The foldable Samsung finally got right — an 8-inch screen in a 4.2mm body.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

Samsung

Samsung finally matched the thin foldables: 8 inches of screen at 215g, with the S25 Ultra's 200MP main. It's the best book-style foldable you can buy — if you accept a small battery, weak 3x zoom, no S Pen, and a $1,999 price. Slab buyers should look elsewhere.

For years Samsung's Folds were the chunky option while Oppo and Honor made foldables that felt like normal phones. The Z Fold7 ends that: 4.2mm unfolded, 8.9mm closed, and just 215g — lighter than the S25 Ultra. The inner screen grew to a full 8 inches and the cover to 6.5, both at 120Hz, and a titanium-mesh layer cuts the crease while toughening the folding glass. It is, by most reviewers' accounting, the first Fold that's a joy rather than a compromise to carry. The camera finally matches the form factor too. The main sensor is the same 200MP ISOCELL HP2 from the S25 Ultra, the ultrawide gained autofocus for close-ups, and both selfie cameras are now 10MP. Stills are genuinely flagship in good light. The catch is zoom: the 3x telephoto is a basic 10MP unit, so you don't get the reach of a slab Ultra. The compromises are real and worth naming. The battery is still 4,400 mAh — unchanged and small for an 8-inch screen — and charging tops out at 25W wired, 15W wireless. Samsung dropped S Pen support entirely. And at $1,999 it's the most expensive phone here by a wide margin. What you're buying is the best book-style foldable on the market and a pocketable tablet for multitasking and media; if that's not the point for you, a slab flagship does more for less.

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Last reviewed Jun 27, 2026

What we like

• ✓8-inch inner screen in a 215g body thinner than most slab phones
• ✓Same 200MP main camera as the Galaxy S25 Ultra
• ✓Titanium-mesh inner display meaningfully reduces the crease
• ✓Samsung DeX and big-screen multitasking make it a real pocket workstation
• ✓Seven years of OS and security updates

Trade-offs

• −4,400 mAh battery is small for an 8-inch screen
• −Only a basic 10MP 3x telephoto — limited zoom reach
• −No S Pen support this generation
• −Charging is slow: 25W wired, 15W wireless
• −$1,999 — by far the priciest phone here