Pre-release leaks may have spoiled most of the surprises Samsung had up its sleeve for Wednesday’s Unpacked event, but there were still some interesting details to gleam from the presentation. For example, we knew the Galaxy Z Fold 7 would be Samsung’s thinnest foldable ever, but now we know part of the reason for that is because the company dropped S Pen support. Samsung also announced updates to its family of Galaxy Watch devices. Here’s everything the company had to share at the latest Galaxy Unpacked.
Galaxy Z Fold 7
Samsung kicked Unpacked off with its new flagship foldable for 2025, the Galaxy Z Fold 7. After six previous iterations, the company has arrived at its thinnest foldable phone yet, with the new device measuring 8.9mm thick when closed and 4.2mm unfolded. If you’re curious, at its thickest the Z Fold 7 is only 0.7mm thicker than the S25 Ultra, and 26 percent thinner than the previous Fold. The new handset is also Samsung’s lightest foldable yet, weighing in at just 215 grams.
Despite the glow up, Samsung says the Z Fold 7 is also more durable than its predecessors, thanks to the inclusion of a new grade four titanium layer and a redesigned FlexHinge that should make the display crease on the Z Fold 7 less prominent. Speaking of the display, it’s now 8 inches big, up from 7.6 inches previously.
Internally, the new phone features Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a 4,400mAh battery. Samsung has dropped S Pen support, claiming stylus use on the Z Fold 6 was “really low,” and part of the reason the new foldable is so slim is that the company was free to remove the digitizer that was needed to process stylus inputs. Storage starts at 256GB, with 512GB and 1TB configurations available.
In addition to being thin, the Z Fold 7 offers Samsung’s best phone camera to date. The foldable has a massive 200-megapixel main sensor. It also comes with a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and a 12MP ultrawide. The company has once again tweaked the inside camera. It’s no longer under the screen and offers a wider 100-degree field of view with 10MP of resolution. For selfies, Samsung has once again gone with a 10MP sensor above the phone’s cover screen. Rounding things out, the company has updated its visual engine to support 10-bit HDR capture.
Pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 start today, with general availability to follow on July 25. Pricing starts at $2,000. At launch, Samsung will offer the phone in three colors: blue shadow, jet black and silver shadow. Samsung will also exclusively carry the phone in a mint color. The Z Fold 7 will ship with Android 16 out of the box.
Galaxy Z Flip 7
Samsung’s clamshell foldable has also received some upgrades. The new Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a 4.1-inch edge-to-edge FlexWindow display with 1.25mm bezels. That’s good enough to give it the thinnest display bezel on any Samsung phone. Additionally, the new screen offers a 120Hz refresh rate and 2,600 nits of peak brightness. It also works with Google Gemini, along with Samsung’s own suite of AI features, including Now Bar and Now Brief.
On the inside, Samsung has increased the size of the main screen for the first time. It’s now 6.9 inches, up from 6.7 inches on the Z Flip 6. For context, that’s the same size as the screen on the S25+. Samsung has also equipped the Z Flip 7 with a larger 4,300mAh battery. The entire phone offers improved water protection compared to its predecessor, and the new Armor FlexHinge should better protect the internal display against unsightly creasing.
Now, I’m sure this will upset some people, but Samsung has decided to spec the Z Fold 7 with one of its in-house chipsets, the Exynos 2500, instead of a Qualcomm Snapdragon. I know what you’re thinking, but the company’s recent processors have been great — the Exynos 2400e was the best part of the S24 FE.
For photos and video, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a 50MP main camera, supported by a 12MP ultra-wide. For self-portraits, you can use either the main camera or the 10MP camera selfie camera found on the inside of the phone. Like the Z Fold 7, Samsung has updated the Z Flip 7’s camera engine to support 10-bit HDR capture.
The Z Flip 7 is available to pre-order today. It comes in three colors – coral red, blue shadow and jet black — and two storage configurations — 256GB and 512GB. As with the Z Fold 7, Samsung will also exclusively carry the phone in a mint color. Pricing starts at $1,100.
Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE
If the high cost of Samsung’s foldables has kept you from buying one in the past, this year Samsung is trying to offer a more affordable way to enter the ecosystem. I say it’s trying because at $900 the Z Flip 7 FE is still a nearly $1,000 phone. For that price, you get what is last year’s Z Flip 6 with an Exynos 2400 processor and a smaller 3,700mAh battery. The design of the new model doesn’t include any of the flourishes found on the Z Flip 7, including the edge-to-edge Flex Window display or the larger internal screen. For what it’s worth, Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite is included in the package.
Storage on the FE starts at 128GB. Samsung will also sell a 256GB variant for those who need more space. This being an FE model, colors to just two: white and black. Like all of its siblings, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is available to pre-order today, and expected to hit store shelves on July 25
Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic
As expected, Samsung has also updated its wearable line for 2025. Starting with the Galaxy Watch 8, it now features a thinner design reminiscent of last year’s Galaxy Watch Ultra. Like with that device, Samsung has gone with a squircle form factor. There’s also a new lug system for changing out straps. As mentioned, the new watch is also thinner. In this case, it’s 11 percent smaller than its predecessor. Despite the size reduction, the Galaxy Watch 8 offers better battery life, thanks to the inclusion of larger power cells on both the 40mm and 44mm models. The former has a 325mAh battery while the latter has a 435mAh one. A new AMOLED display offers 3,000 nits of peak brightness to make the watch easier to read in harsh sunlight. Samsung has also improved the Watch 8’s ingress protection. The wearable’s case is rated 5ATM and IP68-certified against water and dust.
As for software, the Galaxy Watch 8 will ship with Wear OS 6 out of the box, making it the first Samsung wearable to offer the new operating system. Included in the update is Google’s Gemini assistant, which, thanks to AI, can better understand better natural language. New to the entire Galaxy Watch family is a feature that Samsung claims can accurately measure the antioxidant levels in your blood. To use the tool, you’ll need to take the Galaxy Watch 8 off your wrist and place the device’s heart rate scanner on your thumb.
The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic offers all of the enhancements found on the base model alongside the rotating bezel the Classic series is known for. This year, Samsung plans to only offer the Watch 8 Classic in a single 46mm size. That model comes with a 445mAh battery.
Samsung is probably holding off on a proper Watch Ultra update for 2025. Instead, the company has announced a new SKU of the wearable that has 64GB of internal storage and the lug system found on its siblings.
Pricing for the Galaxy Watch 8 series starts at $350. The Watch 8 Classic will cost $500 and $550 for the Wi-Fi and cellular models respectively. The entire family is available to pre-order today and will hit retail more broadly on July 25.
Samsung Wallet gets Buy Now Pay Later support
Samsung also updated some of its software features this Unpacked, and one piece of news that might get overlooked is something coming to Samsung Wallet. After launching a Tap to Transfer feature last year and announcing Instant Installment in January this year, the company is sharing today that its Buy Now Pay Later service is launching with the Fold 7.
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