The well-known ice cat leaked some “exclusive information” on X today, claiming that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 will launch as the world’s thinnest foldable. At 3.9mm when unfolded and just 8.9mm when folded, the Z Fold 7 beats out the Honor Magic V3 and the Oppo Find N5 (almost).
It’ll also leave its last foldable flagship, the Z Fold 6, in the dust, shaving off a whopping 3.2mm when folded. The Oppo Find N5 measures 4.21mm and 8.93mm when folded, so it’s a very similar size to the Z Fold 7 numbers Icecat is sharing here.
The leaker also mentions that new battery and charging technology will be adopted, and the phone will use a 4,400mAh battery – which is the same capacity as the Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 5. This means it will be up to par with the new technology to improve efficiency and hopefully squeeze out some extra screen time. We don’t know any details yet, but we should find out more during the Galaxy Unboxing event in July – where the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 are expected to be revealed.
The battery for the Z Flip 7 will be 4,300mAh, which is a step up from the 4,000mAh in the Z Flip 6. As a final comment, Ice Cat mentions that “the base version of the Galaxy S26 will continue to be thin.”
The goal of a thin foldable phone is to ensure that it’s no thicker than a regular phone when folded—which sounds great, but a sub-4mm thickness when unfolded is looking extremely thin. Considering how this affects battery capacity and ruggedness, it may not seem worth it to some users. It’ll be interesting to see how Samsung sells the product during the Unpacked event and whether it addresses these types of concerns.
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