Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FEvsApple iPhone 16
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE for the larger screen, peak brightness and battery lifespan. The iPhone 16 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The iPhone 16 is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £849). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2031–2035, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer.
- 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
- 2024-09-20endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £699Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
3 wins for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE0 wins for iPhone 163 gaps borderline1 difference you won’t notice£150 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 FE ahead on 3 rows, iPhone 16 on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on display size (6.7 in against 6.1 in), peak brightness (2,600 nits against 2,000 nits) and battery lifespan (1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (170 g against 187 g) for the iPhone 16, battery capacity (4,000 mAh from the maker against 3,561 mAh from GSMArena) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE and claimed video playback (24 h against 22 h) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. The difference in battery per charge is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same storage (base) and RAM. The other 39 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
3 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. 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 iPhone 16?
On the figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: display size, 6.7 in (Samsung UK) against 6.1 in (Apple UK), peak brightness, 2,600 nits (Samsung UK) against 2,000 nits (Apple UK) and battery lifespan, 1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label). The iPhone 16 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 Flip7 FE is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 37.05 h against 37 h (both EU energy label). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is ahead, narrowly: claimed video playback, 24 h (Samsung UK) against 22 h (Apple UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK) against 3,561 mAh (GSMArena), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The iPhone 16 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 170 g (Apple UK) against 187 g (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,600 nits (Samsung UK) against 2,000 nits (Apple UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2031–2035, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API; Apple’s record from endoflife.date and Apple security releases.
Which is cheaper?
The iPhone 16 is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £849). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK; iPhone 16: Apple UK store.
Other comparisons
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