Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: great-looking and fun, but iterative Android | Samsung

The seventh generation of Samsung's flip phone takes off the fat, wins a larger cover screen and a larger folding display inside, but basically does not reinvent the wheel.

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 joins it Book style z fold 7 Like Samsung's two flagship fold phones for 2025. Like its predecessors, the largest sales argument in the flip is that it takes one of the largest screens on a Samsung and folds it in two halves for a more pocket-friendly size.

The cost of £ 1,049 (€ 1,199/$ 1,099/a $ 1,799) is similar to the regular S25+ and super-thin S25 edgeBut with a slightly larger screen.

The Flip 7 is slightly larger and wider than its predecessor, which takes up the larger 6.9 -inch inside. It's also thinner than The flip 6 By 1.2 mm if they are folded, but it is difficult for them to notice the difference in contrast to the transformation change, which is given to this Fold 7 this year.

The new larger cover on the outside fills the upper half of the flip 7, which surrounds the cameras and the LED flash. It is able to exhibit more text from notifications and widgets, but it also looks much better than predecessors. Choose a good wallpaper and it looks breathtaking, especially in the dark metallic blue color.

The flip 7 has hardened glass hardened on the outside, but the inner screen is still covered by a necessarily softer layer, the fingerprints absorb, suffers from the blind and can be easily marked. It requires more care than a regular flat phone. The flip is waterproof, but not dust -resistant and must be kept away from fine particles that could reduce its hinge.

Specifications

• Main screen: 6.9in FHD+ 120 Hz Amoled Infinity Flex Display (397ppi)

• Cover screen: 4.1in amoled 120 Hz (345 ppi)

• Processor: Samsung Exynos 2500

• R.A.M: 12 GB

• Storage: 256 or 512 GB

• Operating system: A UI 8 based on Android 16

• Camera: 50 +12 MP rear, 10 MP aligned at the front

• Connectivity: 5G, Nano Sim + Esim, WiFi7, NFC, Bluetooth 5.4 and GNSS

• Water resistance: IP48 (1.5 meters depth for 30 minutes)

• Folded dimensions: 85.5 x 75.2 x 13.7 mm

• Developed dimensions: 166.7 x 75.2 x 6.5 mm

• Weight: 188g

Fast and snappy, but a little brief in the battery life

The Flip 7 has a Samsung Exynos 2500 chip that is a high-end processor that resembles the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-Elite, which is used in the rest of Samsung's flagship telephone line. There will be no RAW performance awards, but day after day the Flip 7 felt quickly with a solid gaming experience, even if the phone got pretty warm during longer sessions.

The battery life is a little short of the predecessors of the flip, which take about 36 hours between the loads, while a mixture of 5G and WLAN and actively actively uses the screen for about six hours. That roughly corresponds to the Smallest S25 model And means that the flip 7 will see a difficult day on which most people have to charge it in the evening. Note that a longer use on 5G had a larger drain on the battery than from Samsung telephones with a qualified equipped.

A UI 8

The Flip 7 is one of the first Samsung telephones next to the Z -Fold 7 to run A UI 8 (Android 16) from the box. It is one of the best versions of Android that offer a deep adaptation and solid performance.

It looks and behaves very similarly in the Standard -S25 line, including various AI tools about writing, image processing and generation, transcription and translation, etc. It also has Google's AI services, including Gemini and Circle. The now bar is greatCurrently ongoing activities such as sports values, music playback, timer, alarms and other bits.

The Flip 7 has some additional tools to use the folding form. The useful flex mode shifts the content, the site or the app into the top half of the screen and put on controls on the lower half when you fold the flip into an L-shape.

It also has several tools to use the outer screen. You can display notifications, answer texts, control music or system settings, access various widgets, including a language recorder and a calculator, as well as with Gemini, without opening the phone. A handful of apps, including Google Maps, Message, WhatsApp, Netflix and YouTube, can also be opened on the outdoor screen. However, in order to use other apps on the cover screen, the multi -stone plugin from Samsung must be downloaded from the Galaxy Store, which is simple enough but should be a standard function.

Samsung will provide Android and security updates by July 31, 2032.

camera

The camera is one of the weaker areas of the flip.

The selfie camera is okay, but not great and suffers in poor lighting conditions, albeit for video calls perfectly. Instead, they achieve much better results with the main camera for selfies with the cover screen as a viewfinder.

The main camera shoots great photos outdoors and in good light, with many details and solid colors, but can be somewhat dark, gray and grainy inside or under difficult lighting conditions. The ultra-wide camera is decent for landscapes, but fights in lower light settings.

The camera has many entertaining modes, including the possibility of turning photos and videos that are partly folded like one Handy cam of the old school Or supported for hands-free selfies.

Overall, the flip 7 takes a decent photos, but its cameras are not quite the right flag zeal.

sustainability

The battery has an expected lifespan of at least 2,000 full charging cycles with at least 80% of its original capacity.

The phone is generally repairable. On the screen Repairs cost approximately £ 294. Samsung offers A Self -repair programas well as care+ Random damage insurance This reduces repair costs to £ 119.

The flip 7 consists of recycled aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, plastic, rare removal and steel, which make up 18.2% of the weight. Samsung offers exchange And Recycling schemes for old devices and breaks down The environmental impact of the phone in his report (PDF).

Price

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 costs £ 1.049 (€ 1,199/ €/$ 1,099/A $ 1,799).

For comparison Z fold 7 Cost £ 1.799The S25 edge Cost £ 1.099The S25+ costs £ 999The Z -Flip 7 FE costs £ 849The Motorola Raze 60 Ultra costs £ 1.099 and the Xiaomi Mix Flip costs £ 640.

Verdict

The flip 7 is the attractive flip phone from Samsung, but the biggest upgrade is the larger cover display from outside.

The rest of the phone is quite similar to its predecessors. The internal folding display is great, but soft and needs care. The fingerprint scanner in the network switch is fantastic, but is placed a little too high on the telephone side. The cameras are decent, but not the same standards of regular flagship telephones, while the battery life on the short side is something. The software is great and has seven years of updates. But everything feels very iterative.

The Flip 7 is still the best way to bring a large screen into a small bag, but it writes in the type of transformative redesign that has been given to it Larger fold 7 siblings this year.

Professionals: Larger outdoor screen, great large screen that folds into two halves, IP48-water resistant, great software with seven years of updates, numerous AI functions, attractive design, fun.

Disadvantages: Expensive, less durable than a regular telephone and costly, no dust resistance, the camera lacks the Tele zoom and not with regular flag -on phones and not a large update.