Galaxy Z Fold 7

I saw a tweet recently that perfectly encapsulates this: for most people over 30, certain things are "big screen tasks". I use my phone for a lot, but for some things I put the phone down and use my computer instead. I am most comfortable using a large screen and a keyboard for anything that requires writing more than a few words or using any interface for more than a few clicks. [...] From the frontier of mobile tech, I can say that a foldable phone (Galaxy Z Fold 7) is the first mobile device that successfully ate into this category, and bit a rather substantial chunks out of it. It's only been 6 months into this experience, but the "big tasks" for me now are the ones that benefit from substantial use of keyboard and/or mouse. If it's only about screen space or doing things in 2-3 apps at the time, chances are my phone is now good enough for its mobility to beat inconvenience - though chances are also good that at least one of the programs will be a browser, because mobile apps still suck.

[...] With photos, documents, e-mail, IMs, etc. all hosted for cheap or free on "other people's computers", the total hardware demands on the end-user computing device is much less. Think storage, not just RAM.) It's true even in tech; half a year ago I switched my phone to a Galaxy Z Fold7, and I haven't used my personal laptop since then, not once. [...]

At least for me, the effect is real, and is driven not by media consumption but ergonomics of use. [...] I always preferred large screens because of productivity gains[2], but even as screens kept getting larger, the set of things that "I feel I’m better off opening a laptop" for remained the same for me. That is, until I switched to a foldable phone (Galaxy Z Fold 7) half a year ago, and - I kid you not - I haven't used my personal laptop since that day. FWIW, I still have a proper desktop PC; In the past decade+, I've been using a PC at home, and a "sidearm" on the go / away from home: always a 2-in-1 Windows laptop with top specs[0]. [...] Having twice the screen size of a regular (large) phone is a big productivity win[1], but it's folding that makes the actual qualitative difference. [...] I didn't even feel this change - I only noticed two months later that my laptop has been sitting unused on my desk, covered by a pile of stuff. Doing "laptop tasks" on a mobile device is still annoying (no keyboard, toy OS), but combining tablet-sized screen with portability of a phone makes them less annoying than logistics overhead of a laptop - and at least in my case, this eliminated the entire[3] space between "smartphone" and "PC". -- [0] - Think Microsoft Surface, except I could get better specs at half the price if I bought an off-lease but pristine Dell or Lenovo. [...]

So 9 months later there's nothing to report on the scratch front on that great big inner screen? [...] Y'know, apart from the price itself. [...]

[...] The Z Fold 7 is a downgrade over the Fold 6 I have in every way in my opinion (but I can at least thank the Fold 7 for making the Fold 6 new in a sealed box cheaper with 512GB than an iPhone 17 Pro Max with 256GB and thus making an upgrade viable). [...] Just a few things which would make me never buy a Fold 7: No Under Display Camera, instead it has a big hole (This cam is used only for meetings anyway, for selfies you use the main camera anyway. A big uninterrupted plane of screen is far far far far better than a better cam for meetings that gets compressed and then is a tiny square in the corner anyway.) No unlockable bootloader worldwide (is a OneUI 8 issue, not specifically a Fold 7 issue) They made it thinner instead of giving it a bigger battery, which makes it way harder to open and hold No S-Pen support (Seriously, why? [...] It makes more sense to include it in the Fold than the S Ultra.) They completely destroyed the aspect ratio (The outer screen was thin and tall, perfect for one-handed use, kinda like a TV remote; you can reach everywhere with one hand. The inner screen still is taller than it is wide, while almost being 4:3. This makes older content like shows and emulated games fill almost the entire screen without giving overly huge black bars on 16:9 content. Now on the Fold 7 the outer screen is almost like a normal phone and the inner screen is almost a perfect square. This makes the outer screen way worse to use one-handed and the inner screen has huge

I just went from a Z Fold 5 to a Z Fold 7 and I hate it for this exact reason. [...]

I really love my Fold 7. [...] The software is something else. [...] Also started to default to Pro mode for pictures and videos to get more out of the main camera and the results have been great. [...]

Disappointing experience, my new samsung phone galaxy z fold 7 is not only expensive but also fragile screen. [...] A tiny dot not seen by naked eye caused screen to go capote. 😢 Not worth it.

[...] The screen broke after 2 months of use. [...] It says it’s rated for thousands of folds but my screen started to break in the middle from simply opening and closing it. There became a white line behind the screen. [...]

[...] Battery life suck , always overheat . I use it for productivity stuff like trading etc. Split screen and all. [...] Fold 7 will not be any different . [...]

Honestly, for it's weight and slim profile, I have no complaints about it's battery life. I've been using it as a daily driver as well as my car's infotainment system at times (have an older car). [...] It's enough for a whole day of work and navigation with some battery to spare when I get home. It charges reasonably fast enough for my use case.

My fold 3 broke not long after the fold7 was released, they upgraded me to a fold5 because they didnt carry fold3s anymore so i decided to trade in my fold5 before even using it for the fold7 and ohhhmeeegaawd best decision ever!!! Its great and i always have powerbanks so the batter never bothers me.

The Z Fold 7 is a truly fantastic smartphone. [...] My only complaints are the punch-hole camera and the battery life. I currently use the Z Fold 7 as my primary phone and the Find X9 Ultra as my secondary device; for me, this is the perfect combination. [...]

[...] I had the Fold7 from launch until 3 months ago, used the 10PF from then, but what a difference! The Fold7 is so much nicer, thinner and lighter! So a few weeks back I sold the 10PF and bought a new Fold7 for €899,-!! [...] I used Shizuku and Canta to debloat the Fold7, using als the light mode for the CPU (I don't notice a drop in performance) and set most apps I don't use constantly in deep sleep mode without background battery and data usage. [...] In the Netherlands 5G is mostly not better and drains the battery more. [...]

My only complain over the years is still the camera .. I've had the fold 3,4 and 6 now the 7 ... And I totally agree with you, we should be able to not be punished with the picture quality, I hate feeling like I have the bad camera when I'm around people and we need a phone to take a picture ... [...] for the price I paid I should have a too quality camera that compares to all the other phones that came out around the same time

Been really happy with the Z Fold 7. [...] Displays are great. Build quality is great. Battery life slow charging and the fact that wireless charging in my car is useless is my only real complaint. [...] Paid $1000 to buy a Z Fold 7 that was in great condition. The used route is still most likely better than buying new (even with Samsung's great trade-in value options).

[...] I have the OnePlus Open, been using it ever since it launched, and it has a bigger battery than the Fold 7, and that's a phone from 2023... Other than that, despite the 3X zoom lens that needs to go in favour of a high quality one, I am thinking of getting the Fold 7. Battery on the Open isn't great anymore, which is normal after that amount of time and heavy usage, so I need a replacement. I've tried the Honor Magic V3 - Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and the Z Fold 6 last year, and the Z Fold 6 was the best of the bunch (sold it because of the small cover screen). And considering OnePlus won't be making an Open 2 (otherwise I'd buy that one), Z Fold 7 it is.

Already sold my Fold 7, had really bad experience with it. The jet black paint started chipping on the sides even under the official samsung case, the 200mp camera has bad optics and lacks detail + a lot of distorsion and the edges are unclear (the Ultra phones have much better optics and detail with the same sensor), battery life is bad, charging is bad and most of the cases barely stay on because of the phone thinness. What is impressive tho is that the phone almost never heats up, in a 4mm body.

[...] Yes, I could tell you that Fold 7 holds up. It was so good that, in the last year, I bought a second one for my wife because I can get it for $1,000, which is $1,000 cheaper than whatever Samsung is gonna put out this year. Probably still, you're getting 90% of the Z Fold 8 Ultra by the Z Fold 7.

So everything good about the fold 7 is basically just general benefits of a foldable phone, but the poor battery life is excused (because it's a foldable so I use it more often that's why battery is bad). camera is poor because they reuse the same thing since the fold5, there is nothing about the fold 7 that the fold 6 isn't already doing. trying to put ZF7 as a good effort by samsung is basically huffing copium

[...] Total £1600 for a new 512 gb fold 7. [...] I got it in December. If you put a case on the front screen, if it's not coming with a sticky strip, the edge of the case will scratch the screen on the left hand side really badly.

I had a similar experience where I tried out a Z Fold 7 with a kickstand and foldable bluetooth keyboard. [...]

Seeing that ZFold 7 looking FANTASTIC in a silver puts a smile on my face because when I purchased the S26U, I went with the silver shadow basically on a whim and no thought was behind it other than adding future trade-in value (online exclusive) to it and MAN, I have to say I'm BEYOND glad that I went with the color because it looks SO DANG GOOD!.. [...] and I'm NOT a person who particularly likes ANYTHING I own in a purple color BUT the contrast of that silver shadow popping against the dark purple 🪩🟣 is straight 🔥🔥🔥 and it is an option I NEED in my life! [...]

I've had 3 z folds and the 7 just didn't work for me. [...] The new aspect ratio of the inner display was crap for video and battery life was horrible. [...]

[...] 2025 was the first time I didn't upgrade to a Fold7 as I've been doing since the first Fold, and instead went with the Honor Magic V5 simply due to battery size and the charging speed. [...] The slow speed was something that bothered me a lot on my Fold6. You also get the added bonus of a stylus that works on both screens, in a form factor as slim and light as the Samsung Fold7. [...]

Up until a month or so ago I thought the Samsung Z Fold 7 was a pretty good foldable. It does have all those flaws you talk about, especially the battery, but then this thing called the Motorola Razr Fold showed up. [...] The cameras are much much better. Battery life: a day and a half easily. Charging speed: 0 to 100% in an hour. Battery low: give it 10 or 15 minutes and you're good for maybe the rest of the day. Bluetooth stylus, which Samsung used to have and took away from us. Big bright screens. One of the best sounding sets of speakers, tuned by Bose. I traded my Samsung Z Fold 7 and I have no regrets.

I was getting a cuppa to sit down and see what your thoughts were between the Fold 7, N6 & V6. [...] I have put my Fold 7 up for sale. Battery life just isn't good enough, ditto the poor camera stack. [...] Just couldn't get the camera performance from a Fold although the Magic V5 got a lot closer - certainly different league to the Galaxy Fold 7. [...]

Try Z Fold 7 with a grip case (one with a rubber band on the back to fasten it to your palm). [...] Still not a laptop, but for me it's enough that I haven't used my private laptop since getting the Fold 7 half a year ago. [...]

Had my fold 7 for about 10 months and love it. Did nearly get my head turned by the fold 8 but just could justify the dosh. The 8 ultra might be one I look at in the future when I can get a deal.

I pulled the trigger on this last year as well, been with iphone since the iphone 3... its literally not even comparable i fell in love with foldables and also all the customization

Had my fold 7 for just over a year and have had no complaints. Even when opened, the crease still seems the same as day 1. While there is a slight crease, it isn't enough for me to say it bothers me at all.

Its been a year i dont have a complaint tbh. Its just a phone with 2 screens just as i want it

Had to file a Samsung Care for me ZF7 AND the hinge on my almost 1 yr old match the new one. These are amazing devices.

Yeah I thought my fold 6 for over a year I don't regret it at all and it's fantastic personally I actually liked the Pixel fold a little bit more but only because of the dimensions and the look this has been a great foldable phone and I will never ever ever go back

[...] The bigger screen makes a big difference plus the weight and thinness

I love my Z fold 7, absolutely amazing phone a build I have zero complaints

I recently switched from fold 7 to the new Razr fold and it's been great so far. Battery life is too good.

I bought the 7 on day one cash because ive always wanted one but wanted enough gens to pass for a more refined version. Super happy with it and not one regret. The new ui 9 update put the cherry on the top as well.

i have the fold 7 and the battery life was horrible. I was looking for a charger by 4pm everyday, so I got rid of it

[...] I also used it in flex mode to take a family photo this past weekend. Set phone up on fireplace mantle, no tripod needed, triggered remotely with an app. Fold 7 is a fantastic device!

I had my fold 7 had to go repair 2 times in 6months worst buy i ever made. 😢 I baby the phone like crazy i use otterbox i never droppt it not a scratch on it. Still innerscreen whent out 2 times....

I had a iphone xr for 7 year, bought the z fold 7 around November last year, I see no issues lol with this technology my xr feel like caveman technology 😂

I have traded iphone 14 pro.max with Zfold 8 ultra .no regrets and it is the best phone I have ever purchased

My main reason for going Fold 7 was the other display as the screen is big but a bit narrow and is a one hand device . I can open up and use the inner tablet experience , but i use it 80% ot the time folded . It's just a very comfortable phone

Bought one about 3 weeks ago and love it. I don't miss the s-pen. Still can't believe how thin it is.

Got this about a month ago, took some time to get used to it as it is the first time I use a fold phone. Got some issues with it but the benefit of the bigger screen justify it. In terms of battery/charging, I don't really mind it, as I charge it at work.

I use this as my daily driver and love it. I still use my s24 ultra as a secondary phone

As someone who’s been stuck with the same basic iPhone shape since the iPhone 5, the Z Fold 7 and S24 Ultra are insanely refreshing. Seeing the shape of this phone completely changed the game for me, I knew instantly I had to buy it.

The only weakness with the Fold cameras are the Zoom cameras. Besides that, the Fold 7 imo has the best cameras ive seen, and yes, i own the S26 Ultra, used Xiaomi, and own One Plus 15. [...]

Been rocking the fold 7 for a while now. i had the flip 6 and was a fan but then the s25 Edge came out and i loved it for a few months, but glad i went to the fold 7 so good to watch tv shows on and play games with my backbone.