Hands-On: 4 Noteworthy Upgrades For The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 & Z Flip 7
Once again, this begs the question of whether you should make the switch to a foldable device, or upgrade from last year's model. We're here to help by listing out pretty much everything different or upgraded in this year's iteration of the Fold and Flip.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is at its slimmest form ever. When folded, it feels as slim as the S25 Ultra and when unfolded, it is as slim as the USB-C port itself. It is a mere 8.9 mm thick when folded, compared to 12.1 mm of the Z Fold 6, and it's at 4.2 mm thick when unfolded, compared to 5.6 mm of the Z Fold 6. As for its weight, it's just a mere 215 grams, compared to the Z Fold 6's 239 grams. It's even lighter than the S25 Ultra, which weighs 218 grams.
As for the Galaxy Z Flip 7, it is at 13.7 mm thick when flipped, compared to 14.9 mm of the Z Flip 6, and it's at 6.5 mm when unflipped, compared to 6.9 mm of the Z Flip 6. As for the weight, though weighing one gram heavier at 188 grams, compared to 187 grams of the Z Flip 6, it actually makes up for it by carrying a larger battery, at 4,300 mAh, compared to 4,000 mAh of the Z Flip 6's.
Both the Galaxy Z Fold & and Z Flip 7 have larger main displays and cover displays. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 now has a 6.5-inch cover display (21:9 aspect ratio), compared the Z Fold 6's 6.3-inch cover display. The main display of the Z Fold 7 clocks in at an 8-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 120Hz refresh rate compared to the 7.6-inch of the Z Fold 6. Improvements made to Samsung's One UI 8 also enables users to utilise the unfolded screen of the Z Fold 7 to easily make side-by-side comparisons.
As for the Z Flip 7, the cover display has seen the biggest jump in size, as it now features a screen measuring in at 4.1 inches, compared to the minuscule 3.4-inch of the Z Flip 6. The main display of the Z Flip 7 is a 6.9-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 120Hz refresh rate compared to 6.7 inches on the Z Flip 6. Thanks to the new edge-to-edge cover display, users are able to utilise various third-party apps and Samsung's native widgets to a greater extent, and even have full access to Google's Gemini Live AT assistant without the need to flip open the phone.
This time, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor, coupled with the Adreno 830 GPU. It delivers a performance boost of 41% in NPU, 38% in CPU, and 26% in GPU compared to the previous generation. The Galaxy Z Flip 7, however, opted for a 10-core Exynos 2500 processor and Xclipse 950 GPU. We ran both devices through our gaming gauntlet of Genshin Impact , Zenless Zone Zero , PUBG: Mobile and Wuthering Waves so check them out below.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 introduces the series' first 200MP wide-angle camera (the same main camera as the S25 Ultra), so it can capture four times more detail and produce images that are 44% brighter than its predecessor. We'll let the photos speak for themselves. Here are some photos captured on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 during our short stay in New York City over the past week.
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