Holding on to the Galaxy Z Fold 5? The Z Fold 7 may be prying it out of your hands
Samsung’s foldables are coming in hot this summer! The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is much slimmer, has a wider external screen, and upgraded camera.
Are you still clutching that Galaxy Z Fold 5? Performance-wise, you are probably fine. But the hardware must feel dated, especially with super-slim foldables like Oppo Find N5 and Honor Magic V5 now being a reality.
No fear, though. If you are comfortable in your Samsung bubble, no need to step away, as the new Z Fold 7 seems to be prepared to fight the modern competition. The question is — is it worth upgrading to it now?
Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Galaxy Z Fold 5 expected differences:
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The Galaxy Z Fold 5 was lighter, flatter, and had a new hinge that finally folded flush — nice! But even back then, it still felt a bit chunky. Tech moves fast and now, two years later, competitors have super-thin and light foldable phones. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 may be fast and have an excellent screen. But design-wise — it’s less and less capable of competing.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7, though, is shaping up to be a real design refinement. A 4.2 mm profile when unfolded and 8.9 mm when closed — that makes it almost as thin as a Galaxy S25 Ultra when in folded state. And the external screen has a „normal“ aspect ratio of 21:9, making the phone much more comfortable and intuitive to use as a chocobar phone.
We’re also expecting some screen growth. The cover display stretches from 6.2 to 6.5 inches, and the inner screen is nudged from 7.6 to 8 inches. But the best part? The cover screen gets wider, not taller. That means no more typing like you’re trying to send a text on a TV remote.
Its bezels are also thinner than the ones on the Fold 5, which are starting to get unsightly when compared to modern competitors. And while the Z Fold 5 has IPX8 rating for water protection, the Z Fold 7 no has IP48 for some limited debris protection as well (sadly, dust and fine sand are still a danger).
Display Differences
If you liked the displays on the Z Fold 5, you’ll probably love what’s coming on the Fold 7. We still get Dynamic AMOLED 2X panels on both the inner and outer screens, each with a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, high resolution, and peak brightnessof 2,600 nits.
