If the rumors are to be believed, we’re creeping nearer to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, probably taking place in July as soon as we get previous the launch of the Galaxy S25 Edge, which could be very prone to make an look at a Galaxy Unpacked occasion on May 12.
As is the case with loads of one of the best telephones as of late, the modifications anticipated for the next-generation Galaxy foldable telephone are set to be considerably incremental: a specs enhance, an improved most important digital camera, doubtlessly improved battery life, and perhaps a number of nips and tucks to the design. Not a foul suite of upgrades, nevertheless it’s nearly actually the basic story of evolution over revolution.
Now this is not essentially dangerous information. I’ve used a few generations of Galaxy Fold telephones and fairly like what they provide. I at present have a Galaxy Z Fold 4 on my desk as I write this, and genuinely take pleasure in utilizing it as a secondary telephone; afraid I’m nonetheless an iPhone 16 Pro Max person regardless of how boringly good Apple’s telephones are and me lacking the quirks of Android.
So there’s arguably not lots to get enthusiastic about with the next-generation Fold; it’ll nearly actually be a contender for a excessive spot on our greatest foldable telephones listing, nevertheless it is probably not a telephone I’d lust after.
Unless synthetic intelligence is at its core.
Aim excessive with AI
Now I’m not a 100% generative AI convert, so my flirtations with Galaxy AI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and so forth have been sporadic. But I do recognize how AI could make my smartphone life simpler.
However, outdoors of the Google Pixel 9 sequence, I believe AI hasn’t been properly baked into smartphones; Apple Intelligence being a notably messy launch and integration, particularly from an organization that’s often so good at slick software program.
As Senior Editor Philip Berne famous in his Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra overview, Galaxy AI has improved over the previous 12 months, however nonetheless has scope to higher combine into the general telephone expertise. And whereas Galaxy AI is evolving, it nonetheless feels prefer it has some approach to go to be genuinely helpful each day.
My hope is that Samsung is aware of this and, with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, the AI instruments and expertise are given an overhaul. I particularly assume this may very well be the important thing to getting extra out of the additional display area foldable telephones supply.
For instance, in terms of slick multitasking and having a number of apps and home windows open on the show of a Fold telephone, I discover it a totally awkward and borderline irritating expertise to get the whole lot sized appropriately and neatly positioned. So I’d love for Galaxy AI to be built-in into One UI in order that it may work out how I need my multitasking show to look, or a minimum of serve up choices.
I’d additionally prefer to see some type of AI upscaling or intelligent resizing of movies to higher match the esoteric facet ratios of Fold most important shows, to make what I’m watching on the display with out cropping in.
In brief, I don’t need to hear extra about how Galaxy AI can completely rework images or higher manage the Photos app, however I do need to hear how AI may also help me get extra out of stable foldable telephone {hardware} and let me do extra at pace.
Ultimately, I need AI on all types of telephones to go this manner, however I reckon essentially the most potential is on the foldable entrance; what do you assume? Let me know within the feedback.
