The South Korean firm won't back down without a fight, though, as the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will get important hardware upgrades, including bigger screens.
Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 are getting bigger screens
According to display industry insider Ross Young, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will have bigger screens than their predecessors. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 reportedly features a 6.5-inch cover screen and an 8-inch foldable screen, similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will reportedly sport a 6.85-inch foldable screen and a 4-inch cover screen. That is an upgrade compared to the Galaxy Z Flip 6's 6.7-inch foldable screen and a 3.4-inch cover screen.
These upgrades should offer Samsung much-needed space to put bigger batteries in the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Fold 7. More importantly, the bigger cover screen offers a regular slab-style phone feel and doesn't make you feel cramped.
On the Galaxy Z Flip 7, a 4-inch cover screen offers more screen real estate and a chance to use full-fledged apps without unfolding the phone. However, it remains to be seen if Samsung wants you to use full-fledged apps on the cover screen or wants to limit you to widgets.
These bigger screens, combined with potentially bigger batteries and the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, should make the phones more powerful and more enjoyable to use. The Snapdragon 8 Elite offers a huge performance and efficiency jump compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip used in current-generation foldable phones from Samsung.
