Samsung’s new foldables may look like minor upgrades on the surface, but give them a closer look and the changes add up — enough to finally catch up with what Oppo and OnePlus have already been doing design-wise. Thankfully, Samsung’s finally in the same league again. And of the two foldables they’ve launched, I’m leaning strongly toward the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7.
To be honest, I haven’t been a fan of the Galaxy Z Flip lineup so far — it always felt like it was trying too hard to milk nostalgia without fully embracing what a modern foldable should be. But the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is the first one in the series that actually delivers on the idea of being a compact, usable, foldable phone. It took six generations to get here, but it’s finally here. And that makes the bigger Fold 7 a hard pass for me.
Which Samsung foldable phone would you pick? 12 votes Galaxy Z Flip 7 33 % Galaxy Z Fold 7 50 % Still not sold on foldables 17 % Just give me a regular phone 0 %
Here’s why I’m picking the Galaxy Z Flip 7 over the Fold 7:
1. My wrist gets a say now
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I like to call it writer’s wrist. Mine rings better, but the actual term is ulnar tunnel syndrome — the lesser-known cousin of carpal tunnel syndrome. It messes with one of the two nerves in your wrist, and the last thing it needs is a heavy phone resting on your pinky.
When foldables first started showing up, I imagined them as lighter, more ergonomic versions of regular phones, and not mini tablets trying to pass off as phones. The Z Flip 7 finally fits that vision.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 may be thinner, but it’s still a large, heavy phone — one that’s jacket-pocket friendly rather than being meant for jeans pockets. The Flip 7, on the other hand, feels just right — lighter, smaller, and far more comfortable to carry and use one-handed.
And no, I’m not picking form over function. The Flip is now functional, too.
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