Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FEvsApple iPhone 16e
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE for the larger screen, peak brightness and battery lifespan. The iPhone 16e wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The iPhone 16e is £250 cheaper at UK RRP (£599 against £849). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16e, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, 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
- 2025-02-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £599Apple Newsroom UK — iPhone 16e launch, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
3 wins for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE0 wins for iPhone 16e3 gaps borderline1 difference you won’t notice£250 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 FE ahead on 3 rows, iPhone 16e 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 1,200 nits) and battery lifespan (1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (167 g against 187 g) for the iPhone 16e, battery per charge (41 h against 37.05 h) for the iPhone 16e and claimed video playback (26 h against 24 h) for the iPhone 16e. The difference in battery capacity is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same storage (base) and RAM. The other 38 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
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. 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 16e?
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 Support UK), peak brightness, 2,600 nits (Samsung UK) against 1,200 nits (Apple Support UK) and battery lifespan, 1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label). The iPhone 16e wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The iPhone 16e is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 41 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. The iPhone 16e is ahead, narrowly: claimed video playback, 26 h (Apple UK) against 24 h (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice. The iPhone 16e is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,005 mAh (GSMArena) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK).
Which is lighter?
The iPhone 16e is lighter, narrowly: weight, 167 g (Apple Support 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 1,200 nits (Apple Support UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16e, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, 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 16e is £250 cheaper at UK RRP (£599 against £849). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK; iPhone 16e: Apple Newsroom UK.
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