The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thin and lightweight, but not for everyone's budget.

It takes very little time to understand the Galaxy Z Fold 7; just slip it in your pocket and you've almost understood everything. It's been six years since Samsung launched the first foldable phone, and today we're definitely out of the prototype phase. Let's just say that today it's effectively the first foldable phone that's every bit as good as top-of-the-line smartphones. It's not as bulky or heavy as those of the past, weighing just 215 grams and measuring 8.9 mm thick when closed. When closed, it looks like a traditional phone; when open, it offers the experience of a small tablet. Beautiful but incredibly expensive, to use a slogan, because while it's true that it looks like two Galaxy S25 Ultras stacked on top of each other, it also costs more than two thousand euros.

Let's just say it's the best foldable smartphone you can find on the market, assuming you like that type of design. Foldables are divided into two categories: those that fold like a book and those that close like a clamshell, like the old Motorolas. The second category is the most popular, the first now has the Galaxy Z Fold 7 as its standard and is designed for professionals. During our test, the first thing we appreciated was the weight, elegance, and solidity. You no longer have that feeling of having an object to show off to friends, having to be careful when opening and using it. The hinge has been redesigned and you can feel it. The fold is there, but the phone has improved so much that you don't care anymore. Even in terms of photography, we are no longer dealing with a smartphone that is anything less than the best in its class.

It's beautiful, and we've said so. With brightness up to 2600 nits, the crease is almost invisible, and even if it's there, that's okay. Image quality is significantly superior to the past, and the 200MP camera combo with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 12/16GB RAM guarantees excellent performance. No one should complain anymore, even when gaming. In terms of longevity, updates are guaranteed until 2032. Software integration, however, has always been a real problem, because if you're a manager and you spend two thousand euros on a smartphone, it's because you want to at least partially replace your tablet or at least work intensively with your device. In this area, the improvement is truly tangible; there are significant improvements, but we are truly at the beginning of a new era.

Even without a stylus. To achieve this thickness, Samsung had to sacrifice the S-Pen. Some will suffer greatly because the stylus has always been a trademark of Korean smartphones, helping them stand out from the competition. But let's just say that on foldables (and not only), it's something we can happily do without.

Battery life isn't top-notch, so keep an eye on the battery, especially since the display is beautiful and bright. Keep an eye out for dust; remember, it's a foldable phone, so even though it looks like it, it's not a battle phone. The zoom could be improved compared to camera phones, and repairability risks being more expensive than a regular phone. The only problem is the exorbitant price: it starts at around €2,099 and reaches over €2,600 for the 1 TB configuration.