SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Z Fold7 review: A dramatically thinner book-fold with a 200 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2025·$1,999
Overall
90/100
Class rank
#13 of 39
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

The foldable goes mainstream-thin.

Galaxy Z Fold7 finally makes a book-fold feel like a normal phone — 4.2 mm unfolded, 215 g — while adding a 200 MP camera and SD 8 Elite. The small 4,400 mAh battery and 25 W charging are the trade-offs.

01Display

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main8.0″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, 2,184 × 1,968
Cover6.5″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, 2,520 × 1,080

02Camera

86/100

86/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main200 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Telephoto10 MP, f/2.4, 3× optical, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.2
Selfie10 MP (inner) + 10 MP (cover)

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

74/100

74/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2025 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,400 mAh
Wired25 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

86/100

86/100 trails the 88-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

76/100

76/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • Far thinner & lighter (4.2 mm unfolded, 215 g).
  • Flagship 200 MP main camera.
  • SD 8 Elite + 7 OS upgrades.
  • Big 8.0" inner screen.
What doesn't
  • Small 4,400 mAh battery.
  • Only 25 W charging.
  • IP48 (no full dust rating).
  • Very expensive.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 39-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .