Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 revealed: thinner design, larger display, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 smartphone with a beautiful new design, which is thinner than the previous Galaxy Z Fold 6, with a bigger display, the lack of the S Pen, and powered by Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.

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The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 smartphone is now thinner than ever before at just 4.2mm when unfolded and only 8.9mm when folded, compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 6, which was much thicker at 12.1mm when folded. The new flagship foldable smartphone also weighs only 217g compared to the 239g of the Galaxy Z Fold 6.

Samsung has also boosted the size and resolution of the outer display, which is now wider with a 6.5-inch panel and 2520 x 1080 resolution, which makes it around the same aspect ratio as a regular smartphone. Inside, the inner display is 8 inches making it nearly as large as an Apple iPad mini 7, bridging the gap between a small tablet and smartphone.

• Read more: Samsung reveals Galaxy Z Flip 7: bigger battery, new design, powered by Exynos 2500 chip

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One of the unfortunate things with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is that it drops support for the S Pen, something that the company says it changed to make the new foldable thinner, while improving the durability of the display.

The new Galaxy Z Fold 7 has an improved camera system, with Samsung using a new 200-megapixel main camera alongside a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens and 10-megapixel telephoto lens. On the outside, Samsung keeps the same 10-megapixel selfie camera. Samsung has also moved away from the in-display sensor, which points towards a boost in the camera resolution, as the Galaxy Z Fold 6 was only handling 4-megapixel shots.

Inside, Samsung isn't using its in-house Exynos processor -- but does use its new Exynos 2500 chip on its Galaxy Z Flip 7 smartphone -- with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 using Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon X Elite processor. We have 12GB and 16GB RAM options, while storage comes in the usual 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB options.

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On the battery side of things, we've got a 4400mAh battery that has 25W fast-charging, and thanks to the Snapdragon X Elite and its improved efficiency, battery life sits at around 24 hours. Out of the box, the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 smartphone has Android 16 with OneUI 8, and a slew of AI features powered by Google Gemini.

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 7 arrives in Jet Black, Silver Shadow, Blue Shadow, and the company's exclusive Mint color option. The company has increased pricing for the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 by $100, meaning the base pricing is at $1999.

Wrapping up, as a foldable smartphone enthusiast, the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks fantastic... with one of the only let downs being the smaller 4400mAh battery. Samsung claims its new flagship foldable has 24 hours of battery life, but I'm looking forward to seeing proper real-world testing to see just how long the battery lasts in regular use and not marketing speak.