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Here’s your first look at Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: Design CAD renders
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 high-resolution CAD renders emerge for the first time on the internet, courtesy of well-known tipster Onleaks in collaboration with AndroidHeadlines. The source revealed official-like renders of the Z Fold 7 smartphone which are close to reality.
These CAD renders reveal that its main highlight will only be the slim look and the rest of the look will match last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 6. In addition to Galaxy Z Fold 7 renders, it also shared some interesting specifications.
According to the information, when folded, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 could measure around 158.4 x 143.1 x 4.5mm, compared to 153.5 x 132.6 and 5.6mm on the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The upcoming flagship will be just 4.5mm thick when opened and 9.5mm when folded, making it much thinner than Samsung’s existing foldable phones.
Moreover, this puts it in the line of the thinnest foldable phones in the market, which includes the Oppo Find N5 and Honor Magic V3. Also, the device is about 1mm thinner than the previous generation and this is quite evident in the renders. In comparison, the Fold 7 is 9mm thick in the closed state, and the Fold 6 will be 12.1mm thick when folded.
The next-gen foldable phone is expected to use a Galaxy version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite found in the Galaxy S25 series. It will likely come with Android 15-based One UI 7.
Sadly, the phone might have the same 4,400mAh battery as the current model, making it the smallest among the rivals. Samsung might boost battery life by up to an hour with the latest chipset, but we’ll have to see how it performs like the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Judging by the source’s track of the renders, Samsung’s official Galaxy Z Fold 7 will look similar to these leaked renders. Smartphone designs are usually finalized months before they enter mass production, and we expect more design renders to arrive shortly which will help us get a deeper look at the changes.
Today, with beta 4 Google expanded Android 16 Beta to select non-Pixel flagship devices from partner brands. Samsung, as always, is skipping the Android 16 Beta Program, while the new OS is available for select devices launched by Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Google released Android 16 beta 4 with a second version of platform stability and announced that apps compatible with the new OS will now be available on the Play Store.
Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi have opened beta registration windows for their latest flagship devices launched in the last few months. Samsung, however, is yet to complete One UI 7 for its Galaxy devices, but will soon roll out the stable One UI 7 and launch an independent One UI beta program.
Last week, it was revealed that the company is already working on Android 16’s adaptation and testing the alleged One UI 8 on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones.
Android continues to deliver great updates and new features throughout the year, while feedback from the beta community plays a vital role in constantly improving Android. The Android 16 developer site has a lot more information about the beta, including downloads and a release timeline for Pixel.
List of devices that are running the Android 16 Beta
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro
- Lenovo YOGA Tab Plus
- OnePlus 13
- OPPO Find X8
- realme GT 7 Pro
- iQOO 13
- vivo X200 Pro
- Xiaomi 14T Pro
- Xiaomi 15
- Redmi K70 Ultra
After the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has today resumed the rollout of One UI 7 based on the Android 15 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE. It is worth noting that the Korean tech giant had halted the rollout a few days ago due to a serious bug discovered in the initial update, so it is now rolling out a new firmware that will fix this issue.
Samsung has started rolling out the new One UI 7 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE. Initially available in South Korea, the new One UI 7 build will go live in more markets soon. This build is a more refined build than the initial build and includes fixes for system improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE users can recognize it by the build number ending with BYD9.
Your Galaxy foldable device might have also received the new build. But you can check for the update manually in Settings > Software update. Click on Download and install so that your phone can receive the new OTA.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now appeared on Geekbench, revealing that the company is carrying out pre-launch tests and preparations for its new device. The latest listing also solves the chipset mystery that has been in rumours for a long time.
According to the Geekbench 6.4 listing, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 US variant with model number SM-F966U achieved 3022 points on single-core and 9307 points on multi-core tests.
The US variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Also, the phone is expected to run on Android 16-based One UI 8 operating system
Being a flagship folding handset, all these things sound quite good. Nevertheless, the actual performance will only be known once the device is officially launched in the consumer market. Inputs reveal that the chipset is clocked at 3.53 GHz base frequency.
Apart from this, the Korean tech giant can launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 around July this year. Also, an affordable flip model can also be introduced along with both the devices.
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