Sure, the new iPhone 17 Pro Max has a sleek redesign and beefier zoom camera, but it can’t transform from a 6.5-inch phone into a huge 8-inch tablet. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is easily the best foldable phone you can buy right now. And Samsung just gave it a price drop just in time for Apple’s big launch day.
Right now, you can pick up the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for $1,700 on Samsung’s online store. That’s $300 off the usual price, and gets you a model with 256GB of storage in the process. It’s still a lot, but it’s significantly more appealing than the usual $2,000 price tag.
The key to claiming this deal is not to try and trade in another device. Samsung gives you the option to save up to $1,000 if you swap your old handset at the moment, but that discount is taken from the original $2,000 price tag. So be sure to click the “No” option when asked about a trade-in, and you’ll instantly see $300 erased from your total.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has really changed the game when it comes to foldables. The latest model has had a major overhaul, with a new design that’s thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It’s also lighter than the iPhone 17 Pro Max and thinner when open. And you get larger displays this time around at 6.5 inches for the cover screen and 8 inches for the main panel.
Samsung gave the phone a much-overdue camera upgrade, adding the 200MP cameras that’s proven popular on phones like the Galaxy S25 Ultra and a 40MP ultrawide lens. The overall photo quality is significantly improved as a result, especially in low-light conditions, making this the foldable to buy if you want camera quality on par with the best camera phones.
Performance is handled by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which means this is one of the most powerful Android phones on the market. Plus, Galaxy AI has been optimized for use on the foldable screen, and combined with the design changes, makes for an excellent phone experience.
The only downsides are that there’s no S Pen support, thanks to Samsung pulling out the display’s digitizer layer to shave off some thickness. Battery life could be better too, with the phone lasting 10 hours and 55 minutes in our custom battery test. That is better than the Z Fold 6 (10:25) it’s still a long way behind the Galaxy S25 Ultra (17:14).
So if you’ve been curious about foldable phones, now is the time to pounce.
