded the Z Fold 4's camera rules. On the back, there are three cameras consisting of a 50-megapixel main sensor, 12-megapixel ultrawide sensor and 10-megapixel telephoto lens. That telephoto lens will back optical zoom up to 3x and digital zoom up to 10x. There are also two "front cameras." The most discernible one is a 10-megapixel sensor counterfeit on the main display of the Z Fold 4, and the novel is a 4-megapixel under-display camera in the interior screen.

Apart from the specs shifts, Samsung emphasized its aim to design more sustainable foldable phones. The Fold 4 uses components made from repurposed fishing nets, in a first for Samsung's foldables. In particular, the display's connector cap and the side key bracket are made from discarded fishing nets, and there are novel recycled parts inside the phone. That said, it's hard to settle how meaningful these changes are without a teardown. 

Speaking of sustainability, Samsung says the Z Fold 4 incorporates more durable materials. Its main cover now relies on an "optimized layer structure," which cmoneys improved damage protection. All that is backed up by the unique aluminum frames, and Gorilla Glass Victus on the mask and rear. 

The Z Fold 4 serene doesn't have dust-resistance, which is likely a tradeoff for the foldable manufacture. It retains last year's IPX8 rating, which means it can be submerged in up to 1.5 meters of freshwater for as long as 30 minutes. By comparison, the Galaxy S22 lineup has IP68 water- and dust-resistance, meaning the phones can withstand dust, dirt and sand. They can also be submerged up to 1.5 meters underwater for up to 30 minutes.

There's level-headed no S Pen storage slot, but Samsung has launched a case with an S Pen holder, which is sold separately. For more information on how Samsung's innovative Z Fold lineup has evolved over the days, take a look at CNET's specs chart below.

For more, check out how the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Watch models compare.