From CNET: In an all-too common (and annoying) tactic these days, Samsung has been drip teasing its "Ultra-experience" for more than a month prior to Unpacked, despite the lack of anything named "Ultra" besides a new blue version of the Watch that bears the name. We've seen teasing views of the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Z Flip 7 and 7 FE and the Watch 8 (and the Watch 8 Classic), which are now officially official.
All the devices debut One UI 8, Samsung's skin and apps for Android 16, which brings a new look of its own and increased Gemini AI integration to its partner's products. One UI 7 is still rolling out to Samsung's older phones. Lots of One UI 8's feature updates are agentic AI-based thanks to Gemini.
In a pre-Unpacked interview with Senior Editor Abrar Al-Heeti, Samsung implied that it believes the Z Fold 7's thinness and improved cameras will make it a turning point for foldables, stating that its "newest Galaxy Z series is the thinnest, lightest and most advanced foldable yet" -- that there are no more tradeoffs between the type of phones we've become used to and the folding models. And the Z Fold 6 really is chunky; in contrast, the Z Fold 7 is thinner than even the S25 Edge when open.
Samsung redesigned the Galaxy Z Flip 7 for this year's line, with a thinner body -- 6.5mm when unfolded -- 4.1-inch cover screen (FlexWindow) that runs at 120Hz like the main screen (and hits a peak brightness of 2,600 nits), a 6.9-inch main display and a larger 4,300-mAh battery. The FE is more like the last-generation Galaxy Z Flip 6, smaller than the 7 with a 3.4-inch cover screen and the older model's cut-out for the cameras.
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