Both Samsung and Google debuted redesigns of their most recent fold phones, and here's how their specs stack up.

Following the Galaxy Z Fold 7 event, Android Police reported that Samsung said all Galaxy AI features that “are on your phone by default” will remain free. Even so, the fine print on the new product pages still includes the same deadline we’ve seen since the Galaxy S24 launch:

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has come to replace the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and design-wise, the difference is obvious. But what about the cameras? The new Fold 7 ups the main camera from 50MP to 200MP, and the inner camera gets a boost from 4MP to 10MP.

The Z Fold 7 is overall slightly taller and wider than its predecessor, which results in bigger screens. The new foldable has a 6.5-inch AMOLED Full HD Plus (2,520x1,080 pixels) cover display, up from the 6.3-inch AMOLED Full HD Plus (2,376x968 pixels) cover display on the Z Fold 6. Both models have 1 to 120Hz variable refresh rates.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 seems to be thinner than the HONOR Magic V5, at least based on these two experiments.

For me, the problem with the phone-to-tablet-style foldables has always been their thickness, weight, and awkward feel in the hand. Even as I continue to appreciate the technological advancements that have allowed for screens to essentially fold in half,

In the wake of several years where Samsung had decidedly changed very little in the way of device thickness, the company has officially reached a halfway point. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is half the size of the original Galaxy Fold, and that’s something to celebrate.

Samsung has made significant upgrades to its foldables rather than incremental changes like it did last year with the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The newly announced Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a big step forward from its predecessor and easily one of the best book-style foldable phones you can buy right now.