![]() ![]() I barely use the cameras on my iPad outside of video calls, and even though my iPad Pro has both a main and an ultrawide camera on its back, I won't be taking it on any scenic walk any time soon. The Z Fold 4 is marketed as a phone, and comes by default with a SIM tray, has an earpiece speaker for normal phone calls (on tablets it's loudspeaker only without headphones), and carries a versatile triple rear camera system just like the Galaxy S22. My final lingering thought as I transferred the necessary data back to my iPad though was how much of the Galaxy Z Fold 4's features I didn't use during the test. I do quite like the sharper nib that Samsung uses for its S Pen too, as trying to draw small things with the blunt Apple Pencil tip is difficult unless you zoom in. You do have a crease down the center of the display to contend with, but it works fine even if it feels odd to have a noticeable dip as you move across the phone. Even with the S Pen Fold Edition having a sprung tip to make sure you don't press too hard on the display, it writes smoothly and responsively. Going back to the iPadĪt the end of my week with the Galaxy Z Fold 4, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the stylus experience. But this isn't really in keeping with the all-in-one dream I had that made me consider the Z Fold 4 an iPad replacement in the first place. I kept both the stand and S Pen pieces of the case with me during my week with the Galaxy Z Fold 4, and it wasn't that taxing to swap the pieces over when I needed. Instead your best option is to get a case with an S Pen slot, but then you can't use both the stand and the S Pen silo at the same time, since they both require slotting into the same single space on the back of the case. ![]() The Galaxy Z Fold 4 doesn't have integrated S Pen storage like on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, nor is there a magnetic attachment point like you get on the iPad or a Galaxy Tab S8. You can get similar cases for the Z Fold 4, such as the Standing Cover with S Pen that I used during my test, but it revealed a particularly irritating problem: there's no easy place to store the stylus. Video viewing on an iPad is made much easier with one of the many cases that doubles up as a stand. It's great for a phone-size device, but it can't act as an unofficial second display as well as my iPad can. A smaller size does mean watching video on the Z Fold 4 isn't always quite so enjoyable though. Something I occasionally use my iPad for outside of productivity is to watch video, mostly product launches so I can keep an eye on new announcements without taking up space on my main monitors. But the fact my intuition made me want to write on the cover screen makes me think it would be an excellent upgrade for future Z Folds. It's something I adapted to, using the outer display for quick checks of my notes when I didn't need to make changes. On the Z Fold 4, the S Pen only works on the inner display, which means you can't note-take or draw, or especially annoyingly open a quick note with a stylus tap on the lock screen, without opening the phone up. One mistake I kept making during my initial time with the Z Fold 4 and the S Pen was trying to write on the outer display. I only ever write on an iPad vertically, since holding it horizontally in one hand can get quite tiring. ![]() The Z Fold's square inner screen can prove useful too, since it provides more width to work with for its size, but remains easy to hold. The Z Fold 4's smaller writing area makes it more like a notebook instead of a full notepad, but it's still got enough room, unlike the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which I found too narrow to write on. ![]() After a couple of days, the more subtle differences between tablet and foldable came into focus. ![]()
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