If there is one element that may not encourage the purchase of a foldable device, other than the high price, it is the crease on the screen. It is the price to pay for using innovative technology such as that flexible screens.
It is a problem that many overestimate before actually using a foldable smartphone on a daily basis – after a while, you get used to it and the crease disappears, in the sense that it is no longer perceived as an annoying presence – but this does not mean that there is no room for improvement to mitigate its presence, and it seems Samsung wants to exploit them ahead of the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
The crease of Galaxy Z Fold4 looks slightly better than Fold3, but you can still see the crease. The screen looks smoother.
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May 24, 2022
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED FOLD
Nothing official, but according to a reliable source, the Ice Universe leaker, in the new Fold the fold will be a little less visible. The source says that it will be slightly better, therefore a significant step forward is not expected, nor that the surface of the screen is completely homogeneous and uniform at the hinge, the improvement however will be there.
Previous rumors have referred to a renewed opening/closing mechanism of the screen that implies a revision of the hinge. The new solution would provide for the integration of a single hinge instead of a double one (as in the Fold 3) and it cannot be excluded that this modification will also reduce the crease of the screen.
For more detailed evaluations it will be necessary to wait for the launch of the smartphone (the launch period fixed for the month of August always remains) or any photos and videos leaked – another leaflet, the Razr 3, just today was the protagonist of a video that has shown a little noticeable crease).