It appears like Samsung could have a solution to Oppo’s Discover N5 in any case, as new leaks declare that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will solely be fractionally thicker than the world’s thinnest foldable. That’s in accordance with renders created by OnLeaks primarily based on leaked info.
OnLeaks, along with Android Headlines, stories that the Z Fold 7 might be simply 4.5mm thick when open. The Discover N5 — presently the world’s thinnest book-style foldable — is 4.2mm thick, and the earlier record-holder, Honor’s Magic V3, is 4.4mm.
That may put Samsung proper up there with the worldwide competitors, and make this fairly comfortably the thinnest foldable cellphone within the US. Its Z Fold 6 is 5.6mm thick, and Google’s Pixel 9 Professional Fold runs to five.1mm. The OnePlus Open is the thickest at 5.8mm, and the corporate has already confirmed it has no plans for a brand new foldable mannequin this 12 months.
The Z Fold 7’s dimensions when closed are rather less clear. The report says that the cellphone might be 9.5mm thick counting the digital camera bump, and nearer to 9mm with out, however that doesn’t make a lot sense: the digital camera bump itself is clearly greater than 0.5mm thick, protruding fairly extensively from the physique within the new photographs, much more so than on earlier fashions.
Apparently, the Z Fold 7 sounds larger in its different dimensions, with a bigger 8.2-inch interior display and a 6.5-inch outer one, which might be wider than the earlier era. That is likely to be how Samsung has reportedly been capable of match the identical measurement 4,400mAh battery right into a thinner design.
Elsewhere, Android Headlines predicts that the cellphone might be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and boast a brand new 200-megapixel primary digital camera, alongside the identical 10-megapixel telephoto and 12-megapixel ultrawides because the Z Fold 6.
It’s anticipated to launch in July 2025 along with the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Current rumors had urged that Samsung would use the identical occasion to announce its first trifold cellphone, although that’s removed from sure: leaker Max Jambor took to Twitter at present to assert that the trifold will as an alternative launch “at a later cut-off date.”
