Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 camera: All you need to know
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Samsung just lifted the veil off its majorly improved Galaxy Z Fold 7foldable phone.
It comes with a fresh new (and quite outstanding!) exterior design, larger screens, improved performance, and, most importantly, enhanced cameras.
Previously, foldables didn't really bet on the best cameras, but recent devices hailing from China have arrived with some pretty impressive rear camera setups, which is likely one of the few reasons that have forced Samsung to act and deliver important upgrades to this pillar of modern smartphone hardware.
How many cameras does the Galaxy Z Fold 7 have?
Like its predecessor and most standard Galaxy flagships, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 features a triple camera system at the rear, as well as the standard for the model two selfie cameras, one situated on the outer screen and one on the inide (which is no longer under the display). However, two out of these five cameras are "new" ones, potentially improving the value proposition here.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 camera upgrades: What we know so far
| Galaxy Z Fold 7 | Galaxy Z Fold 6 |
|---|---|
| Main camera 200MP F1.7 24mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6µm | Main camera 50MP F1.8 23mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" Pixel size: 1.0µm |
| Ultrawide camera 12MP F2.2 Pixel size: 1.4µm | Ultrawide camera 12MP F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12µm |
| Telephoto camera 10MP F2.4 66mm (3X optical) Pixel size: 1.0µm | Telephoto camera 10MP F2.4 66mm (3X) Pixel size: 1.0µm |
| Front camera 10MP F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12µm FOV: 85º | Outer front camera 10MP F2.2 Pixel size: 1.22µm |
| Inner front camera 10MP F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12µm FOV: 100º | Inner front camera 4MP F1.8 Pixel size: 2.0µm |
Galaxy Z Fold 7 main camera: Finally a major upgrade in the pipeline
As mentioned, there have been a few significant improvements to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 camera system. The phone inherits the main camera from the Galaxy S25 Ultra, meaning a fairly large 200MP sensor with hopefully all the software and image-processing image algorithms that come with it.
The other major change is with the internal selfie camera, the one that sits beneath the display. Samsung has finally upgraded it from 4MP to 10MP, which could potentially finally fix it and make it actually usable.
The other major change is with the internal selfie camera, the one that sits beneath the display. Samsung has finally upgraded it from 4MP to 10MP, which could potentially finally fix it and make it actually usable.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 ultrawide & telephoto cameras: A familiar sight, but we'll take it
While the other two cameras, the telephoto and ultrawide ones, have scored some minor differences (mostly pixel size), they are mostly similar to the ones on the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
This means we get a 12MP ultrawide camera with the familiar 120º FOV, as well as the ol' reliable, the 10MP telephoto with 3X optical zoom. The latter is fairly short by today's standards, even with foldable phones, and its utility can be mostly emulated by cropping from the main camera sensor.
It will probably take a few generations before we get higher-res ultrawide and periscope cameras on Samsung's foldable phones, and those days can't come soon enough.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 selfie cameras: A major change
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 will have two selfie cameras, just like all of its predecessors.
This time around, however, the inner selfie camera of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been upgraded to 10MP, a pretty major improvement over the 4MP one on most previous Folds. It's no longer under the display but rather a standard punch-hole, a rare admittance of defeat for Samsung. The other selfie camera, the one on the cover screen, has the same specs: a 10MP sensor with the same 1.12µm pixels.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the PhoneArena Camera Score test: Our expectations
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 performed very well in our dedicated PhoneArena Camera Score test, but given the potential improvements with the main camera of the Galaxy Z Fold 7, we certainly have high expectations of the latest Samsung foldable.
Previous Galaxy Z Fold phones mostly relied on software enhancements and image-processing tune-ups to achieve better image quality, but Samsung could be finally improving the core hardware foundation for the camera, which could have a big effect on both the image quality itself and the phone's performance in our camera test.
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