If you’ve been looking to pick up a Samsung flagship foldable, an unusual price cut has come your way. The Z Fold 7 is $420 off its standard price, at $1,699.99 for the 512GB version (normally $2,119.99), and the savings are available right away with no trade-in necessary. The deal also gets you a free bump to 512GB of storage, which makes this one of the strongest early offers on Samsung’s latest book-style foldable.
The deal in brief: price, storage upgrade, and terms
This deal is direct from Samsung and available for all color choices. Although the base model is now listed at $1,999.99, the 512GB version also costs more; it’s usually a higher price of $2,119.99. At a cost of $1,699.99 for double the storage, there’s no larger-than-usual premium and it even undercuts what some retailers are charging for the 256GB model.
No need to hand in your old phone to see the discount; it’s applied when choosing no trade-in.
And if you do have a device to trade in later on, Samsung’s trade-in programs can overlap added value, but the headline savings are strong.
What makes this foldable unique and worth considering
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is aimed at power users who crave a pocketable tablet and phone in one device. This includes an 8.0-inch LTPO AMOLED 2X internal display with 2,184 x 1,968 resolution and a dynamic refresh rate of up to 120Hz, along with a practical external 6.5-inch screen for one-handed functions. The flexible design still needs time to get good and ripe, but Samsung’s new hinge is a step toward more stable performance and a less visible crease.
Under the hood, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy and 12GB of RAM deliver desktop-like responsiveness as you split the screen between email, documents, and video, or as you rely on on-device AI capabilities. The Galaxy AI enables enhanced camera editing, real-time assistance, and Circle to Search that utilizes an extensive canvas of the inner display.
Durability remains a priority. The chassis is aluminum and the outside of the device uses Gorilla Glass Victus 2, while an IP48 rating provides run-of-the-mill foldable protection at this point. While they still don’t have the dust and water resistance of a traditional slab, Samsung’s foldables have gotten incrementally better generation after generation.
The camera stack includes a 200MP main sensor that should have sharper detail and provide more flexibility for cropping, night shots, and the like. It’s not poised to dethrone Samsung’s top slab flagships on pure imaging, but the enhancements are significant if you’d rather have a single device that can flip between productivity and content creation.
Key trade-offs to consider before choosing this foldable
Two screens and a thin chassis—batteries need not apply. Where batteries are concerned, the 4,400mAh cell is fine but hardly a marathoner, and charging has only been boosted to 25W wired and 15W wireless. If you spend a lot of time on the inner display for video calls and multitasking, expect to re-up midday.
Weight and thickness have gotten better across generations, but a book-style foldable is still thicker than your typical flagship. If the lightest phone possible or industry-leading low-light camera performance are primary decision factors for you, Samsung’s flagship bar-style models still have an edge here.
How the overall value stacks up against rivals
At $1,699.99 for 512GB, this deal is less expensive than most comparable storage models by other foldables once their upgrade fees are factored in. The free storage bump is particularly prominent, as it directly meets a common pain point for power users who film 4K videos, download large media libraries, or rely on local AI features to cache content.
While overall smartphone shipment estimates fluctuate, analysts at IDC and Counterpoint Research remind that foldables are also growing in the premium segment. Such discounts help speed the adoption process by nipping the high-end experience and pricing slightly, bringing them a rung or so below what flagship slabs are priced at, while maintaining key foldable benefits in multitasking and media consumption.
Just to reiterate one more angle: This same promotional price, at some retailers, is listed on the 256GB model. If you are comparison-shopping, the 512GB offer directly is the smarter buy: more headroom for photos, apps, and offline files at no extra charge.
Who this foldable is best suited for day-to-day use
If your day is a whirlwind of spreadsheets, email triage, annotated PDFs, or side-by-side research, for example, the phone’s inner screen can stand in for a tablet and help you juggle devices less. Creators and other frequent travelers will also appreciate the larger screen for editing, streaming, and navigating maps, along with all of those AI tools that can help streamline tasks on the go.
If you’re mostly in the market for a good-enough point-and-shoot camera (whether that’s best-in-class or simply longest battery life) within the smallest possible body, a tried-and-true flagship is probably still a safer bet.
But for anyone already willing to jump on the hybrid phone-tablet, taking $420 off and throwing in a free 512GB upgrade is about as good a deal as you can get these days.
