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Material: 92% Modal, 8% Elastane, which is a small shift toward Elastane versus the 3.21 Boxer Brief. The fabric is a little bit cooler to the touch than the 3.21, and also has lower friction. Sheath also chose to go thinner this time, making the pair all the more lightweight and breathable.
Aesthetic: Definitely a bit more stylish and sporty than the 3.21! The 3.21 almost looks like a winter pair for warmth, or at least a “lazy weekend indoors” pair; the 4.0 looks like what a moderately athletic office worker might wear on the day to day in spring or fall. For this color of the 4.0 in particular, I think the white waistband gives a nice pop and, against the solid purple base of the pair, almost looks like a bit of a fabric belt, more so than other contrasting-waistband looks I’ve seen. Worth noting that the 4.0 also has options that are not solid-color affairs, which is not something you got with the 3.21.
Waistband: Definitely soft and very stretchy! This is probably the most noticeable contrast to the 3.21, which had the fabric of the main pair wrapped all the way around the waistband. It mad the 3.21’s waistband incredibly soft and comfy, but also a little bulky; the 4.0 sacrifices almost all of the bulk while still being incredibly comfy as traditional waistbands go. Good, typical height; sits at or above the hips – I’m not sure if the rise was intended to be different between the 3.21 and the 4.0, but at least personally, the 4.0 feels more natural sitting a bit higher.
Pouch: I went into all the details of Sheath’s dual pouch design last time, so I won’t rehash them here. All I’ll say is that they’ve still got one of the best dual-pouch designs in the business! Cradles your balls in a separate pocket, and the fly is incredibly easy for you to use. I think the lighter fabric of the 4.0 also makes the pouch a little more prominent than the 3.21 pouch was – not that the 3.21 didn’t let you show off a bit – but the 4.0 somewhat lets your balls factor into the overall look of your package while the 3.21 mostly only let your willie show.

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Backside: Not too much to say here that I didn’t say for the 3.21, although I think the more-athletically-minded design of the 4.0 versus the 3.21 factors in to making the backside of the 4.0 a bit more taut and shapely, somewhere between the 3.21 and the Saxx pair I compared the 3.21 to. There is a “tag” printed on the inside of the backside here, but it fades very quickly; you won’t notice it at all.
Legs: Again, the fabric of the 4.0 feels a tad bit tighter than that of the 3.21, which here is a good thing as I noted the slight feeling of looseness before.
Overall: 5/5 – I gave the 3.21 a 4.5/5 if only because they were a bit expensive, and while the price for the 4.0 is about the same (unless you catch it on sale – which they are as I’m writing this post) the 4.0 is, I think, just a sliver better than the 3.21, so it gets to join the 5/5 club.
Great for: Everyday wear, Loungewear, Activewear
Good for: Sleepwear, Sexy wear(?), Sex wear(?)