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We005 Archivesa scant few months away from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 launching, and the rumor mill is already ablaze with plenty of information for enthusiasts to pour over. We’d like to lend a helping hand by rounding up all of the rumors that we’ve heard so far about Samsung’s upcoming foldable flagship. 

For starters, it’ll almost certainly be announced in July. This is a pattern for Samsung. It announced last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 6in July 2024 and the Z Fold 5 in July 2023. Additionally, while releasing info onbone conduction headphonesthat may also be debuted at the event, noted leaker Ice Universe said that the event would be held in July once again. 

That’s only the beginning. There are plenty of other rumors about the actual details of the Galaxy Fold 7, so let’s go into them. 

Design

The phone’s design hasn’t been confirmed, but there are some computer-generated rendersfloating around. Leaker OnLeaks collaborated withAndroid Headlines to generate the renders and it tells us a few things about how the device might feel compared to last year’s model. 

For starters, the dimensions are 158.4 x 143.1 x 4.5mm. Based on the measurements of the Z Fold 6, that would make the Z Fold 7 1.1mm thinner when unfolded, and the outer screen would be 11mm wider than the Z Fold 6. Additionally, three cameras adorn the back, housed in an island similar to the Z Fold 6. 

In short, it’ll look quite similar to the Z Fold 6, except it’ll be slightly wider and thinner than its predecessor, with a camera array on the back that looks similar to the one found on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. 

Leaker Setsuna Digital also claims that the Fold 7 will include a better screen, an improved hinge, more optimized internal structure, and will feature improvements to water and dust resistance. 

Camera

Speaking of the camera, it too is set to get some sizable upgradesfrom last year’s Fold. Per Gadget360, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is expected to get the 200 MP main shooter that came on the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, which was exclusive to Korea and China last year. This would be a significant increase in resolution from the 50 MP camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 6. 

Reports also suggest that the Z Fold 7 will get a new under-display camera, which will be located under the internal screen. The specifics of the under-display camera are unknown, but it is expected to be better than the 4 MP camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 6. 

Android Headlines suggeststhat the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will ultimately house the same camera array that was in the Z Fold 6 Special Edition, which includes a 12 MP ultrawide camera and a 10 MP telephoto camera in addition to the others. 

Specs and battery

The specs are still mostly a mystery, but we can infer a little bit from context here. In 2024, the Fold 6 used the same chipset as the Galaxy S24 Ultra, so it would make sense if the Fold 7 had the same power under the hood as the Galaxy S25 Ultra. 

There aren’t any rumors to suggest this, but unless Samsung goes with a Dimensity chip like its latest tabletsor returns to Exynos, the Fold 7 will almost certainly have the same Snapdragon 8 For Galaxy chip as the S25 Ultra. 

Moving around to the back of the device, multiple outlets have reported that Samsung won’t be changing the battery size for 2025. The Fold 7 should come with the same 4,400 mAh battery as the Fold 6 with no demonstrable change in charge speed reported among the leakers. 

S-Pen and others

The S-Pen is rumored to be different for the Fold 7 compared to prior years. Currently, Samsung uses a digitizer to interface with the S-Pen. Rumors from ET News suggestthat Samsung will do away with this method and instead use something different. This correlates with the rumor of a thinner Fold since removing the digitizer would allow Samsung to do just that. 

As 9to5Google reports, the removal of the digitizer would allow Samsung to reduce the thickness by up to 0.6mm. S-Pen fans can relax, though, because the pen will still work with the Fold 7. Samsung may just end up using something similar to the Apple Pencil, where the S-Pen itself would be relaying signals to the device instead of using a built-in digitizer to do it. 

There is no word as to whether the Fold 7’s S-Pen will lose Bluetooth functionality like the one on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, but if Samsung does indeed go with something like the Apple Pencil, Bluetooth connectivity should still be intact.