The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is Samsung’s cheaper Fan Edition version of the flagship Z Flip7 foldable. Closed, the phone is a compact clamshell that fits in a jacket pocket or small purse. Opened, it’s a full 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. The 3.4-inch cover screen on the outside shows notifications, previews the camera, and lets you send quick messages without opening the phone. Inside is the Samsung Exynos 2400 processor with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage.
An affordable Flip7 foldable that’s perfect for replacing your old smartphone
The clamshell foldable format takes a full smartphone display and cuts it in half through a hinge in the middle. Folding the Flip7 FE closed puts a 6.7-inch phone into a pocketable body about the size of a stack of playing cards. Opening the phone reveals the full display, with no gap or thick bezel down the middle. The 3.4-inch cover screen on the outside also supports quick actions like reading text messages, controlling music, or checking the weather without opening the phone.
The Flip7 FE has two rear cameras: a 50MP main lens and a 12MP ultrawide. The clever part is the FlexWindow on the outside of the phone. Flip it closed halfway, and the cover screen shows a live preview of what the rear camera sees, so you can take selfies with the sharper 50MP lens instead of the front camera. Skin tones and exposure come out cleaner as a result. Low-light shots run through Samsung’s Nightography processing to pull detail out of the shadows without turning everything grainy.
The Flip7 FE runs Android 16 with Samsung’s One UI 8 layered on top. Circle to Search is the AI feature most people use daily, pulling up Google search results for anything you circle on the screen with a finger. Live Translate steps in during phone calls to translate what the other person is saying in real time. Generative Edit removes unwanted people or objects from photos and rebuilds the background using AI. Now Brief pulls the weather forecast, calendar events, and photo memories to the cover screen so you can check the day’s schedule without opening the phone.
The 4,000mAh battery in the Flip7 FE handles about 24 hours of video playback per full charge, with 25W wired charging and Qi wireless charging supported. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 handle wireless connectivity, and 5G runs cellular data on all major US carriers. An IP48 rating protects the Flip7 FE against dust particles and freshwater immersion up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. Available colors are Black and White.
Samsung introduced the FE line of Galaxy flagship phones a few years back as a way to reach lower price points while keeping most flagship features. Applying that same approach to the foldable category is new for 2025 with the Z Flip7 FE. At $600, down from $1,000, the Flip7 FE hits nearly half the price of the standard Z Flip7. If you’ve been curious about foldable phones without wanting to pay flagship prices, this is one of the easier entry points into the category.