Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Design And Colors Revealed In New Leak
The next phones from Samsung are expected to be the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, joined perhaps by a more affordable model, likely called the Galaxy Z Flip FE (where FE stands for fan edition). A new leak shows what the Flip7 and Flip FE are going to look like, including what colors they will sport.
In 2024 it was the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic edition. What will this year's flip phone be like?
Regular leaker Evan Blass, who has a strong and solid track record in his leaks, has released renders of the new flip phones, showing their colors and more.
In the renders, picked up by SamMobile, there are indications that the Galaxy Z Flip7 will have an updated design, for example with a full external cover screen on the folded phone, instead of the design on the current Z Flip6. The bezels that surround the display also look much slimmer on the new renders than they are on the Z Flip6.
And then there's the colors. The Z Flip7, if these leaks are correct, will come in three colors. Blue and black are familiar to Samsung users, but the third, it's claimed, will be coral red. The renders show this to be an eye-catching, sultry shade that will be hard to miss — and ideal if you're the sort of person who finds it easy to leave your phone behind because it's lying on a black seat on an airplane, for instance. You'll spot the coral red one easily.
It's hard to know exactly how accurate the renders are in terms of color, but if accurate, this will be an exotic, refreshing shade.
The renders also show the new phone as being extremely thin, especially when compared to the forthcoming Galaxy Z Flip FE. The FE not only looks thicker, but has a smaller external display, similar to earlier Z Flip phones — though it still makes up a significant part of the phone's form factor.
This will be the first-ever fan edition foldable, so it's hard to know exactly what to make of it from images alone: the most important specification may turn out to be the price, specifically, how much cheaper it is than the regular edition.
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