Summer time is quick approaching, and which means it gained’t be lengthy earlier than we see Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 7 make its debut. Whereas the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is a top-notch foldable, it additionally felt like Samsung phoned it in final 12 months. That new mannequin supplied largely modest enhancements over the Z Flip 5, with essentially the most important ones being hidden underneath the hood, like thermal enhancements, or usually underwhelming, like a bigger cowl display screen that didn’t enhance in another significant approach.
We’re hoping that Samsung does higher with the Galaxy Z Flip 7 this 12 months. The excellent news is that loads of leaks and rumors counsel the corporate is heading in the right direction to hit it out of the park in its seventh inning. Let’s dig in and go over every thing we’ve heard up to now about what to anticipate from Samsung’s flagship flip telephone this 12 months.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Design
We’re not anticipating any radical adjustments within the general design of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 this 12 months in comparison with its predecessor. Samsung usually takes a extra iterative method to the design of its foldables, refining the design every year with modest model and usefulness enhancements moderately than making broader adjustments.
Some rumors have prompt that Samsung might transfer away from the softer, rounded edges of the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and prior fashions, adopting a “boxier” aesthetic this 12 months. The speculation is that this could be wanted to accommodate new shows and a bigger batter with out compromising its slimness. Nevertheless, a lot of the leaked renders we’ve seen point out that if any such adjustments happen, they’re more likely to be delicate. All of the renders we’ve seen counsel that the button placement will stay the identical.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 might develop barely taller and wider — some leaks have prompt dimensions of 166.6 x 75.2 x 6.9mm, in comparison with the Galaxy Z Flip 6, which is available in at 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9mm, however different renders are barely distinguishable from the present mannequin. Unconfirmed rumors level to the potential of a titanium construct, however we’d take these with a grain of salt, as Samsung has to this point reserved that materials for its top-of-the-line Galaxy S25 Extremely.
Samsung made some important enhancements to the hinge on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 final 12 months, that includes a brand new “twin rail hinge” design that provides higher shock distribution and strikes extra fluidly than ever whereas being inflexible sufficient to allow you to prop the telephone up at any angle. Samsung says that the Z Flip 6 hinge is rated for 200,000 folding and unfolding cycles. We have been impressed with what Samsung did right here, nevertheless it will not be completed if the rumors are correct. The corporate has repeatedly mentioned it’s centered on enhancing its hinges’ long-term reliability and sturdiness as a lot as doable, and several other sources counsel a few of these enhancements might arrive on this 12 months’s mannequin.
It’s an open query how a lot sensible distinction it will make in on a regular basis use, nevertheless it might be sure that Galaxy Z Flip 7 homeowners can proceed having fun with a stable and dependable hinge mechanism even when they maintain onto their telephone for a number of years. Sadly, there’s been little reporting on whether or not an improved hinge may also enhance mud resistance. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 has an IP48 score, which offers glorious water safety, however falls quick on mud resistance in comparison with premium non-foldables, which generally carry an IP68 score. The decrease rating for mud resistance is especially because of the hinge and the versatile internal show, and there’s solely a lot Samsung can do right here. Seaside sand gained’t be an issue — IP48 is sufficient to shield in opposition to particles bigger than 1mm — however nice mud might stay a difficulty.
There’s been no phrase but on what colours we will anticipate the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to reach in. Samsung sometimes has some fairly enjoyable shades for its Z Flip collection, and we anticipate that can proceed. Nevertheless, what we’d actually wish to see is a return of the Bespoke Version initiative that Samsung from the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 period.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Shows
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 is slated to get some very good show enhancements this 12 months, each inside and outside.
Dependable sources, together with show analyst Ross Younger, imagine the principle foldable show will develop from the 6.7-inch measurement that’s been the norm for the previous few years to a fair bigger 6.8-inch or 6.85-inch display screen. Whereas the width and peak might enhance to make room for this bigger display screen, Samsung can also be anticipated to scale back the bezels.
Samsung’s show division confirmed off some spectacular creaseless display screen expertise at this 12 months’s Cellular World Congress (MWC), rivaling what we’ve seen within the Oppo Discover N5. This has made some hopeful that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 might lastly rival what OnePlus, Oppo, and Honor have already managed to tug off. Sadly, we’re not holding our breath on this one, because it’s most likely too early for Samsung’s bleeding-edge display screen tech to be prepared for this 12 months’s mannequin. A number of stories say Samsung will noticeably scale back the crease on this 12 months’s mannequin, which remains to be excellent news, however it could not go away totally till the Galaxy Z Flip 8 comes round subsequent 12 months.
In the meantime, the quilt display screen is rumored to develop into each bigger and extra useful. Most stories agree on a 4-inch show — a wholesome enhance from the three.4-inch one of many Galaxy Z Flip 6. Some stories name it a “full-sized” or “full-width” display screen, suggesting it might cowl a lot of the entrance. Once more, a few of this enhance will come from slimmer bezels. There’s a preponderance of proof for this new cowl display screen, together with feedback from Younger, leaked CAD renders, and pictures of early Z Flip 7 case designs.
A number of sources counsel Samsung’s purpose is to lastly make the quilt display screen absolutely useful. Earlier Galaxy Z Flip fashions restricted the quilt display screen largely to notifications, fast settings, and widgets. Even when the show went from 1.9 to three.4 inches on final 12 months’s Galaxy Z Flip 6, Samsung did little to enhance the expertise — it simply made it greater. The 720 x 748 decision and 60Hz show made every thing look sluggish and fuzzy, and you continue to couldn’t run apps on it with out twiddling with settings and third-party instruments.
We’re hoping that Samsung has listened to consumer suggestions and brought a cue from the Motorola Razr Plus, which has a canopy display screen that leaves Samsung within the mud; a 4-inch show that’s simply as restricted as the present 3.4-inch one could be a serious disappointment. Primarily based on every thing we’ve heard, the outlook is sweet, however we gained’t know for positive till Samsung unveils this 12 months’s foldables.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Digicam
Whereas the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is predicted to take a pleasant leap ahead in display screen expertise, it doesn’t appear to be Samsung will do the identical for its digicam system. By all stories, this 12 months’s mannequin will characteristic equivalent digicam specs to the Galaxy Z Flip 6: a dual-camera array with a 50-megapixel (MP) major broad lens and a 12MP ultra-wide, joined by a 10MP selfie digicam underneath the principle show.
A few of these cameras might acquire new sensors underneath the hood for higher gentle sensitivity and coloration copy, however a lot of the digicam enhancements will probably come from a extra highly effective picture sign processor (ISP) inside this 12 months’s mannequin and the AI computational images enhancements from a extra superior neural processing unit (NPU).
Alongside these strains, Samsung might introduce extra AI-driven options for enhancing and optimizing images, additional increasing its Galaxy AI Suite prefer it did for the Galaxy S25 lineup earlier this 12 months. Nevertheless, most of these additionally got here to older Galaxy S-series and Z-series telephones, in order that they will not be distinctive to the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Specs
There’s been a working debate amongst analysts and leakers about whether or not this 12 months’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 will pack in Qualcomm’s customized Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy or Samsung’s personal flagship Exynos 2500 chip. Early hypothesis pointed to the Exynos, however Samsung has reportedly been having manufacturing issues in producing sufficient chips to satisfy anticipated demand.
This is identical situation that reportedly led to Samsung scrapping its Exynos plans for the worldwide Galaxy S25 fashions and going all-in on the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Whereas there’s nonetheless proof that the Exynos 2500 may very well be used within the rumored Galaxy Z Flip FE, it’s wanting extra probably that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will observe the S25 lineup and go solely with Qualcomm chips, at the least for its first run. North American fashions will probably use the Snapdragon 8 Elite both approach, as Samsung hasn’t used Exynos chips in any of its flagships offered within the U.S. since 2015 and in Canada since 2016.
Reminiscence and storage specs are more likely to stay unchanged this 12 months. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 was accessible in 256GB and 512GB storage capacities, each with 12GB of RAM, and all rumors level to the identical for the Z Flip 7, so don’t maintain your breath for a 1TB mannequin.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Battery and charging
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 might see a modest battery measurement enhance, with stories pointing to a 4,300mAh cell — a 7.5% bump from the 4,000mAh battery within the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Nevertheless, the actual battery life enhancements will probably come from different effectivity enhancements, each technical and sensible.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip has already confirmed itself a winner in battery effectivity, and several other rumors counsel that the brand new shows will undertake a extra power-efficient Colour Filter on Encapsulation (CoE) expertise, or what Samsung Show calls Eco²OLED. This primary got here to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and has been refined on subsequent Z Fold fashions. There have additionally been rumors it might seem on subsequent 12 months’s Galaxy S26 Extremely.
Potential cowl display screen usability enhancements can even provide a extra sensible approach of accelerating battery life. Since a four-inch panel attracts much less energy than a 6.85-inch display screen, the extra you are able to do with the telephone closed, the longer the battery will final. Most Galaxy Z Flip customers discover themselves flipping their telephones open a number of occasions a day, even simply to learn an e-mail or textual content message. If our expertise with Motorola’s latest flip telephones is any indication, we anticipate Galaxy Z Flip 7 customers might want to do that far much less typically.
Leaks from early prototype testing point out that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 might run for practically an hour longer on a single cost regardless of having the identical battery as its predecessor. This makes us optimistic that we will anticipate comparable enhancements for the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Sadly, there’s some dangerous information on the charging entrance: In keeping with info from China’s 3C certification database, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is predicted to retain the identical paltry 25W wired charging speeds as its predecessors. That’s disappointing however not altogether stunning; Samsung tends to take a conservative method to charging speeds. The precise causes for this aren’t totally clear, nevertheless it helps scale back extreme warmth in a cramped folding design and ensures the battery stays more healthy in the long run.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Software program and options
In a stunning twist, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 may very well be one of many first Samsung telephones to launch with One UI 8. That’s due to Google releasing Android 16 sooner than regular this 12 months, with the following main launch anticipated to land in June.
Which means that Android 16 might be out by the point the Galaxy Z Flip 7 launches. It’s unlikely Samsung needs to be left behind, so it’s reportedly been hustling to have One UI 8 able to go in time to benefit from all the newest Android enhancements.
Along with upgraded well being monitoring options, Audio Sharing, and enhanced anti-theft protections, Android 16 affords a local Desktop mode for the primary time, permitting customers to venture a Chrome OS-like interface onto a bigger display screen. This has led to hypothesis that Samsung would possibly embrace DeX assist on the Z Flip 7 to supply its personal desktop computing expertise moderately than merely counting on what Android 16 affords.
Some have even prompt that DeX might work with Samsung’s Flex Mode, permitting it for use as a devoted webcam for video calls on a bigger display screen. However, these rumors stay speculative, and it’s equally doable that Samsung might select to retire DeX in favor of Android’s extra normal desktop mode.
Past the Android 16 options that One UI 8 will embrace, it’s a protected guess that we will additionally anticipate to see some new Galaxy AI options present up. There’s been no phrase on what these could be, and far of what Samsung has supplied up to now has leaned extra towards the gimmicky. Many of the actually helpful ones, like Circle to Search, Magic Editor, and Gemini Stay, come from Google, not Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: Launch date and pricing
There’s been no dependable details about when Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7, however the odds are on a July occasion. Whereas Samsung’s summer season Galaxy Unpacked occasions have been sometimes held in August, the corporate switched issues up in 2023 by transferring to July 26 for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 reveal. That continued into 2024, when Samsung went even earlier, with a July 10 occasion in Paris to unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
Nonetheless, we don’t suppose that’s a pattern. The July 10 occasion was probably scheduled to beat the 2024 Summer time Olympics moderately than an indication that Samsung plans to maintain transferring its occasions to earlier dates. If something, the brand new timing for Android 16 and Samsung’s must have One UI 8 prepared will probably push issues into late July or presumably even August.
As for the value, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 obtained a $100 worth bump final 12 months, elevating the beginning worth to $1,099. This makes it extra probably that Samsung will maintain the road on pricing for this 12 months’s fashions, that are anticipated to be accessible in the identical 256GB and 512GB capacities for $1,099 and $1,219, respectively.