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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Cheapest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 deals to pre-order
Samsung's all-new Z Fold and Z Flip foldable phones have been announced Samsung's latest foldable smartphones have been unveiled, and they might just be the top picks for those on the hunt for a new mobile. The brand-new Z Fold and Z Flip were showcased during the Unpacked event in New York, boasting significant improvements over their predecessors. The most noticeable transformation is seen in the latest Z Fold 7. Its revamped design makes it more pocket-friendly, and it now features an enhanced triple-lens camera with a primary 200MP lens for superior night-time photography and videography. Then there's the Flip 7, which comes equipped with speedier processors, superior screens, and upgraded cameras. Our tech team has rounded up what to anticipate from the Flip 7. While these updates are thrilling, one crucial consideration for consumers is where to buy the best phone deals. This largely depends on how buyers prefer to pay for the device. For those looking to spread the cost, check out Three Mobile for the best contract deals. For the Fold 7, customers can shell out £45.50 per month on a 36-month contract with a £60 upfront fee, as The Express reports. However, this doesn't include data, so that will need to be factored into the monthly cost as well, a potential downside for some shoppers. The same applies to the Flip 7. Samsung enthusiasts can snag the device for a monthly payment of £25.25 with an upfront cost of £40, spread over 36 months. Both phones come with additional storage and significant trade-in savings. Customers can also pre-order from Sky and EE, and depending on the carrier, they may be eligible for a variety of freebies. For those seeking alternatives, Carphone Warehouse offers a range of other deals worth exploring. For Apple users, Giffgaff provides a reasonable monthly plan for the iPhone 16 Pro at £24 a month, with a slightly higher upfront cost of £25. Returning to Samsung, the South Korean tech giant has the best SIM-free deals for customers willing to pay in full up front. The brand is offering double storage, up to £935 in trade-in value, and a £100 discount if consumers pay using PayPal. For the Fold 7, customers can reduce the price from £1,799 to £1099 through trade-in, and get an additional £100 off with PayPal, bringing the price down to £1064. As for the Flip 7, with a trade-in, customers could pay as little as £596 for the phone.
Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Tom's Guide
Samsung Interview: Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 product manager talks new designs, more AI — and that missing S Pen
We've only just seen the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Watch 8 officially at Galaxy Unpacked, and we've barely spent 24 hours with these devices as I write this. But some people have been trying them all out for quite a bit longer. Kadesh Beckford is Smartphone Specialist Product Manager at Samsung UK, and one of the first people to use these devices over a long period of time. So since he's had more of an opportunity than almost anyone else in the world right now to try out the new Samsung foldables and smartwatch, we thought we'd ask him our most pressing questions about the lineup. "To be honest and transparent, I've experienced the Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a couple of weeks now," Beckford admitted during our interview. "I've been very knowledgeable about the product for a little while, obviously while having it under lock and key. But then I've seen every single time I pick it up and have the capability of looking at it, it blows me away." Why does it blow him away? That has a lot to with the big design upgrade the new Z Fold has seen from previous generations. "Every single time I picked it up, I completely forgot it was a Fold. It screams out a normal phone, but when you open it, I'm like, "Okay, this is great." While Beckford's more of a Z Fold fan, he still gets the appeal of the smaller Galaxy Z Flip 7. "With the Z Flip series, the customers love the portability, the practicality of the device and its design. And the fact is we've made improvements on that: stronger, thinner, a bigger battery. Our R&D guys, our engineers, are amazing." There are plenty of hardware changes to talk about, but Galaxy AI still looms in the background as a big part of Samsung's mobile device plan. A few new features are debuting on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, so I asked Beckford what he liked best out of the fresh additions. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. "My favorite one probably is Suggest Erases. Last week, my colleague, Tom, actually, we were in our office, I was taking a few pictures around and I'm taking a picture of Tom. And I'm in the background because there's a mirror in front of us. 'I thought I looked pretty good in the picture at the time, but just the fact that AI picked me out, literally drew a line around me, and I then could literally just press a button and erase. It wasn't me going in to erase it, it made the suggestion at an instant and it removed me." Beckford also named the Now Bar as another favorite. The live app notification feature was introduced with the Galaxy S25, but it takes on new life on the cover screen of the Z Flip 7, where it's visible without opening the phone. 'I use Uber now and then. So now with the Now Bar, you'll get your Uber notifications.. I can now look at that on the Z Flip, just on the left-hand side. For me, that's fantastic.' The Now Brief summary has also proven beneficial for Beckford's fitness goals. 'I wouldn't say I'm a great runner, but I recently committed to not driving to the gym. I either walk or get a [dockless hire] bike. And what I'm finding is that with my device, I'm able to view all my metrics. I do wear a Galaxy Ring. I do wear a Galaxy Watch, but the fact is in my Now Brief, I'll get all of my weekly health insights." This data is important for Beckford, who has set himself the goal of running a marathon distance by September this year ("I haven't said in what time I'll complete it in," he adds). This follows his completion of the popular "75 Hard" fitness plan earlier this year. And he gives Galaxy AI a good amount of credit for helping him. "75 Hard is… hard! But with [Galaxy AI] what I was able to say okay, Monday's scheduling is chest and bicep day, then it's going to be back and tricep day, then it's going to be shoulders and abs day, and legs and abs day. I was able to just say it [to Galaxy AI] and then ask it to repeat this for X time frame and it kept me true to form. "Even at lunch breaks… because Bixby Routines knows I've got into the office, and it's coming up to around lunch time, it will make the suggestion of going for a walk. So these are small little things that I was able to implement. And especially when we pair it up with the improvements to Now Brief and Galaxy Watch. Yes, we must not forget about the other strand of Galaxy Unpacked — the new Galaxy Watch 8 series. "The watch is definitely a complementary factor when it comes to these devices. It looks sleek, it looks sexy as far as I'm concerned, with the stainless steel finish on the Watch 8 Classic. when I partner that up with probably a Silver Shadow Fold 7. It's going to look complete." For as much as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has improved on its predecessors, it's taken a step back by losing S Pen compatibility. But Beckford explained the reasoning: "When we look at the insights from what our customers were using on the Galaxy Z Fold series and what they wanted, fundamentally they wanted a thinner and lighter device. And with us we definitely pay attention and listen to our customers. So with those insights, we implemented what they asked." Now that he can talk about the phone openly, the last thing I wanted to know from Beckford was the first thing he'll show off once he's moved on to the Z Fold 7 from his current Galaxy S25 Edge. "I'll just show [people] the design. Fundamentally, it will be to put the phone in the palm of the hands of everyone. And I want their opinion and their reaction. It's easy for me to talk about all of the plus points on this device." "But I truly believe once people get it in the palm of their hands and they compare it year on year or even since 2019… they are going to be like, "Yeah, this is epic.""
CNET
09-07-2025
- CNET
Galaxy Unpacked 2025 Live: New Samsung Phone Revealed
Samsung redesigned the wide camera assembly to fit into the Galaxy S25 Edge's svelte frame. Samsung/Screenshot by Jeff Carlson The stars of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event are rumored to be updates to the Z Fold and Z Flip phones. While I appreciate a good bendable screen, I'm just as interested in the cameras that will be on them. Compared to the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra models, the lenses on the current Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 feel dated. For example, both of those phones include a 50-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera; the Z Fold adds a 10-megapixel 2x telephoto. You can still get good photos from them, don't get me wrong. But if you're paying a premium for a phone -- $1,900 for the Z Fold 6 -- I believe you should expect a premium camera experience, too. The traditional argument for limiting the cameras has been space. Physical room is so premium in a foldable phone that many camera assemblies just won't fit. But then I look at the Galaxy S25 Edge, which worked in a slimmed-down 200 megapixel f/1.7 camera with the same specs as the main camera in the S25 Ultra, and did it in a thin 5.8mm frame (though the camera bump protrudes to 10mm). Megapixels aren't the whole story, but having more opens up options such as getting optical-quality telephoto images without invoking digital zoom. And the photos from the S25 Edge are pretty nice. Hopefully, Samsung will boost the ultrawide cameras in each new phone to at least 50 megapixels and maybe even the telephoto, too. Motorola's 2025 Razr shows it can be done. Will Samsung match or even exceed these specs? We'll find out Wednesday.
CNET
09-07-2025
- CNET
Samsung Unpacked Live Reveals: New Galaxy Fold 7, Galaxy Flip 7 and Galaxy Watch 8
Samsung redesigned the wide camera assembly to fit into the Galaxy S25 Edge's svelte frame. Samsung/Screenshot by Jeff Carlson The stars of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event are rumored to be updates to the Z Fold and Z Flip phones. While I appreciate a good bendable screen, I'm just as interested in the cameras that will be on them. Compared to the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra models, the lenses on the current Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 feel dated. For example, both of those phones include a 50-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera; the Z Fold adds a 10-megapixel 2x telephoto. You can still get good photos from them, don't get me wrong. But if you're paying a premium for a phone -- $1,900 for the Z Fold 6 -- I believe you should expect a premium camera experience, too. The traditional argument for limiting the cameras has been space. Physical room is so premium in a foldable phone that many camera assemblies just won't fit. But then I look at the Galaxy S25 Edge, which worked in a slimmed-down 200 megapixel f/1.7 camera with the same specs as the main camera in the S25 Ultra, and did it in a thin 5.8mm frame (though the camera bump protrudes to 10mm). Megapixels aren't the whole story, but having more opens up options such as getting optical-quality telephoto images without invoking digital zoom. And the photos from the S25 Edge are pretty nice. Hopefully, Samsung will boost the ultrawide cameras in each new phone to at least 50 megapixels and maybe even the telephoto, too. Motorola's 2025 Razr shows it can be done. Will Samsung match or even exceed these specs? We'll find out Wednesday.
Tom's Guide
09-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 hands-on review: Feels like flip phone perfection
For years I've always tried to convince myself to pick Samsung's Z Flip phones as one of my daily drivers, but they've always come up short. This time, however, that could change thanks to the huge upgrades that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is getting. Samsung's foldable flip phone receives a big makeover complete with larger inner and outer screens, more Galaxy AI features, bigger battery, and — for the first time ever in the series — Samsung DeX support. Everyone knows this is the one request I've been asking, so it took seven generations of the Flip for Samsung to finally add it. What's better is that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 remains at the same $1,099 starting price as last year's Galaxy Z Flip 6, while also undercutting the $1,299 Motorola Razr Ultra (2025), currently the best foldable phone you can buy. But Samsung's not just introducing just one flip-style phone. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 is joined by the cheaper Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. I honestly think that the Z Flip 7 is as close to perfect when it comes to flip-style phones. I've spent some hands-on time with Sammy's new flip phones, and there's a lot that could get you excited for this year's batch. Galaxy Z Flip 7 Galaxy Flip 7 FE Price $1,099 / £1,049 $899 / £849 Inner Display 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2520 x 1080, 21:9), 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2640 x 1080, 22:9), 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate Outer Display 4.1-inch Super AMOLED (948 x 1048), 120Hz refresh rate 3.4-inch Super AMOLED (720 x 748) Chipset Exynos 2500 Exynos 2400 RAM 12GB 8GB Storage 256GB, 512GB 128GB, 256GB Rear cameras 50 MP main (f/1.8), 12MP ultrawide (f/2.2) 50 MP main (f/1.8), 12MP ultrawide (f/2.2) Front cameras 10MP (f/2.2) 10MP (f/2.2) Battery 4,300 mAh 4,000 mAh Water Resistance Rating IP48 IP48 Colors Blue shadow, Jet black, Coralred, Mint Black, white Size 2.96 x 3.37 x 0.54-inches (75.2 x 85.5 x 13.7mm) closed, 2.96 x 6.56 x 0.26-inches (75.2 x 166.7 x 6.5mm) open 2.83 x 3.35 x 0.59-iches (71.9 x 85.1 x 14.9mm) closed, 2.83 x 6.5 x 0.27-inches (71.9 x 165.1 x 6.9mm) open Weight 6.63 ounces (188g) 6.6 ounces (187g) Unlike the Galaxy Z Fold 7, which sees a U.S. price hike, I'm really happy Samsung's keeping the price of the Z Flip 7 at $1,099. At this price, I would argue that Samsung's phone has a clear advantage over the pricier Razr Ultra (2025) — just as long as the new phone's processing and battery performances don't disappoint. The $1,099 price comes with 256GB of storage and it's available in four colors (Blue Shadow, Coralred, Jetblack, and Mint). Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE has a lower $899 starting price, but it comes with 128GB of storage and your choice of either white or black. I'm not sure how I feel about this, especially given how the cheaper FE has a lot of similarities with last year's Z Flip 6. Plus, it's nowhere as competitively priced as the Motorola Razr (2025) at $699. I was hoping for more of a price gap between the Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE because $200 just isn't enough. Regardless, both phones are available for pre-order starting today (July 9) — with full availability starting on July 25. Almost instantly I'm drawn to the larger 4.1-inch Flex Window on the outside of the Z Flip 7. It's bigger for sure than the Z Flip 6's 3.4-inch panel, but I like how the screen goes all the way to the edges this time around and wraps around the cameras — plus it helps that there's an ever so tiny bezel around it. This size increase definitely makes it much more usable than before, which I'll explain more when talking about the phone's software. Although it's not as noticeable, the Z Flip 7 technically grows in size and is a smidge wider than the Z Flip 6. Another minuscule difference is how the corners are less rounded than before, but apart from these changes, the new model looks just like last year's Flip. Samsung says that its new Amor FlexHinge is much more durable, but it's hard to say for sure if that's true. Yes, I find its snapping action much more responsive than the hinge on the Z Flip 7 FE, but the crease where the main display folds in half is still noticeable. One area where Samsung is doing a better job than anyone else is supplying the Z Flip 7 with a wealth of accessories, including new FlipSuit cases that not only protect the phone, but also add custom wallpapers when they're installed. Most of them are static wallpapers, but there's one that I saw that's dynamic and made it feel like I was playing a pinball machine with the Flex Window. As for the Z Flip 7 FE's design, it looks and feels a lot like the Z Flip 6 — down to the notch design with its Flex Window. It feels solidly constructed, but the hinge seems to be stiffer than what I'd like. On top of that, you only have black and white colors to choose from. Just as before, the 4.1-inch Flex Window on the Galaxy Z Flip 7 can be customized to include a bunch of different widgets. However, it's still annoying that this panel doesn't run full apps natively like the cover display on the Razr line. This means you'll still have to download the Good Lock app. It's one inconvenience that's worth pursuing because many apps in Android 16 are customized to fit better on different screens. The Z Flip 7's 6.9-inch inner display looks just as gorgeous as ever, complete with wide viewing angles, punch looking colors, and plenty of detail. At just the right angle, however, I can still make out the crease running through the phone, which isn't terrible especially compared to notebook style foldables. Due to the Z Flip 7's narrower design than your standard slate, it does cause videos to have black bars to the left and right in landscape — which can expand to fill out the entire screen with a pinch gesture. So far, I have no complaints about the display, but I'm hoping it turns out to be brighter. The Z Flip 7 FE essentially has the same display as the Z Flip 6, right down to the sizes. As noted above, the Flex Window still has the same notch cutout as before, but it still gets the same level of utility that lets me take selfies using the rear cameras. The 6.7-inch main display looks just as good as the one on the Z Flip 7, complete with the same saturated color tones and viewing angles. On paper, it doesn't look like Samsung has upgraded the cameras — so it appears to be the same 50MP main and 12MP ultrawide combination. Even if the sensors are unchanged, I'm optimistic that the performance will be improved thanks to Samsung's updated ProVisual Engine and support for 10-bit HDR video. Likewise, Samsung claims optical-like quality with 2x zoom with the main camera. The Z Flip 7 could be the ultimate camera phone for content creators thanks in large part to how I can lean on the Flex Window to shoot videos of myself with the superior rear cameras instead of the 10MP selfie cam on the main display. Camera enthusiasts will love the rich modes and manual controls this camera phone offers, including portrait video and pro video, that make it a lot more versatile when I can activate a preview with the Flex Window while using the main screen. Among the new camera tricks included this year is Auto Zoom with the Flex Cam, which lets the camera automatically pick the best cameras to ensure everyone in the shot is in frame. I tested it out by placing the phone on a table with the Flex Cam pointing upward while I moved around. Not only did Auto Zoom track me, but it also will switch between the main and ultrawide cameras to fit everyone. Curiously, the Z Flip 7 FE packs a similar 50MP main and 12MP ultrawide, along with a 10MP selfie camera. Functionally, it has the same useful features as the Z Flip 7, but obviously you're working with a smaller outer screen — which isn't a deal breaker. Ever since the first model, Samsung has leaned on Qualcomm's chips to power its Z Flip line. That changes this year because for the first time ever in the series, Samsung's using its in-house Exynos chips instead. That means an Exynos 2500 and 2400 for the Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE, respectively. I'm not sure how this could impact performance one either phone, but it's something to pay attention to given the class-leading performance of the Snapdragon 8 Elite that won't feature in the latest Flips. So far, though, the Flip 7 feels snappy running different tasks — but that could change once I actually use it. I have the same sentiments about the Exynos 2400 that's powering the FE, which is actually made using a 4nm process instead of the 3nm one with the Exynos 2500. With its larger size, the Z Flip 7 gets a larger 4,300 mAh battery — up from the Z Flip 6's 4,000 mAh power pack. Now, what's going to be critical will be the power efficiency features offered by the Exynos 2500. I'm confident that the larger capacity alone is enough to propel the new model's battery life over last year's Z Flip 6, but the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is going to need a lot to break past the Motorola Razr Ultra's mark of 15 hours and 42 minutes in our battery benchmark test. The Z Flip 6 came in well under at 11 hours and 1 minute running the same test. It doesn't appear like Samsung has changed the charging speeds for the Z Flip 7, so it's still stuck on the same 25W wired charging speed as before. Samsung hasn't disclosed the wireless charging speed, but I suspect it's the same 15W speed featured on the Z Flip 6. The biggest selling point with most flagships these days centers around the amount of AI features they come with — and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is no exception. For starters, the new model gains the same new Galaxy AI features that were introduced by the Galaxy S25 line earlier this year. They consist of the Now Brief, Now Bar, cross app actions, and my favorite, multimodal AI. Fundamentally, I can run Gemini Live and let it access my Galaxy Z Flip 7 camera to see what I'm seeing and proceed to ask it questions. But since this is a flip-style phone, it's a lot like having Samantha — the AI chatbot in the 2013 film 'Her' — that Joaquin Phoenix carries around in his shirt pocket to interact with the real world. I really dig this level of interaction with Gemini, especially when it can be helpful for a number of things. I didn't get to spend a whole lot of time with the new One UI 8 interface that's running on top of Android 16 on the Z Flip 7, but it carries a lot of the staple features that I'm used to seeing with Samsung's phones. For example, it's really big on multi-tasking with features like split screen. More importantly, the Z Flip 7 is finally getting the one feature I've been asking for years — Samsung DeX. This opens up a whole new experience that the series has never seen before, so I'm eager to see what changes, if any, Samsung makes with this version. In my even shorter time with the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, the software appears mostly identical to the Flip 7. One UI 8 looks and feels identical, including new additions like the Now Brief, the same widgets for the Flew Window display, and the various Flex Modes to capture content with the cameras. The only thing it's missing is Samsung DeX support. More time is needed to get a good idea of how the software works, but from what I've seen so far, it's shaping out to be a rich experience that caters to productivity, entertainment, and content creation. Considering how there's been stiff competition with foldable phones the last couple of years, it's nice to see that Samsung has finally responded in a big way with the Galaxy Z Flip 7. By choosing to keep the new model's price unchanged, while adding bigger upgrades that I feel are the most substantial to date, Samsung has a strong chance at convincing people to adopt a foldable. I'm particularly stoked about Samsung DeX and its multimodal AI, but I'm still a little apprehensive about the chipset switch to Exynos silicon. Depending on how our testing goes, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has the potential of pulling ahead of the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) — and I think it's the better foldable against the Galaxy Z Fold 7. As much as I'm happy for Samsung to bring to market a lower cost Flip, I'm really torn about where the FE model is supposed to fit in the lineup. Samsung certainly will have a harder time convincing people to choose the FE over the standard Flip 7, but it's even more confusing that the new low-cost model doesn't offer any additional incentives to differentiate it against the Flip 6.
