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Samsung Launches Super Thin Galaxy Z Fold7

Spock said:
As they get thinner and the crease gets better, they will continue to get more popular. Apple not even trying something new makes it seem like they are sitting still. This is one of the first foldables that has me tempted to make the switch.
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Rush rush. Expectations of people these days...? Especially those "analysts" - who just are there to influence the stock market. No, Apple doesn't need to rush things to market. They can afford to wait and see how this new feature will last on products of the competition and decide later.
 
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tonie walker said:
meanwhile apple 2025…..
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Not to worry, if Apple does not end up scrapping their rumored foldable iPhone, we can then blame Apple and Tim Cook for every undesirable foldable phone aspect that the competition was unable to resolve during all the years they made them.
 
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CharlesShaw said:
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Screen side on the table is what I do now with my iPhone, but I have a silicone case on it that has enough of a lip to protect the screen. How would the screen on this device be protected when against the table?
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I’m assuming one would lay the phone on a table while folded. If that’s the case, the screen and the camera bump would be on the side of the folded phone that’s not against the table.
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Powerbooky said:
Rush rush. Expectations of people these days...? Especially those "analysts" - who just are there to influence the stock market. No, Apple doesn't need to rush things to market. They can afford to wait and see how this new feature will last on products of the competition and decide later.
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Samsung has been doing foldables for over 6 years now, how much longer can Apple afford to wait and continue to release the same boring iPhone every year? They only have so much space to add new buttons around the edge.
 
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Still unfolds into a square. A big selling point is the bigger screen for watching videos and movies, but since the inside and outside screens are the same width in landscape you're not actually getting a bigger video. You're just getting more letterboxing.

Granted this might just be a me issue. I don't believe in smartphones as a productivity tool.
 
ProbablyDylan said:
Still unfolds into a square. A big selling point is the bigger screen for watching videos and movies, but since the inside and outside screens are the same width in landscape you're not actually getting a bigger video. You're just getting more letterboxing.

Granted this might just be a me issue. I don't believe in smartphones as a productivity tool.
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I think it's a YMMV situation ..

I love a more squarish unfolded shape, as I also still prefer the 4:3 of my older iPads since web browsing is my main usage for them.
 
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As Apple gears up to debut its first-generation foldable iPhone next year, Samsung is on its seventh generation. Samsung today introduced its latest foldable smartphones, debuting the ultra thin Galaxy Z Fold7, the Galaxy Z Flip7, and a new, lower cost Z Flip7 FE.


Positioned as Samsung's premium flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is thinner and larger than the foldable smartphones that came before it. When closed, the Fold7's AMOLED display is 6.5 inches, but when open, it's now 8 inches. It's noticeably thinner than the Fold6, measuring in at 8.9mm thick when folded and 4.2mm when unfolded. That's not too far off from rumors about Apple's foldable iPhone, which could be 4.5mm when it's open and 9mm when closed.


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Galaxy Z Fold7​

Because of its slim size, the Z Fold7 weighs 215 grams, which makes it lighter than Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max. To get the display so thin, Samsung removed S-Pen integration, so this year's Z Fold7 does not work with Samsung's stylus.


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Galaxy Z Fold7​

Samsung is using a new "Armor FlexHinge" that it says is thinner and lighter. It's also meant to cut down on the visibility of the crease, but there's still a definitive crease when using the Z Fold7. The display is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, which as the name suggests has ceramic infused in it, much like Apple's Ceramic Shield.


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Galaxy Z Fold7​

There's a 10-megapixel selfie camera that's on the cover, a 10-megapixel ultra-wide front camera with a 100-degree field of view, a 200-megapixel wide-angle front camera, and a rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 10-megapixel telephoto lens. The Galaxy Z Fold7 uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip from Qualcomm. Samsung says it has 38 percent faster CPU performance and 26 percent faster GPU performance.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip7 is a smaller foldable that has a clamshell design. It too is slimmer, and it has a larger 4.1-inch front FlexWindow with an edge-to-edge display. When open, the Z Flip7 has a 6.9-inch display. The FlexWindow isn't a full app interface, but it supports Google Gemini and several other quick access features.


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Galaxy Z Flip7​

The Z Flip7 weighs 188 grams and is 13.7mm thick when it's folded, which makes it the thinnest version of the Z Flip to date. It uses the same thinner Armor FlexHinge as the Z Fold7. There's a 50-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens at the rear, along with 10-megapixel front-facing selfie camera.

Samsung is also releasing a lower-cost version of the Galaxy Z Flip7, the Flip7 FE. It's not as thin as the Flip7, and is essentially equivalent to the Flip6. It features a 3.4-inch FlexWindow and a 6.7-inch main display when open.

Finally, Samsung is updating its smartwatch lineup with the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic, plus an updated Galaxy Watch Ultra. The Galaxy Watch8 boasts a thinner and more comfortable design, a brighter display, and dual-frequency GPS for improved accuracy. The Watch8 also delivers new health features through the Samsung Health app, including Bedtime Guidance to suggest the optimal time to go to sleep based on your circadian rhythm, Vascular Load to monitor stress levels on your vascular system during sleep, Antioxidant Index to keep track of your carotenoid levels, and more.

Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold7, the Galaxy Z Flip7, and Flip7 FE are available starting today. The Z Fold7 is priced starting at $1,999, while the Z Flip7 is priced starting at $1,099. The Cheaper Fold7 FE is priced starting at $899.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Samsung. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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"To get the display so thin, Samsung removed S-Pen integration, so this year's Z Fold7 does not work with Samsung's stylus."

This will likely result in another lawsuit.

Can't imagine that Apple will just let Samsung blatantly copy their legendary strategy of sacrificing function in the name of making something thinner.

;-)

/me taps mic

Is this thing on?
 
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jwdsail said:
"To get the display so thin, Samsung removed S-Pen integration, so this year's Z Fold7 does not work with Samsung's stylus."

This will likely result in another lawsuit.

Can't imagine that Apple will just let Samsung blatantly copy their legendary strategy of sacrificing function in the name of making something thinner.

;-)

/me taps mic

Is this thing on?
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Well played!
 
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Kylo83 said:
It’s frustrating we don’t get any innovation at Apple
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I mean, a folding screen with an obnoxious crease (know several ppl with these and the crease only gets more noticeable with age, OCD inducing) and OMG THINNNNNN is ... setting the bar pretty damn low in the first place?

I'd prefer Apple skip the foldable bull-butter all-together and come up with a rollable design phone that sleeps in about the size of two fruit loops rolls tied together and opens into a device about the same height as the current iPhone 16 Pro?

Top roll would contain the screen when rolled, the bottom would have the remaining internals of the phone. (The bottom would need to be slightly larger diameter than the top to accommodate the Ax processor, modem, and the battery, etc.)

The phone would use the "screen as camera" technology rumored a few years back for front and back cameras.

*That* would be innovative...
 
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I've been using the flip since it came out. I'm always willing to make a few compromises with new tech. I don't need things to be just exactly to what I'm used to, before trying something new. That's the whole point of "trying something new." That being said, now would be the time for anyone wanting to try a folding/flipping form factor to jump in. The compromises of 7 years ago are no more, or at the very least, negligible to the mainstream user. Also, pre-ordering is where you get all the trade in deals, the free storage upgrade, and accessories discounts, and so on. I'm pre-ordering the Flip 7 today, just need to decide on the color. Originally I was sure I was getting the red, but now I'm liking the blue and mint. Decisions, decisions.
 
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I try to be careful, but I've never owned a phone or a tablet that I haven't dropped a couple of times.
 
Samsung have supply chain spies. I assure you this is the same direction Apple have planned to head into for their foldable next year. Samsung obviously got hold of prototypes and yet again beat Apple to market.
 
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darthbane2k said:
Samsung have supply chain spies. I assure you this is the same direction Apple have planned to head into for their foldable next year. Samsung obviously got hold of prototypes and yet again beat Apple to market.
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Huh?
They've been working on Folds for 6 years now.

Meanwhile, all Apple keeps doing is moving the camera circles around on the back of the iPhone.
 
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I mean, a folding screen with an obnoxious crease (know several ppl with these and the crease only gets more noticeable with age, OCD inducing) and OMG THINNNNNN is ... setting the bar pretty damn low in the first place?

I'd prefer Apple skip the foldable bull-butter all-together and come up with a rollable design phone that sleeps in about the size of two fruit loops rolls tied together and opens into a device about the same height as the current iPhone 16 Pro?

Top roll would contain the screen when rolled, the bottom would have the remaining internals of the phone. (The bottom would need to be slightly larger diameter than the top to accommodate the Ax processor, modem, and the battery, etc.)

The phone would use the "screen as camera" technology rumored a few years back for front and back cameras.

*That* would be innovative...
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Kylo83 said:
apple is so behind its embarrassing, thats the issue with it being the biggest company, they get away with it
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Well, you know, it has to be perfect before they release it (which, of course, it isn't) and in the meantime everyone else gets to use it. Sort of like OLED in laptops -- they're a dime-a-dozen in the Windows laptop world now and we get to enjoy the beautiful screens while Apple kills years trying to perfect it. To each their own.
 
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