Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FEvsNothing Phone (3)
The short answer
Choose the Nothing Phone (3) for peak brightness, more base storage, battery capacity and battery life per charge. Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE for lower weight. The Nothing Phone (3) is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £849). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against July 2032 for the Nothing Phone (3).
- 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
- 2025-07-15GSMArena — Nothing Phone (3) specifications, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £699Nothing UK store — Phone (3), retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-15Nothing UK — Phone (3), retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE4 wins for Nothing Phone (3)2 gaps borderline1 difference you won’t notice£150 apart at RRP
Verdict: Nothing Phone (3) ahead on 4 rows, Galaxy Z Flip7 FE on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on weight (187 g against 218 g); the Phone (3) wins on peak brightness (4,500 nits against 2,600 nits), storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB), battery capacity (5,150 mAh against 4,000 mAh) and battery per charge (56.38 h against 37.05 h). 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Phone (3) and battery lifespan (1,700 cycles against 1,400 cycles) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. The difference in display size is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate. The other 36 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
6 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 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 Nothing Phone (3)?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on weight, 187 g (Samsung UK) against 218 g (Nothing UK); the Nothing Phone (3) wins on peak brightness, 4,500 nits (Nothing UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung UK), storage (base), 256 GB (Nothing UK) against 128 GB (Samsung Newsroom UK), battery capacity, 5,150 mAh (Nothing UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK) and battery per charge, 56.38 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 56.38 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label). The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 5,150 mAh (Nothing UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 187 g (Samsung UK) against 218 g (Nothing UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 4,500 nits (Nothing UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against July 2032 for the Nothing Phone (3). Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API and Nothing UK.
Which is cheaper?
The Nothing Phone (3) is £150 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £849). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK; Nothing Phone (3): Nothing UK store.
Other comparisons
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