Galaxy Z Fold 7 redefines foldables: 5 reasons it’s Samsung’s best yet

Samsung has single-handedly kept the flame burning for foldable phones since 2019. This week, the company unveiled a new Fold model, and it’s better than ever. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 isn’t just an iterative yearly upgrade but the beginning of a new chapter for the series.

If you’re wondering why the Galaxy Z Fold 7 seems to enjoy such a positive reception in such a short time, this best features list should explain at least a part of it.

One of the reasons why the Galaxy Z Fold series struggled to attract newcomers was the relatively bulky design. Although the technology always impressed, the Fold series couldn’t compete with slab-type phones in terms of weight and thinness.

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the first in the series to address this issue entirely. The phone is only 8.9mm when folded and 4.2mm when unfolded. It’s also impressively light. It weighs only 215 grams, which makes it 3 grams lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Foldable phones may never be as durable as slab-type phones, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 takes the series to a new standard.

The Fold 7 frame is manufactured from a new material called Advanced Armor Aluminum, and the foldable display backplate is made from titanium instead of stainless steel or carbon fiber.

Furthermore, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 employs Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic 2 protection for the cover screen. On the other side, the Ultra-Thin Glass layer embedded in the foldable display is 50% thicker, contributing to higher durability and a less prominent crease.

Despite being thinner and lighter than any other Fold before it, the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 is equipped with larger screens.

First, the 6.5-inch cover screen feels a lot more like a regular slab-type phone display. This design change makes it easier to use the Fold 7 as a regular phone when folded.

On the other hand, when unfolded, the larger 8-inch foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X screen provides more screen real estate for productivity and entertainment.

This year, Samsung finally gave the Fold series an Ultra-grade camera. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 boasts the same 200MP primary camera as the Galaxy S25 Ultra, enabling four times more detail than the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s main camera.

Arguably, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 also benefits from a superior selfie camera embedded in the foldable display. Granted, the phone no longer has an Under-Display Camera — a technology that was impressive in its own right — and that might seem like a downgrade.

However, Samsung replaced the 4MP UDC with a more conventional 10MP selfie camera that will enable higher-quality photos and video calls. So if you care more about the camera experience than the lack of an Infinity-O cutout on the foldable screen, the Fold 7 delivers.

The Galaxy Z Fold series has always been a powerhouse for mobile productivity, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with One UI 8 takes things to another level.

Samsung’s latest flagship is better integrated with Gemini and Galaxy AI features. Many AI features have been redesigned for the foldable form factor to take advantage of the large screen as best as possible.

For example, dragging and dropping items between apps is easier. You can drag an AI-generated image from Drawing Assist into a new email window without any obstacles.

When editing photos on the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 8-inch screen, users can easily view the original and edited images side-by-side with just a tap of a button.

When editing videos, users can expand and collapse the editing viewer across multiple layers without hiding the full picture.

And if you are a mobile gamer, the new way Circle to Search integrates with the Fold 7 makes it easier than ever to look for tips & tricks while playing without minimizing your game.

For these reasons and others, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the best in the Fold series to date. In turn, this arguably makes it the best foldable phone ever made, unless you prefer the Flip form factor.

If the Galaxy Z Fold 7 seems like your cup of tea, you can pre-order it today for early bonuses. And if you’d like to learn more about the phone before you decide whether or not you should buy it, you can check out our hands-on video below and wait for our upcoming full review. We will test this phone extensively.