Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7vsSamsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for more base storage and video playback time. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£849 against £1,049). Both get security updates until July 2032.
- 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
- 2025-07-25Samsung 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
2 wins for Galaxy Z Flip70 wins for Galaxy Z Flip7 FE4 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t notice£200 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 ahead on 2 rows, Galaxy Z Flip7 FE on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB) and claimed video playback (31 h against 24 h). 4 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: display size (6.9 in against 6.7 in) for the Galaxy Z Flip7, RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Galaxy Z Flip7, battery per charge (42.07 h against 37.05 h) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 and battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,700 cycles) for the Galaxy Z Flip7. The differences in weight and battery capacity are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate and peak brightness. The other 35 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
6 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark. 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 Z Flip7 FE?
On the figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: storage (base), 256 GB against 128 GB (both Samsung Newsroom UK) and claimed video playback, 31 h against 24 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE 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 is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 42.07 h against 37.05 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. The Galaxy Z Flip7, by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 31 h against 24 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Flip7 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,300 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung UK).
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 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (Samsung Newsroom UK and Samsung UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
Both get security updates until July 2032. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£849 against £1,049). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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