Weekly News Summary: Samsung showcases foldable devices, Pixel 10 prototype leaks online, initial peek at Ray Ban Meta smart eyewear, and additional updates.
In a groundbreaking move, Samsung has unveiled its latest additions to the foldable device market, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, at its summer Unpacked event. These innovative devices showcase significant upgrades in design, display, performance, and AI integration.
### Key Features of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
The Z Fold 7 boasts a sleeker and lighter build, weighing approximately 215 grams. It is 8.9 mm thick when folded and 4.2 mm thick when unfolded, featuring a redesigned hinge that minimises the centre crease for a smoother folding experience.
The device houses an expansive 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X internal foldable display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 2,600 nits peak brightness. The external cover display is a widened 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen with a new 21:9 aspect ratio, supporting 120Hz for smooth interaction.
Powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, the Fold 7 also offers up to 16GB RAM and advanced cooling systems, ensuring strong multitasking and gaming performance. Its camera system includes Samsung's best phone camera to date, featuring a 200-megapixel main sensor, alongside ultra-wide, telephoto, and under-display cameras for versatile, high-quality photography.
The Fold 7's 4,400mAh battery offers improved efficiency for all-day use, running on One UI 8 with Android 16 and deep Galaxy AI integration to enhance user experience.
### Key Features of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
The Flip 7 features a more compact and stylish design with a larger foldable internal screen increased to 6.9 inches. The clamshell foldable also includes a new 4.1-inch edge-to-edge cover display with ultra-thin 1.25mm bezels, offering a 120Hz refresh rate and an impressive 2,600 nits peak brightness.
Powered by either the Snapdragon 8 Elite or Exynos 2500 chipsets, the Z Flip 7 offers improvements in thermals and power management for efficient all-day use. Its camera system is upgraded with a 50MP main sensor, along with AI-enhanced Pro-Visual Engine processing for better image quality.
Equipped with a slightly larger 4,300mAh battery compared to its predecessor, the Z Flip 7 ensures longer usage time. Additional features include improved water resistance, a new Armor FlexHinge to reduce creasing, and advanced AI features like Samsung’s Now Bar and Now Brief plus compatibility with Google Gemini AI.
Both devices push forward Samsung’s focus on foldable phone practicality, performance, and AI capabilities, elevating the user experience through better design, displays, camera technology, and software innovations.
The Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic, unveiled at the same event, also underscore this commitment to innovation, featuring the aesthetic of the Watch Ultra.
Meanwhile, leaked prototypes of the Pixel 10 and next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses hint at further advancements in the tech industry, with the Pixel 10 promising improved camera capabilities, and the Ray-Ban Meta glasses expected to offer improved battery life, advanced AI features, and an always-on mode.
The Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 are now available for preorder, starting at $1,999 for the Z Fold 7, while the Z Flip 7 is available in two storage configurations and three colorways. The Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic, on the other hand, come in 40mm and 44mm sizes with different display sizes and are expected to hit the market soon.
- The announcement of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 has sparked excitement in the world of foldable devices.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 7 boasts a lighter and sleeker build, weighing around 215 grams, making it more portable.
- The redesigned hinge in the Galaxy Z Fold 7 minimizes the center crease, providing a smoother folding experience.
- With an 8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X internal foldable display, the Z Fold 7 offers expansive viewing space.
- The display on the Z Fold 7 has a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of up to 2,600 nits.
- The external cover display on the Z Fold 7 is a 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen, with a new 21:9 aspect ratio.
- The Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset powers the Galaxy Z Fold 7, enabling strong multitasking and gaming performance.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 7 packs up to 16GB RAM and advanced cooling systems for efficient performance.
- The camera system on the Z Fold 7 includes a 200-megapixel main sensor for high-quality photography.
- With a 4,400mAh battery, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 ensures all-day use and efficient power management.
- The Galaxy Z Flip 7 features a more compact and stylish design, with a larger internal screen of 6.9 inches.
- The Z Flip 7 also sports a 4.1-inch edge-to-edge cover display, offering improved interactivity with a 120Hz refresh rate.
- The Z Flip 7 will run on either the Snapdragon 8 Elite or Exynos 2500 chipsets, depending on the region.
- The camera system on the Z Flip 7 includes a 50MP main sensor for better image quality.
- The Z Flip 7's 4,300mAh battery ensures longer usage time compared to its predecessor.
- The Z Flip 7 includes improved water resistance and a new Armor FlexHinge to reduce creasing.
- Advanced AI features like Samsung’s Now Bar and Now Brief plus compatibility with Google Gemini AI are available on the Z Flip 7.
- Both devices show Samsung's commitment to advancing foldable phone practicality, performance, and AI capabilities.
- The launch of the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic, unveiled at the same event, also represents Samsung's focus on innovation.
- Leaked prototypes suggest the Pixel 10 and next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses may offer improvements in camera capabilities and battery life.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 are now available for preorder, starting at $1,999 for the Z Fold 7.
- The Z Flip 7 is available in two storage configurations and three colorways.
- The Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic will be available in 40mm and 44mm sizes with different display sizes.
- As for the release date, the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic are expected to hit the market soon.
- The advancements in technology demonstrated by these devices may have an impact on lifestyle, fashion, and other areas such as health, travel, and entertainment.
- The world awaits the official release of these innovative devices to witnessfully how these advancements will shape our everyday lives in terms of interior design, cooking, wearables, smart-home-devices, cybersecurity, lifestyle, outdoor-living, fashion-and-beauty, food-and-drink, dining, family-dynamics, home-and-garden, home-improvement, baking, beverages, love-and-dating, recipes, global-cuisines, gadgets, smartphones, data-and-cloud-computing, gardening, sustainable-living, technology, artificial-intelligence, healthy-cooking, relationships, pets, deals-and-discounts, travel, cars, books, movies-and-tv, music, politics, cultural-travel, budget-travel, pop-culture, sci-fi-and-fantasy, general-news, crime-and-justice, accidents, electric-vehicles, entertainment, celebrities, policy-and-legislation, adventure-travel, trending topics, social-media, product-reviews.
