Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7vsSamsung Galaxy Z Fold7
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for video playback time. Choose the Galaxy Z Fold7 for the larger screen. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £750 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,799). 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
- £1,799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold7, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Fold7, retrieved 2026-09-22
1 win for Galaxy Z Flip71 win for Galaxy Z Fold72 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t notice£750 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 ahead on 1 row, Galaxy Z Fold7 on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on claimed video playback (31 h against 24 h); the Galaxy Z Fold7 wins on display size (8 in against 6.9 in). 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (188 g against 215 g) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (4,885 against 4,373, both from 3DMark) for the Galaxy Z Fold7. The differences in battery capacity and battery per charge are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base), RAM, battery lifespan and fast 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
5 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · 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 Fold7?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on claimed video playback, 31 h against 24 h (both Samsung UK); the Galaxy Z Fold7 wins on display size, 8 in (Samsung UK) against 6.9 in (Samsung Newsroom UK). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 42.07 h against 40.47 h (both EU energy label). The Galaxy Z Flip7, by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 31 h against 24 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Fold7 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,400 mAh against 4,300 mAh (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 215 g (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (Samsung Newsroom 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 is £750 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,799). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy Z Fold7: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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