Samsung is seemingly joining the race for slimness. The brand experimented with the South Korea-exclusive Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition—removed the S Pen. And now it seems that Samsung is following the same route for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, which is expected to launch in July or August this year.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 could be less than 4.2mm in thickness
According to X tipster @kro_roe, the Z Fold 7 will be the slimmest foldable of its time, which is a bold claim for sure. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 measures 5.6 mm when unfolded, which is much thicker than its Chinese competitors, such as the 4.35 mm Honor Magic V3. The upcoming Oppo Find N5 (or the OnePlus Open 2), which is scheduled to launch on February 20, is even thinner when unfolded—4.2mm.
As revealed by real-life images, the phone is almost the same thick as the USB-C port. As an Oppo exec commented, the charging port becomes the limiting factor in how slim they can make it. Something like 4.18mm will still be slimmer than the 4.2, so you cannot rule out the possibility entirely.
The tipster claims that the Z Fold 7 will lack some S Pen features, although he didn’t mention which specific features the stylus will lack. The Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen lacks Bluetooth connectivity and the features it enabled in the past, and people aren’t happy about it. We will need to see how the mass market accepts this change given the fact that the large screen foldables are even more focused on multitasking and the S Pen is a key part of a lot of the functionalities.
Another aspect I’m personally interested to see in action is the crease. While its competitors have been using a different hinge mechanism that solves the issue, Samsung has made very little progress here. It remains to be seen how the crease on the Z Fold 7 evolves, especially with the phone becoming even slimmer.
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