Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is quickly approaching its launch date, with the foldable breaking cover yet again this weekend with a new image showing off the thin design from a new angle, as well as reiterating the return of a hole punch camera.
Leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) shared an image of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 via a newsletter, showing off the device from an angle we’ve not really seen yet. The half-unfolded Galaxy Z Fold 7 is shown with a relative close-up on the buttons.
This pretty clearly shows that the foldable is a lot thinner than its predecessor, with the fingerprint sensor/power button barely having enough room. The camera array also doesn’t look as thin in this image as it did in prior leaks.
The other thing we can see here helps to confirm a detail of past leaks. The under-display camera has vanished. That is to say, the hole punch selfie camera is back on the inner display. The placement remains the same, halfway down one half of the display, and it doesn’t seem any bigger. What’s notable, though, is that this is the first time we’ve seen a hole punch camera on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold device in a long time. Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 2 used hole punch cameras, but everything since 2021’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 has leveraged an under-display camera.
Why the change? It’s thought that a patent from Apple may be the reason, as the company’s upcoming foldable may end up using the tech and, in turn, lead to potential legal issues for Samsung.
Top comment by Daniel Davis
The "return of the punch hole camera" is exactly why I'm not trading in my Z Fold 6 for this one. I absolutely love the underscreen camera because it gives me a full, unblemished image when I unfold the display. I can't stand punch holes and knowing the 7 will have one gives me a very good reason to stay away.
But in any case, this is good news as far as quality goes, as Samsung never really figured out how to get around the limitations of this tech at the expense of the camera’s quality.
Samsung has reservations open now for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7, with a $50 credit when you pre-order and up to $1,150+ in savings. Reservations are free, and there’s no obligation to actually buy a device if you sign up, but there’s no other time you can get that $50 credit (which can go towards Galaxy Watch 8), 3x reward points, and other perks.
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