Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy S25 Ultra or Galaxy Z Flip7: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy S25 Ultra leads on battery life, the screen, the camera and toughness. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is thinner and lighter. The Galaxy S25 Ultra costs £181 more than the Z Flip7.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy S25 UltraOverall score 89/100
Galaxy Z Flip7Overall score 81/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S25 Ultra costs £181 more than the Z Flip7.
You get: longer battery life in published tests, faster charging by cable, faster wireless charging and a sharper screen.
You give up: a thinner body and a lighter body.
Worth it if you want longer battery life in published tests and faster charging by cable. Keep the money if a thinner body matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra lasted longer in published battery tests (web browsing: 20 h 49 min vs 13 h 9 min on the Z Flip7), so it should go longer between charges.
It also charges faster by cable (45 W vs 25 W on the Z Flip7), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
Screen
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra has the sharper screen (505 ppi vs 397 ppi on the Z Flip7), so text and photos look crisper.
Camera
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra is the only one with a zoom lens (5x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
Its main camera also has more megapixels (200 MP vs 50 MP on the Z Flip7), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Speed
EvenBoth have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.
Toughness
Best: Galaxy S25 UltraThe Galaxy S25 Ultra has the better water and dust rating (IP68 vs IP48 on the Z Flip7), so it is better protected against water and dust.
Size and weight
Best: Galaxy Z Flip7The Galaxy Z Flip7 is thinner (6.5 mm vs 8.2 mm on the S25 Ultra), so it feels slimmer in the hand.
It is also lighter (188 g vs 219 g on the S25 Ultra), so it is easier to hold and carry.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy S25 Ultra | Galaxy Z Flip7 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 75 | 64 |
| Screen | 91 | 88 |
| Camera | 96 | 76 |
| Speed | 90 | 87 |
| Toughness | 92 | 81 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 90 |
| Overall | 89 | 81 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2XFoldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, Super AMOLED
- Size
- 6.8 inches6.9 inches
- Resolution
- 1440×3120 pixels1080×2520 pixels
- PPI
- 505397
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:921:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 89.8 %88.7 %
- Display features
- Always-On Display Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch screenCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch display
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Armor GlassCorning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 1
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteSamsung Exynos 2500
- CPU cores
- 810
- CPU max frequency
- 4320 MHz3300 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix M1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X5 2x 2.74 GHz – Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 830Samsung Xclipse 950
- RAM
- 12GB, 16GB12GB
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB256GB, 512GB
Software
- Operating System
- Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream), with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 200 MP50 MP
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 24/30 fps 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps 1080p @ 30/60/240 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps 720p @ 960 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound RecHDR10+
- Features
- PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
- Lenses
- 200 MP, ƒ/1.7, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.6 μm, 1/1.3" Sensor size - Multi-Directional PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10 MP, ƒ/2.4, 67 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.12 μm, x3 optical zoom, 1/3.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/3.4, 111 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), 0.7 μm, x5 optical zoom, 1/2.52" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 13 mm, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 0.7 μm - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Super Steady Video50 MP , ƒ /1.8, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.2" Sensor size
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 12 MP10 MP
- Lenses
- 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 26 mm ( Wide-angle ) - Dual-Pixel PDAF10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/3.0" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps
- Features
- HDR10+High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR)
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 January 2025Wednesday, 09 July 2025
- Released
- Monday, 03 February 2025Friday, 25 July 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh4300 mAh
- Type
- Li-IonN/A
- Wired charging power
- 45W25W
- Wireless charging power
- 25W15W
- Features
- Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging,Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 20:49 hh:mm13:09 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 8:54 hh:mm8:41 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 14:21 hh:mm9:05 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 162.8 mm166.7 mm
- Width
- 77.6 mm75.2 mm
- Thickness
- 8.2 mm6.5 mm
- Weight
- 219 g188 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP48
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water-resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1m for 30 min)
Network
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE (up to 7CA), HSPA5G, LTE (CA), HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n39 (1900), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHzCDMA: 800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.3Yes, v5.4
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, USB On-The-Go,USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go,
- USB connectivity
- USB charging, USB Mass storage deviceUSB charging, USB Mass Storage device (UMS)
Multimedia
- Audio type
- 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Tuned by AKG,32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers,