Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 review

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Introduction

Bigger displays and more battery in a slimmer body - reads like a promising summary of the upgrades that the Galaxy Z Flip7 brings. Samsung's better clamshell for 2025 is another one of those refreshes that won't shake up the industry, but should be guaranteed to keep sales high.

For the first time in the lineup, there are two Flips this year, and the regular Z Flip7 is joined by a Z Flip7 FE. We'll be reviewing that more affordable model in due time, but until then you can have a look at the Z Flip6's pages - the FE isn't a whole lot different. Now back to the premium Z Flip7.

For starters, the cover display cutout is gone - the new model's larger 4.1-inch outer screen stretches across the entire top panel edge to edge. About time.

On the inside, the foldable display has grown too - less obviously in diagonal (6.7" to 6.9"), and a bit more tangibly in width.

Samsung's also managed to up the battery capacity - 4,300mAh isn't huge but it's nearly as much as the way larger Z Fold7 gets.

And all that has been fitted in a body that's thinner than the older model and weighs as much - sure, it's wider, but something had to give.

The Z Flip7 falls off the Snapdragon train and is powered by an Exynos 2500 instead - that's bound to trouble comment section warriors. Perhaps the 256GB base storage will calm them down - no more 128GB version.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 specs at a glance:

• Body: 166.7x75.2x6.5mm (unfolded), 85.5x75.2x13.7mm (folded), 188g; glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame; IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), Armor aluminum frame.
• Display: 6.9" Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak), 1080x2520px resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio, 397ppi; Cover: 4.1" Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 2600 nits (peak), 948x1048px.
• Chipset: Exynos 2500 (3 nm): 10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X5 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520); Xclipse 950.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
• OS/Software: Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.
• Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚, 1/3.2", 1.12µm.
• Front camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm.
• Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+; Front camera: 4K@30/60fps.
• Battery: 4300mAh; 25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min, 15W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless.
• Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4; NFC.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); stereo speakers; Circle to Search, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support).

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 unboxing

The Galaxy Z Flip7 ships in a graphite cardboard box that's got the usual dimensions for a box with no charger in it.

A USB-C cable is still included - Samsung's basic 3A one, which is really all you're going to need with that 25W charging. There's also a SIM tool in case you don't have immediate access to paper clips or earrings.