Hey Folks, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 was unveiled just now, and there is a lot to like about it. This device brings the best of Galaxy design, camera functionality, and AI innovation in the thinnest and lightest Galaxy Z Fold series to date.
It delivers the premium performance and experience of an ultra smartphone, while unlocking new levels of efficiency and productivity with a larger, more immersive display when unfolded. And with the new One UI 8 as its foundation, it seamlessly integrates intelligent, multimodal agents optimized for the foldable form factor.
Design
Let’s first talk about design because that’s the most interesting element of this new phone. Last year, Fold6 was very thick and fans didn’t like it at all because other brands offered a very slim Design compared to Samsung’s fold. So Samsung is finally stepping up its game in this foldable segment.
The new Fold7 is actually the Thinnest, Lightest Z Fold Samsung ever made. At just 215 grams,1 Galaxy Z Fold7 is even lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra. It is just 8.9 mm thick when folded and 4.2 mm thick when unfolded. Considering how many components they have to add inside this small place, it’s really mind-blowing I have to say. It also houses the most powerful chip inside the device.
New Armor FlexHinge is thinner and lighter, thanks to an enhanced water droplet design and newly implemented multi-rail structure that reduces visible creasing and strengthens durability by evenly dispersing stress. Advanced Armor Aluminum in the frame and hinge housing increases strength and hardness by 10%.
Display
This device comes with a 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X cover/front display, and a wider screen with a new 21:9 aspect ratio. The Front display is made with Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2. It is a new glass ceramic that has crystals intricately embedded within its glass matrix. This secures the screen’s durability and crack deflection capabilities and delivers protection in a remarkably thin form factor.
When unfolded, Galaxy Z Fold7 becomes more than just a smartphone. It transforms into another device entirely and reveals an expansive screen that expands the workspace for editing, multitasking, and immersive viewing.
The main display on Galaxy Z Fold7 is 11% larger than the previous generation, providing even more screen real estate for content editing and multitasking across multiple apps. The 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X main display offers ultra-rich contrast, true blacks, and vibrant detail that makes everything pop from movies to tabs open while multitasking. With Vision Booster and up to 2,600 nits of peak brightness, Galaxy Z Fold7 stays brilliantly visible even in even in direct sunlight.
The main display is restructured to be thinner, lighter, yet stronger. This was achieved by implementing the Titanium plate layer. Additionally, Ultra-Thin Glass was increased to be 50% thicker, making the display tougher.
Processor
Under the hood, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy. It delivers performance boosts of 41% in NPU, 38% in CPU, and 26% in GPU10 compared to the previous generation. This power fuels Galaxy Z Fold7’s ability to process more AI experiences on-device without compromise.
We’ve already seen the power of this processor, it’s really the best in the industry right now. But I was a bit disappointed to see this chip because in just a few months from now, Qualcomm is launching its next-generation processor – Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Samsung could’ve waited a bit longer to launch this device.
Camera
Samsung Premium flagships are known for their great camera, and this phone is no exception. Galaxy Z Fold7 now brings the best of the Galaxy’s pro-grade camera experience to a foldable, combining advanced hardware with intelligent processing for consistently stunning results.
Its high-resolution camera captures incredible detail, vibrant color, and rich texture, pulling users back into every moment. AI-enhanced imaging automatically optimizes lighting, detail, and realism, so photos and videos stay sharp and vivid, even in low-light settings such as milestone dinners and late-night café scenes.
Featuring the first 200MP wide-angle camera in the Galaxy Z series, it captures 4x more detail, producing images that are 44% brighter. The 10MP 100° camera on the main display expands the frame, so when users unfold their phone, it’s easy to capture group selfies, valuable moments, and more of the world in a single shot.
Samsung’s next-generation ProVisual Engine processes images faster, enabling every photo and video to be crisper, more vibrant, and full of detail. With Night Video, intelligent motion detection now separates moving subjects from still backgrounds to reduce noise. 10-bit HDR provides more color depth. The result is videos with richer color, deeper contrast, and more lifelike detail, no matter the time of day.
Software
Galaxy Z Fold7 comes with One UI 8 out of the box and it’s based on Android 16. Samsung says that this is the fastest Android rollout they have done till now. With the new One UI 8 optimized for Galaxy Z Fold7’s flexible format and expansive screen, it offers a more intuitive and immersive way to interact with AI. There’s less jumping between apps and screens and more frictionless creativity and productivity happening seamlessly in one place.
Security
Samsung also unveiled new protections for on-device AI, expanding cross-device threat detection, and enhancing network security with quantum-resistant encryption. One UI 8 brings enhanced privacy to personalized AI experiences with the new Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP21).
KEEP creates encrypted, app-specific storage environments within the device’s secure storage area, ensuring each app can access only its own sensitive information and nothing more. With One UI 8, Samsung is advancing Knox Matrix to deliver more proactive and user-friendly protection across the Galaxy ecosystem. Furthermore, as part of its ongoing commitment to quantum-safe security,
Samsung is integrating post-quantum cryptography into Secure Wi-Fi. This enhancement secures the key exchange process at the core of encrypted connections, helping ensure robust privacy even over public networks.
Availability
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 will be available for pre-order starting July 9, with general availability beginning July 25. Galaxy Z Fold7 comes in Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jetblack, and Mint24 (online exclusive) color options. Price starts at $1,999.
