Electronics Co., Ltd. announced the release of its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7, alongside the new Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. These devices integrate advanced Galaxy AI capabilities with innovative foldable designs, aiming to redefine the mobile experience. Both the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 are now available for pre-order, with general availability beginning August 1.
Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
The Galaxy Z Fold7 integrates the best of Galaxy design, camera functionality, and AI innovation in its thinnest and lightest form factor yet. TM Roh highlighted that the device “combines Galaxy AI with powerful hardware to deliver our most advanced smartphone experience yet.”
Key Features of Galaxy Z Fold7:
Ultra Sleek, Ultra Powerful Design: The Galaxy Z Fold7 weighs just 215 grams, making it lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and measures 8.9mm thick when folded and 4.2mm when unfolded. It features a 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X cover display with a new 21:9 aspect ratio.
Most Expansive Screen on Galaxy Smartphone: When unfolded, the device reveals an 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X main display, which is 11% larger than its predecessor. This main display offers ultra-rich contrast, true blacks, and vibrant details, with Vision Booster and up to 2,600 nits of peak brightness for visibility in direct sunlight.
Enhanced Durability: The Galaxy Z Fold7 is built with an Armor FlexHinge, which is thinner and lighter due to an enhanced water droplet design and multi-rail structure. The cover display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, and the frame and hinge housing are made with Advanced Armor Aluminum, increasing strength by 10%. The main display is also restructured with a Titanium plate layer and 50% thicker Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) for added toughness.
Most Powerful Processor for Galaxy: The Galaxy Z Fold7 is powered by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy, offering significant performance boosts in NPU (41%), CPU (38%), and GPU (26%) compared to the previous generation, enabling faster on-device AI processing.
Ultra 200MP Camera: It features the first 200MP wide-angle camera in the Galaxy Z series, capturing 4x more detail and producing images that are 44% brighter. The rear triple camera system also includes a 12MP Ultra-Wide Camera and a 10MP Telephoto Camera with 3x optical zoom. A 10MP 100° camera is on the main display for group selfies. Features like Night Video and 10-bit HDR enhance video quality.
Creative Editing with Big Screen: AI-powered tools optimized for the large display include Photo Assist for object manipulation, Portrait Studio for pet profiles, and enhanced Generative Edit with “Suggest Erases” for automatic removal of unwanted elements. Side-by-Side Editing allows real-time comparison of original and edited images. Audio Eraser has also been upgraded to proactively remove background noise from video recordings.
Ultra AI Experience: The Galaxy Z Fold7 leverages One UI 8 on Android 16, providing an intuitive and immersive AI experience optimized for the foldable display. Gemini Live is enhanced with multimodal AI for contextual questions and insights, and Circle to Search provides gaming tips directly on-screen. AI Results View displays AI feature results in Split View or Floating View, while Drag & Drop facilitates moving AI-generated content.
Galaxy Z Flip7: A Pocket-Sized AI Powerhouse with a New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is designed as a compact AI phone, featuring multimodal capabilities powered by an enhanced FlexWindow. It combines Galaxy AI with an edge-to-edge FlexWindow, a flagship-level camera, and an ultra-compact design. TM Roh, President and Acting Head of the Device eXperience (DX) at Samsung Electronics, stated that the Galaxy Z Flip7 demonstrates how “big intelligence can come in a small, pocket-sized form factor.”
Key Features of Galaxy Z Flip7:
Biggest, Brightest FlexWindow Yet: The 4.1-inch Super AMOLED FlexWindow is the largest ever on a Galaxy Z Flip, offering edge-to-edge usability for quick messages, schedule checks, and high-quality selfies. It boasts 2,600 nits of peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring vivid and fluid visuals even in direct sunlight, enhanced by Vision Booster for improved outdoor visibility.
Thinnest Yet Durable Design: Weighing just 188 grams and measuring 13.7mm when folded, the Galaxy Z Flip7 is the slimmest Galaxy Z Flip to date. Its durability is reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the cover and back, and a thinner Armor FlexHinge with a restructured design and high-strength materials.
Longer-Lasting Power: The Galaxy Z Flip7 features the largest battery in the Galaxy Z Flip series, a 4,300mAh dual battery, providing up to 31 hours of video play time on a single charge. It is powered by the latest 3nm Exynos 2500 processor, customized for Galaxy. Samsung DeX is also available for the first time on a Galaxy Z Flip7, allowing it to transform into a workstation.
Pocket-Perfect AI: The FlexWindow is enhanced for greater usability, allowing users to search with voice, get answers, and take action directly from the cover screen, powered by One UI 8 and Android 16. Gemini Live is accessible directly on the FlexWindow for hands-free voice search and task completion, with camera sharing capabilities for real-time assistance.
A Pocket-Sized Selfie Studio: The Galaxy Z Flip7 features Samsung’s best selfie camera and flagship-level photography with a dual rear camera system including a 50MP Wide and a 12MP Ultra-Wide lens. Enhanced Nightography and 10-bit HDR ensure vivid photos and videos in various lighting conditions. New features like Real-Time Filters, Zoom Slider, and Dual Preview enhance the selfie experience directly from the FlexWindow.
Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Bringing the Foldable Experience to More Users
Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, designed to make the foldable experience more accessible. It features a 6.7-inch Main Display and a 50MP FlexCam for hands-free selfies and video in Flex Mode. “Now Brief” provides helpful updates like weather and schedules on its optimized cover screen. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is available in Black and White.
Future-Ready Mobile Security
Samsung is enhancing mobile security across its new devices with new protections for on-device AI, expanded cross-device threat detection, and quantum-resistant encryption. One UI 8 introduces Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP) for app-specific secure storage and advances Knox Matrix for proactive protection across the Galaxy ecosystem. Post-quantum cryptography is also being integrated into Secure Wi-Fi to secure key exchange processes.
Availability & Offers
Pre-orders for the Galaxy foldables are open until July 31, with a free storage upgrade worth PHP8,000. Customers can also avail of savings and 0% installment plans through various banks and online platforms. Samsung Finance+ offers additional discounts, and Samsung Care+ provides comprehensive coverage. Both the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Z Fold7 come with expanded access to Google AI Pro and 2TB of cloud storage for 6 months at no cost.
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is available in Blue Shadow, Jetblack, Coralred, and an online exclusive Mint color. The Galaxy Z Fold7 comes in Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jetblack, and an online exclusive Mint color.