Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FEvsGoogle Pixel 9
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE for battery lifespan. Choose the Pixel 9 for battery life per charge. The Pixel 9 is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£799 against £849). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against August 2031 for the Pixel 9.
- 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
- 2024-08-22endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-08-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE1 win for Pixel 93 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t notice£50 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 FE ahead on 1 row, Pixel 9 on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on battery lifespan (1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles); the Pixel 9 wins on battery per charge (49.2 h against 37.05 h). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: display size (6.7 in against 6.3 in) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Pixel 9 and battery capacity (4,700 mAh against 4,000 mAh) for the Pixel 9. The differences in weight and peak brightness are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate and storage (base). 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
OS versions supported · 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 Pixel 9?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on battery lifespan, 1,700 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label); the Pixel 9 wins on battery per charge, 49.2 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 Pixel 9, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 49.2 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label). The Pixel 9 is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,700 mAh (Google) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is lighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: weight, 187 g (Samsung UK) against 198 g (Google).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Pixel 9 is brighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,700 nits (Google) 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 August 2031 for the Pixel 9. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API and endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
The Pixel 9 is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£799 against £849). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK; Pixel 9: Google Store UK.
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