Are two Samsung Galaxy Z Flip telephones higher than one?
That is the query I stored pondering as I held the brand new Galaxy Z Flip 7 in a single hand and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE within the different at a Samsung press preview. It is a technique that is labored properly for one of many firm’s foldable cellphone rivals, Motorola, which has Razr fashions beginning as little as $700 and as a lot as $1,300.
The brand new Galaxy Z Flip 7, which begins at $1,100, has been fully redesigned with a 4.1-inch cowl display screen, a 6.9-inch fundamental show, a bigger battery and a physique that is thinner than final yr’s Galaxy Z Flip 6. It is not fairly as skinny as the brand new Galaxy Z Fold 7, which was additionally introduced on the Galaxy Unpacked occasion.
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Then there’s the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE (which stands for fan version) that inherits some Galaxy Z Flip 6 seems to be in a smaller and extra modest bundle, together with the traditional 3.4-inch cowl display screen with a file folder tab cut-out for its cameras. It prices $900. There will definitely be individuals keen to save lots of $200 with the Flip 7 FE. However there will be others questioning if Samsung has an Apple iPhone 16E-like drawback in terms of its definition of reasonably priced.
In my restricted time with every cellphone, I used to be particularly enamored with the Flip 7 as a result of it appears to have solved for lots of the shortcomings of earlier Z Flip telephones by including a bigger cowl display screen and battery.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE at the moment are obtainable to preorder and might be on sale beginning July 25. Samsung’s launch coincides with Amazon’s Prime Day occasion, which has gross sales on Samsung TVs and laptops.
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Galaxy Z Flip 7
Right here is the Z Flip 7 in a tented place with its cowl show turned off.
Samsung’s 2025 premium clamshell is a little bit of a paradox: In comparison with the Flip 6, it has larger shows inside a thinner physique. Even earlier than I opened the Galaxy Z Flip 7, I might inform there had been some main modifications. The hinge is almost 30% smaller than the one on the Flip 6, Samsung stated. And since the corporate utilized waterproofing to the Flip 7’s inner circuitry (as an alternative of the chassis), the cellphone’s physique is thinner, coming in at 6.5mm thick when unfolded, versus 6.9mm on the Flip 6.
The Flip 7 is available in three colours: blue shadow, jet black and coral purple. Samsung is providing a fourth colour, mint, on its web site.
The quilt display screen is now 4.1 inches, has a refresh fee as much as 120Hz (like the primary display screen) and may attain a peak brightness of two,600 nits; evaluate that to the Z Flip 6’s outer show, which was 3.4 inches and topped out at 1,600 nits. This could make leaping backwards and forwards between the primary and outer screens really feel extra constant by way of brightness (particularly open air) and system animations equivalent to scrolling a information or social feed.
The FlexWindow, Samsung’s title for the quilt show, helps Gemini, together with Gemini Dwell. I am wanting to check it out and see what utilizing the bigger show is like in actual life. I ought to word that Samsung boasted that there is 1.26mm between the selfie shooters and the sting of the cellphone – so in case you’re not into massive bezels, there’s that.
The Z Flip 7 has a 50-megapixel digital camera with a wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel extremely extensive digital camera in its cowl display screen.
The Flip 7 has a 50-megapixel fundamental digital camera with a wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide digital camera. When it comes to specs, the three cameras are similar to those on the Z Flip 6. However Samsung says it is made enhancements to picture processing, and the Flip 7 helps 10-bit HDR movies and provides portrait enhancements and a brand new zoom-slider (that is one-handed pleasant). There’s additionally a 10-megapixel selfie digital camera within the 6.9-inch fundamental show.
Powering the cellphone is a 4,300-mAh battery. That is welcome information as a result of the Flip 6’s 4,000-mAh battery did simply OK in CNET’s checks for my overview. The Flip 7 has a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM. In truth, it helps Samsung Dex, which when the cellphone is related to a monitor turns the Flip 7 into a pc with its personal desktop mode.
The Flip 7 runs on OneUI 8 (Android 16), helps Gemini AI and comes with various Galaxy AI customizations:
- Auto-curated AI wallpapers with photographs out of your Gallery
- Custom-made emojis and backgrounds
- A clock font that auto-stretches round your wallpaper’s picture
Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is a brand new mannequin aimed toward saving individuals cash.
I am so completely happy to see Samsung develop its Flip line, particularly with a mannequin that is available in at a decrease value. Whereas the $900 Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is $200 lower than the Flip 7, it is also $200 greater than the Motorola Razr (2025) — at present essentially the most reasonably priced clamshell foldable you should purchase within the US earlier than reductions.
The brand new Galaxy Z Flip FE looks as if a repackaged Galaxy Z Flip 6 in a thinner physique, which is not essentially a nasty factor, particularly because it is available in at a cheaper price. It has the identical cameras (so does the Flip 7) and the identical 4,000-mAh battery. It runs on an Exynos 2400 processor, as an alternative of the Flip 6’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. It comes with both 128GB or 256GB of storage. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is available in both black or white.
I sit up for studying extra in regards to the FE and testing the 2 new Galaxy Z Flip telephones once I can get my palms on them.
