Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 (left) and Galaxy Z Fold 7 (right).
Photographer: Halie Chavez/BloombergSamsung’s New Galaxy Fold Is Its First With Mainstream Promise
Review: The $2,000 device addresses previous design flaws, resulting in a phone that’s refreshingly normal in use.
The most impressive thing about Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy Z Fold 7 is that it feels like a normal phone. Considering the inherent engineering challenges of building a folding handset, that’s actually high praise.
The $2,000 Z Fold 7 is part of the company’s seventh generation of foldable phones, a category that has yet to win over mainstream consumers. But this model is thinner and lighter than any of Samsung’s previous efforts, and it comes with fewer compromises. (And the area where it does skimp is more likely to annoy diehard enthusiasts than everyday consumers.)