The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung’s most advanced and lightweight foldable yet, designed to make everyday use smarter and easier.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 brings together the best of Galaxy design, camera technology, and AI innovation in the thinnest and lightest model yet. It offers premium performance and the feel of an ultra-smartphone, while its larger, immersive screen unlocks new levels of efficiency and productivity when unfolded. Built on the new One UI 8, it features intelligent, multimodal agents designed specifically for the foldable format.
“Galaxy Z Fold 7 combines Galaxy AI with powerful hardware to deliver our most advanced smartphone experience yet,” said TM Roh, President and Acting Head of the Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics.“This next chapter of foldables brings together design and engineering, with AI built specifically for the foldable form. It gives people the ultra experience they want— powerful, immersive, intelligent, and portable all in one.”
Sleek design meets powerful performance
Designed to be thin and light, without compromise
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is designed for those who want the convenience and feel of a regular smartphone but with the extra power and screen space when it is unfolded, all in one sleek device. The thin, lightweight build and bigger cover display make it easy to use on the move, making typing and browsing smooth and comfortable when folded.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 7 weighs just 215 grams, making it even lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
- When you fold the phone, it measures only 8.9 mm thick and opens to 4.2 mm.
- The cover screen offers a roomy 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a wider 21:9 aspect ratio for better viewing.
The most expansive screen on a Galaxy Smartphone
When you unfold the Galaxy Z Fold 7, it is more than just a phone; it feels like a whole new device. The big expansive screen gives you plenty of space to edit, multitask, and really get stuck into what you are doing, making the most of Galaxy AI. The main display is 11 percent bigger than before, so you have even more room to work across different apps.
- The 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen shows rich contrast, deep blacks and vivid detail whether you are watching movies or juggling tasks.
- With Vision Booster and a peak brightness of up to 2600 nits, the screen stays bright and clear even when you are outside in direct sunlight.
Elegant yet durable
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 feels slim and light but is tough enough for daily life. It can take all the folding and the bumps of being carried around, thanks to its redesigned hinge and durable foldable screen.
- The Armour FlexHinge feels slimmer and lighter because of a new water droplet design and a multi-rail structure that reduces creases and spreads out stress to make it tougher.
- The cover display uses Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2, which has crystals inside the glass to help prevent cracks while keeping it thin.
- The frame and hinge use Advanced Armour Aluminium, making them 10 percent stronger and harder.
- The main screen is slimmer but stronger thanks to a Titanium layer and thicker Ultra-Thin Glass that adds extra durability.
Galaxy’s most powerful processor yet
Samsung powers the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with its best-in-class processor, specially optimised for the Galaxy experience. It makes AI tasks like real-time language translation and Generative Edits faster and smoother.
- The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy boosts performance by 41 percent in NPU, 38 percent in CPU and 26 percent in GPU compared to the previous generation, letting the Galaxy Z Fold 7 handle more AI tasks on-device without slowing down.
Ultra 200MP camera
Exceptional detail, unparalleled clarity
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 brings Samsung’s pro-grade camera to a foldable for the first time. It blends advanced hardware with smart processing to deliver stunning photos. Its high-resolution camera captures incredible detail, vibrant colours, and rich textures, so every moment looks amazing. AI-powered imaging adjusts lighting and sharpness automatically, keeping your photos and videos clear and vivid even in low light, like at special dinners or cosy late-night cafés.
- Photo Assist helps you move, erase or resize objects, adjust angles and fill in backgrounds with smart AI. Portrait Studio captures lively expressions, even of pets, while Generative Edit cleans up your photos by removing distractions and filling in backgrounds. It’s now even smarter with Suggest Erases, which spots people passing by so you can easily remove them.
- Side-by-Side Editing and Show Original let you compare your edits with the original photo in real time on the big screen, making it easier to decide what looks best.
- Audio Eraser got an upgrade, too. It now has a new toggle in the Gallery that finds and removes annoying background noises like wind or traffic from your videos.
Creative editing on a big screen
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 places a professional creative studio in the palm of your hand with AI-powered tools optimised for its large display. Users can capture stunning photos and videos and edit them with ease, from removing clutter in product shots to eliminating background noise in cafe recordings.
- Photo Assist enables users to move, erase or enlarge objects, adjust angles and fill backgrounds with AI powered precision. Portrait Studio captures vibrant expressions, including pets, while Generative Edit refines images by removing distractions and filling backgrounds now smarter with Suggest Erases, which detects passersby for easy removal.
- Side by Side Editing and Show Original allow for real-time comparisons between the original and edited images on the large screen, simplifying creative decisions.
- Audio Eraser has been upgraded for greater intelligence and ease, now with a new toggle in the Gallery that detects and removes unwanted background noise such as wind or traffic.

Ultra AI experience
The next era of Galaxy AI
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 harnesses its foldable display to expand the potential of AI, providing experiences that are instinctive, adaptive, and highly efficient. The new One UI 8, designed to be context-aware and naturally responsive, is optimised for the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s flexible format and expansive screen, ensuring an intuitive and immersive AI experience with fewer app switches and smoother workflows.

- One UI 8 acts as a true multimodal agent, merging large-screen multitasking with intelligent tools that understand text, speech and visual cues. With an AI-powered camera and built-in privacy, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 becomes a smart and secure personal assistant.
- Launching on Android 16, One UI 8 debuts Samsung’s latest AI-powered platform for foldables, delivering the newest Android experience straight out of the box.
- Gemini Live is now enhanced with multimodal AI that understands what users see, say and do, enabling them to ask contextual questions by typing or speaking — with no need to switch apps. With screen or camera sharing on Gemini Live, users can show Gemini what they are viewing to receive instant insights.
- Circle to Search provides gaming tips precisely when needed. Simply circle an item on screen for instant results in a floating view that keeps the experience uninterrupted.
- Galaxy AI optimised for large screens maximises productivity by displaying AI-generated results in a separate Split or Floating View, leaving original content unobstructed. Users can drag and drop AI-generated content directly from Multi Window. With tools like Drawing Assist and Writing Assist, moving ideas and visuals is easier than ever.
Future-ready mobile security
As Samsung’s devices age smarter and become more connected, the company is working hard to keep them safe. One UI 8 brings new AI-powered protections built right into your phone, better ways to detect threats across all your devices, and stronger network security with cutting-edge encryption.
Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection, or KEEP, gives each app its own secure storage space so your sensitive information stays private and apps cannot access each other’s data. One UI 8 also improves Knox Matrix to provide smarter, easier protection across your Galaxy devices.
Plus, Samsung adds an extra layer of security to Secure Wi-Fi using post-quantum cryptography. This helps keep your information safe and private, even when you connect to public Wi-Fi networks.




Availability & Offers
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 will be available for pre-order from 9 July, with general availability commencing on 25 July. It will be offered in Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, and Jet Black colour options.
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