How to pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy devices
It's hard to believe, but Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is back. The third Unpacked of 2025 so far falls right after the July 4 holiday in the US and smack in the middle of Amazon's Prime Day week. Typically, the company's summer showcase features devices across its foldable and wearable product lines. It also marks the start of pre-orders to reserve the new generation of these newly announced items.
This year, Samsung announced three new wearables: the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, the Galaxy Watch 8 and an updated Galaxy Watch Ultra. The company also revealed a trio of new foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. However, despite rumors, Samsung isn't rolling out a Galaxy Z Fold Ultra model — at least not during the Unpacked event.
All of the devices announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked are available to pre-order starting today. They'll all be generally available to purchase starting Friday, July 25. With that in mind, we've rounded up all the products to look out for, including their specs and any good pre-order deals to consider. If you want some first-person impressions of these devices, check out our hands-on coverage of the Galaxy Watch 8 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 features several notable upgrades over its predecessor. For starters, at 8.9mm, it's almost as thin as the S25 Ultra's 8.2mm and 26 percent thinner than the Fold 6. It also has some updates to its image quality, including a jump from a 50MP to a 200MP main camera. It also offers a 10MP 3X optical zoom camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 10MP cover screen selfie camera. Plus, the screen is a smidge bigger at 8 inches, up from 7.6 inches.
The Fold 7 also features multimodal AI, which assists with tasks such as optimizing the main screen's layout and dragging AI creations between apps. However, it does offer the same 4,400 mAh battery as its predecessor, although Samsung claims it should still provide slightly better battery life. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip.
The new smartphone comes in three colors: Blue Shadow, Jet Black and Silver Shadow. Both the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 also come in Mint exclusively on Samsung's website. Plus, there's a range of storage options, like 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. $2,000 at Samsung
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 has the thinnest bezel of any Galaxy smartphone at 1.25mm. It also has a larger 4.1-inch external display than the 3.4-inch one on the Flip 6.
It has quite a few updates from the Flip 6, including a 120Hz refresh rate and 2,600 nit peak brightness, up from 60Hz and 1,600 nits.
The Flip 7's main screen has increased in size from 6.7 inches to 6.9 inches, and its cover display has expanded from 3.4 inches to 4.1 inches. Plus, Gemini, the Now bar and Now Brief all work on the Flex Window. Its battery did improve, increasing from 4,000mAh to 4,300mAh. Unlike the Fold 7, its processor is the Exynos 2500.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 comes in Coral Red, Blue Shadow and Jet Black. Then there's also the online exclusive color, Mint. Unlike the Fold, it's only available in 256GB or 512GB options for a starting price of $1,100. $1,100 at Samsung
Samsung skipped the Classic model last year, releasing just the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. This means the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is a two-generation jump, so it comes with high expectations. It has the hallmark rotating bezel of the company's Classic smartwatch line, and runs Wear OS 6 with Gemini support out of the box.
Let's look at the basics. The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic comes in two standard colors, white and black. It's available in a single 46mm size with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for $500 and with LTE for $550. That's a significant price hike from 2023's Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, which started at $400. $500 at Samsung
Like the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, the Galaxy Watch 8 also comes with a price hike, albeit a smaller one. The 40mm Wi-Fi model starts at $350, compared to the $300 of the previous two models.
The Galaxy Watch 8 is also available as a 44mm Bluetooth and Wi-Fi model for $380. The LTE versions go for $400 for the 40mm or $430 for the 44mm. The watch comes in Granite or Silver, arguably just a sleeker Black or White.
This version of the Galaxy Watch 8 is the slimmest yet, and comes with a new "dynamic lug" strap swapping system. Your old watch bands won't be compatible, so you might need to invest in some if you buy the Watch 8.
In exchange, you'll get new features like an antioxidant index test that uses the heart rate sensor on the Galaxy Watch 8, plus Wear OS 6, Gemini support, running guidance, sleep coaching and vascular load insights. The Watch 8's display is also brighter than the Watch 7, with a bigger battery, too. $350 at Samsung
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, or fan edition, is Samsung's first foldable FE phone. It's the cheapest of the three foldables launched today, starting at $900 for the entry-level 128GB model. It's also a more classic look, coming only in black or white.
It's basically last year's Galaxy Z Flip 6, down to its dimensions, cameras, screen and battery size, except with an Exynos 2400 processor. And it's $200 cheaper at launch. While the Z Flip 6 is available on sale, it's a better deal than the Z Flip 7 FE. But when you consider that the Flip 7 FE may go for much less when Samsung offers discounts, it does seem to be a budget-friendlier option for those looking to wade into the foldable pool. $900 at Samsung
The 2024 Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event saw the company introduce its own Ultra Watch, blatantly taking the name and certain features from Apple. At Unpacked 2025, Samsung quietly released a new version of the Galaxy Watch Ultra. It's not much different from the original, and is largely the same other than coming in a Titanium Blue color option and offering expanded storage of up to 64GB. It also uses the new "dynamic lug" strap system that Samsung introduced with the Watch 8 series this year. $650 at Samsung
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