Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7vsSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for lower weight. Choose the Galaxy S25 Ultra for 3DMark graphics score. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,249). The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
- Released
- 2025-07-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £1,049Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2025-02-03endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £1,249Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S25 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-01-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy S25 Ultra, retrieved 2026-09-22
1 win for Galaxy Z Flip71 win for Galaxy S25 Ultra3 gaps borderline0 differences you won’t notice£200 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 ahead on 1 row, Galaxy S25 Ultra on 1 row
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on weight (188 g against 218 g); the Galaxy S25 Ultra wins on 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (5,827 against 4,373, both from 3DMark). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: battery capacity (5,000 mAh against 4,300 mAh) for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, battery per charge (44.9 h against 42.07 h) for the Galaxy S25 Ultra and fast charging (45 W against 25 W) for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Both state the same display size, refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base), RAM, claimed video playback, battery lifespan and wireless charging. The other 34 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
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
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy Z Flip7 better than the Galaxy S25 Ultra?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on weight, 188 g against 218 g (both Samsung Newsroom UK); the Galaxy S25 Ultra wins on 3DMark Wild Life Extreme, 5,827 against 4,373 (both 3DMark). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 44.9 h against 42.07 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 31 h for claimed video playback (Samsung UK). The Galaxy S25 Ultra is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 5,000 mAh against 4,300 mAh (both Samsung Newsroom UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 188 g against 218 g (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (Samsung Newsroom UK and GSMArena).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,249). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy S25 Ultra: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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