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TL;DR The Galaxy Z Flip 7’s larger cover screen greatly improves the camera experience, allowing for much better selfies without unfolding the phone.
A revamped camera UI offers more on-screen controls optimized for one-handed use, an enhancement that is also coming to older Z Flip models.
Other new features like cover screen effects and FlipShot add visual indicators and customization options to the cover screen while taking photos.
People often buy clamshell folding phones for their compact size. When folded, they easily fit into smaller pockets, but the trade-off has always been needing to unfold them for the full smartphone experience. However, the cover screens on these devices keep getting bigger with each new model. The Galaxy Z Flip 7, for instance, now boasts the largest display yet in the Z Flip series. This extra space allows for more on-screen camera controls, promising a much better selfie experience without having to open the phone.
A more one-handed friendly Flex Cam The Galaxy Z Flip 7 features a 4.1-inch cover display that spans edge-to-edge, wrapping around the two cameras. In contrast, the previous generation model (and the newer budget FE model) has a 3.4-inch cover display that doesn’t encompass the cameras, leaving a large black bezel at the top.
This larger screen allows for a revamped camera UI with more controls. Samsung has optimized the layout for one-handed usability by moving the zoom, menu, and gallery buttons to the bottom left. This is a big improvement over the old design, which hid most options behind a dropdown menu in the top right. The zoom toggles and slider have also been shifted from the bottom edge to the left side to be more one-handed friendly.
You can even use Samsung’s camera filters directly from the cover screen, though fine-tuning them still requires opening the phone.
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If you prefer holding the phone with your right hand to take selfies, you can press and drag any of these controls to move the entire layout to the right side.
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