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Marques Brownlee - Samsung Z Fold/Flip 7 Impressions: Major Upgrades!

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Author: Marques Brownlee
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Short Summary

Main recommendation: The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the stronger upgrade of the two, with meaningful hardware gains (thinner, lighter, flagship main camera, better closed-cover usability), while the Z Flip 7 offers a bigger, more usable cover and display but swaps to an Exynos chip. Reviewer Marques Brownlee frames the Fold 7 as a real step forward after last year's minor Fold 6 and Flip 6 updates, though he flags price, battery size, and the removed S Pen as downsides.

Key Points

  • The Fold 7 is much thinner and lighter: about 4 mm per side unfolded, 8.9 mm closed, and 215 grams, which is lighter than the S25 Ultra.
  • It unfolds to an 8-inch-corner-to-corner display, so it is more usable both closed and open, running One UI 8 on Android 16.
  • It gets the S25 Ultra's 200 MP main camera, though the ultrawide (12 MP) and 3x telephoto (10 MP) remain smaller than flagship size.
  • Downsides on the Fold 7: S Pen support was removed, the base price rose $100 to $1,999, and the battery stays at 4,400 mAh (no silicon carbon).
  • The Z Flip 7 gets a larger 6.9-inch inner display, a bigger 4,300 mAh battery, and a full edge-to-edge 4.1-inch 120 Hz cover screen, all at the same $1,099 starting price.
  • The Flip 7 switches from a Snapdragon chip to an Exynos 2500, which the reviewer thinks is not as strong as the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with unconfirmed rumors that Samsung may move the S26 fully to Exynos, possibly a 2nm chip.

Details Worth Noting

  • Concrete instructions: No step-by-step instructions were given. Actionable takeaways for a buyer: prioritize the Fold 7 if you want a more usable closed phone and a big open screen; consider the Flip 7 if you prefer a smaller, cheaper foldable with a much better cover display; weigh battery life heavily if you are a heavy power user; and
  • The Fold 7's 12 GB RAM is standard, while the 1 TB version gets 16 GB RAM.
  • The reviewer compares the battery to the Honor Magic V5, which has a 5,820 mAh silicon carbon battery and is not sold in the US.
  • Samsung's Watch 8 gets a new antioxidant index feature, measured via the thumb, which Marques jokingly says can tell you if you've been drinking enough or eating poorly; the Flip 7 FE is a $899 Exynos 2400 version of the Flip 6.
  • The video was published on the day of Samsung's Unpacked event.

Bottom Line

For most buyers, the Fold 7 is the more meaningful generational leap, but the higher price and conservative battery mean it is a better fit for those who value the form factor over battery endurance. The Flip 7 is a sensible update for those who want a larger, more usable cover screen at a lower price.