Samsung Signals Major New Galaxy Z Fold 7 Phone Upgrade
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 will likely have an improved camera. (Photo by Future Publishing via … More
After debuting the Galaxy S25 Edge last month, which came with a bunch of freebies and launched a new device range, Samsung has teased its next phone release: the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
It is no secret that the Korean company will release the seventh generation of the Galaxy Fold and Flip lines this summer. The big question, however, is will the new Fold be an iteration on previous models, or a major redesign that includes a larger cover screen? A design change that Samsung fans have requested for years.
The good news is that those prayers appear to have been answered. I am reliably told that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 does have a significantly larger cover screen, something closer to the size of a standard smartphone. Samsung has also published a teaser press release that not-so-subtly hints at a bigger display on the new foldable.
“For years, Samsung has listened to users asking for bigger screens, better cameras and new ways to connect and create. The demand is clear — an Ultra-experience that goes beyond a simple list of upgraded features in a smaller and more portable form factor.” The press release reads.
The Fold 7 isn’t directly named, but the blacked out teaser image clearly shows a Galaxy Fold silhouette. Digital Trends also received a press image with the file name “Galaxy-Z-Fold7-Z-Flip7-Pre-tease-Bartype_1920x1080.gif.” As I say, the existence of the Fold 7 isn’t a surprise, but the early teaser and the heavy hint of a bigger display is. It’s worth saying that the press images I received had no revealing file names.
New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 “Ultra” Model
Samsung’s not-so mysterious foldable phone
The repeated use of the word “Ultra” in the press releases also hints at a long rumored higher-end version of the Fold 7. Although the file name discovered by Digital Trends doesn’t suggest that the Korean company will launch two separate Fold 7 units (an Ultra and a standard model), rather the Fold will have the word “Ultra” tacked on to its name. Maybe Samsung has a secret second Fold device up its sleeve, but I doubt it.
What is more likely is that Samsung is renaming the Fold to give it a marketing boost and reflect the device’s new hardware credentials. Samsung implies that the new handset will have “better cameras,” which has been a consistent problem for the Fold (and Flip) range. The Fold 6 is a $1,899 smartphone, $600 more than the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the former sports worse camera performance despite being significantly more expensive.
The new camera setup alongside a bigger screen answers two of the most prominent quibbles Samsung users have voiced about its foldable phones. The final mystery is the new device’s battery life. We will have to see how new, more resource-intensive specifications, impact battery life on a foldable phone that was already power-hungry.