Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FEvsSamsung Galaxy Z Fold7
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold7 for the larger screen and more base storage. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is £950 cheaper at UK RRP (£849 against £1,799). Both get security updates until July 2032.
- Released
- 2025-07-25Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7 and Watch8 launch, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £849Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2025-07-25Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7 and Watch8 launch, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1,799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold7, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Fold7, retrieved 2026-09-22
0 wins for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE2 wins for Galaxy Z Fold75 gaps borderline0 differences you won’t notice£950 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Fold7 ahead on 2 rows, Galaxy Z Flip7 FE on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Fold7 wins on display size (8 in against 6.7 in) and storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB). 5 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (187 g against 215 g) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Galaxy Z Fold7, battery capacity (4,400 mAh against 4,000 mAh) for the Galaxy Z Fold7, battery per charge (40.47 h against 37.05 h) for the Galaxy Z Fold7 and battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,700 cycles) for the Galaxy Z Fold7. Both state the same refresh rate, peak brightness and claimed video playback. The other 33 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
8 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · Screen protection · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · GPU · Wireless charging · AnTuTu benchmark. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE better than the Galaxy Z Fold7?
On the figures, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: display size, 8 in against 6.7 in (both Samsung UK) and storage (base), 256 GB against 128 GB (both Samsung Newsroom UK). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy Z Fold7 is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 40.47 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 24 h for claimed video playback (Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Fold7 is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,400 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is lighter, narrowly: weight, 187 g against 215 g (both Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (Samsung UK and Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
Both get security updates until July 2032. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is £950 cheaper at UK RRP (£849 against £1,799). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy Z Fold7: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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