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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: the thinner, lighter and better folding Android

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review half open showing the home screen on a table.
Slimmed down and smartened up, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a big leap forward for Samsung’s flagship foldable phone. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Samsung’s latest flagship folding phone looks like it has been put on a diet. The result is a transformation into one of the thinnest and lightest devices available and radically changes how it handles, for the better.

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 measures 8.9mm thick when shut – well within the realms of a standard smartphone if you ignore the camera bump on the back. It easily fits in a pocket but opens up to turn into a folding tablet just 4.2mm thick.

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