Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Hands-On: Thinnest, Lightest, and a Shocking Change

Galaxy Z Fold 7 Hands-On and Design

• 📱 The Galaxy Z Fold 7 dummy unit reveals a significant reduction in thickness, measuring around 8.9-9 mm closed and 4.3-4.5 mm unfolded, making it much slimmer than the Z Fold 6.
• 📏 Compared to the S25 Ultra (8.5 mm), the Z Fold 7 is impressively thin, even with a slight camera bump.
• 🌟 A major design improvement is the proper widescreen cover display, offering much easier operation compared to the narrow display of the Z Fold 6.
• ⚖️ The Z Fold 7 is remarkably light at approximately 215 g, lighter than the S25 Ultra and iPhone 16 Pro Max, and also lighter than the current thinnest foldable, the Oppo Find N5.

Shocking Feature Removal

• 💔 Samsung has killed the under-display camera (UDC) on the internal display of the Z Fold 7, opting for a standard punch-hole camera.
• ❓ This decision is unexpected, as UDC has been present on previous Fold devices, and while the punch-hole offers better quality, the speaker personally preferred the UDC.

Display and Camera Upgrades

• 📺 The Z Fold 7 boasts the largest inner screen on the market, measuring 8.2 inches.
• 📸 The rear camera setup features a 200-megapixel main sensor, the same as the Galaxy S25 Ultra, enhanced with Galaxy AI Photonic Engine for potentially superior performance.
• 📷 Additional rear cameras include a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 3x optical zoom lens.

Performance and Colors

• 🚀 The device is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, promising enhanced AI features.
• 🎨 Official colors revealed are Blue Shadow and Jet Black, with expectations of additional color options.
• ✅ The Z Fold 7 combines a large inner screen, thin and light design, improved cover display, powerful camera, and advanced processor, raising the question of whether Samsung has truly excelled with this release.