Samsung Unpacked 2025 Live: Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Watch 8

Samsung set up a booth in New York's Astor Place, where anyone passing by can try out the new Galaxy Fold 7 and Galaxy Flip 7.

The Galaxy Fold 7's thinness in particular was being shown off, and I was able to compare it with a nearby postcard.

And while the Flip 7 isn't as thin as the Fold 7, I did the same postcard test with the Flip 7 that's on display.

The Flip 7 is still quite thin, and the phone demo allows for playing with the new 4.1-inch exterior display.

Samsung's expanding its series of Fan Edition devices to include the Galaxy Flip 7 FE. Historically these have been devices that offer flagship features at a lower, more cost-conscious price tag. But at $900, we're still looking at a high-end phone, despite the FE model being $200 less than the Galaxy Flip 7.

CNET Principal Writer Katie Collins took a deeper dive into the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE's pricing, speaking with one analyst who believes the lower price won't make much of an impact on the market.

We'll have to see how the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE ultimately performs, but currently, Motorola's 2025 Razr comes in significantly lower at $700. I'm looking forward to comparing how these cheaper flip-style Android phones compare when we get to review the Z Flip 7 FE.

That's all, folks! With that, Samsung Unpacked 2025 is over, and there were a lot of announcements, from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE to a trio of smartwatches (the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, Galaxy Watch 8 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra). As expected, we also saw a lot of AI, including Samsung's AI photo editing assistant and a running coach. 

While Samsung Unpacked 2025 announcements are fully unveiled, our coverage here at CNET continues, so stay tuned for more analysis and hot takes. 

Samsung just revealed that the Galaxy Watch 8, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic and the Galaxy Watch Ultra will be available for purchase on July 25. The base Galaxy Watch 8 will cost you $349, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic will cost $499 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra will cost $649. Preorders for these wearables are open right now.  

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic edition will keep the rotating bezel, a feature that's often buzzed about when Samsung doesn't include a model with one.

Samsung and Xealth -- a digital health company Samsung acquired that connects hospitals with digital health vendors -- are seeking to create a "bridge between wellness and health care." We don't know the full scope of what this partnership means yet, but presumably, both companies will be making more announcements down the road.

Samsung is running a recap montage for the Galaxy Watch 8, including the Running Coach and its Antioxidant Index sensor. The latter is checked by pressing a finger on the back of the watch.

Samsung revealed its new running coach on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8. The company's Galaxy Watch 8 running coach takes your personal running metrics and translates them into a structured training program. Samsung says that its running coach can provide a training program based on just a 12-minute run, analyzing your fitness levels, then slotting you into one of 10 calibrated training tiers. From there, you can take advantage of over 160 professionally designed training sessions, which Samsung says will adapt to your fitness progress. While training, you'll get real-time coaching. Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo says it's light, comfortable and easy to wear.

Jacob Kiplimo arrived on the stage wearing his own Galaxy Watch 8 after the reveal of the running coach application. His advice for budding runners? Stay disciplined and train consistently. I guess the new Galaxy Watch app will help with that, since it'll place you in your own training tier with tailored exercises to meet you where you are right now.

The Galaxy Watch 8 will be the first Samsung watch that tracks antioxidant levels.

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE includes a 50-megapixel camera, ProVisual Engine and Galaxy AI. It'll be available in black or white and start at $899. Preorders are open now. 

Samsung just revealed that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be available for purchase on July 25, and the device will cost you $1,099. Just like with the Z Fold 7, preorders for this phone are opening up right now.

It seems Samsung has now finished off its phones and has moved on to the Galaxy Watch 8 series.

Samsung offered demos of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant running on its Galaxy Z Flip 7. You can hold down the side button on your Samsung mobile device to activate Gemini. The company touted Gemini's ability to see what you're seeing, understand context and offer suggestions, like what to pack for camping and what to wear. Your real-world experience may vary.

Samsung is showing off the FlexCam features, which are Samsung's branded name for using the Flip camera's fold to record video like a camcorder or to prop up the phone. 

And in a behind-the-scenes moment, the way that Samsung said, "FlexCam's there to catch every angle," caused us in the CNET office watching the livestream to burst into laughter.

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 -- Samsung's "thinnest Flip yet" -- is now up.

Samsung just revealed that the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 will be available for purchase on July 25, and the device will cost you $1,999. If you're looking to pick one of these phones up on launch day, preorders are open right now.

Phone manufacturers have been leveraging AI for photo editing, like Google's Magic Eraser. Samsung showed off Photo Assist at its annual Unpacked event. The company says that Photo Assist offers an increasingly competent AI-powered editing toolbox, letting you remove unwanted objects, then naturally generating content to fill the void. Samsung also claims that its Photo Assist is more intelligent, with improved capabilities to automatically detect and recommend elements in the background to remove simultaneously. The company touted larger device displays as more useful for photo and video editing on mobile devices.

The new Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a larger 4.1-inch external screen that Samsung calls the FlexWindow. Samsung also says it has the largest battery yet for its Flip series of devices.

Samsung's Galaxy AI is getting a new security program called Keep, which is said to help limit the degree that data is shared. Since so much of Galaxy AI has been about analyzing user data, it would be interesting to see to what degree the program can provide more control.

At Samsung Unpacked, the company announced that its Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 will come with six months of Google AI Pro service. Google AI Pro boasts benefits that include 2TB of storage, 1,000 monthly AI credits, Google's Gemini AI assistant with its most advanced 2.5 Pro thinking model and Veo (for AI generative video and images), Flow (an AI filmmaking tool), Whisk (an AI image generator) and NotebookLM (for AI note-taking). 

Gemini Live is also getting demoed on the Galaxy Fold, for asking questions about what's on the screen. We've seen this before, but what appears to be new is that Samsung's own apps, such as calendar, reminders and notes, are now working with it.

Samsung devices will get access to Google's Circle for Search feature, which lets you select a part of your phone screen to identify and run a deeper search query on. Google's Gemini AI allegedly recognizes what you circle and helps you get more information about it nearly instantly.

All of the Gemini features shared during this Galaxy Unpacked event are available on your Samsung devices "when you take them out of the box," according to Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of devices and services at Google.

Circle to Search is not limited to Samsung devices; it will be available on other phones as well.

A montage story sequence about the Galaxy Fold is playing, showing a business owner using the Fold to make notes on photos along with Gemini to check on an equipment malfunction.

Samsung's One UI 8, the company's overlay on Android, is getting a spotlight. Samsung is announcing that with the Fold 7 and Flip 7, these devices will have the fastest turnaround for getting a new major version of Android onto one of Samsung's new devices. That should mean they will ship with Android 16 out of the box. 

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thin and lightweight, but it doesn't cut corners on its cameras. Onboard, the Z Fold 7 packs a 200-megapixel primary camera. Additionally, the Z Fold 7 sports 12-megapixel ultrawide and 10-megapixel telephoto lenses alongside a 10-megapixel selfie shooter.

The Galaxy Fold hinge has been redesigned. "Every module of the hinge is thinner and smaller," according to Samsung, and it won't separate upon impact thanks to "a dual rail structure made of high-strength material."

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 specs breakdown was preceded by a montage talking about what they want to see in their phones. The consensus? Day-long battery life, a high-resolution camera and a thin design. Battery life and camera quality have always been important factors when choosing a phone, but the width of the phone is a newer factor.

Samsung has officially unveiled its latest foldable phone -- the aptly named Galaxy Z Fold 7 -- at its annual Samsung Unpacked showcase. The company featured snippets talking about wanting bigger screens, long battery life, great camera quality but a slim and lightweight design. According to Samsung, the Z Fold 7 is the company's thinnest foldable handset yet. Despite its sleek design, Samsung claims that its Z Fold 7 is durable thanks to Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 cover and Victus 2. 

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is underway, and we have highly-anticipated details on new smartwatches. The Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic are here with some design changes that take a page out of the Galaxy Watch Ultra's book and new features that serve to better position the watches as a health and wellness tool. For the first time, the new watches also come with Google's AI assistant built in.

For more, check out Vanessa Hand Orellana's hands-on with the device.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked has started, and the reveals have begun. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is remarkably slim and light, clocking in at a mere 4.2mm thick when open and just 215 grams. Its whopping 200-megapixel wide camera means you can tote around a thin handset without compromising on photo quality. Plus, you'll get the same 4,400-mAh battery as its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold 6, which remains promising for daily usage. 

Check out Abrar Al-Heeti's hands-on with the device here. 

Samsung's mobile experience lead, TM Roh, has walked onto the stage to kick off the event.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked has started but the reveals have begun. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 builds on its predecessor with a completely redesigned 4.1 inch cover screen and a 6.9-inch main display. Despite having a larger battery, the device is even thinner than 2024's Galaxy Z Flip 6 (although it isn't as thin as the new Galaxy Z Fold 7). This phone will cost you $1,100 when it releases.

But that's not all -- this year, two Galaxy Z Flip phones are making their debut. The Z Flip 7 FE is a slightly more modest and affordable package. It includes the classic 3.4-inch cover screen and a file folder tab cut-out for its cameras. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE will cost you $900 when it releases, which is moderately better than the Flip 7, but could still be unaffordable for some folks.

Check out Patrick Holland's hands-on with the device here.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is opening with a montage focusing on its devices. And some drumming music.

The CNET team is ready for Samsung Unpacked. From left to right is Managing Editor Patrick Holland, Lead Writer Vanessa Hand Orellana, Senior Editor Abrar Al-Heeti and Social Media Manager Tara Brown. 

The stars of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event are rumored to be updates to the Z Fold and Z Flip phones. While I appreciate a good bendable screen, I'm just as interested in the cameras that will be on them. Compared to the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra models, the lenses on the current Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 feel dated.

For example, both of those phones include a 50-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera; the Z Fold adds a 10-megapixel 2x telephoto. You can still get good photos from them, don't get me wrong. But if you're paying a premium for a phone -- $1,900 for the Z Fold 6 -- I believe you should expect a premium camera experience, too.

The traditional argument for limiting the cameras has been space. Physical room is so premium in a foldable phone that many camera assemblies just won't fit. But then I look at the Galaxy S25 Edge, which worked in a slimmed-down 200 megapixel f/1.7 camera with the same specs as the main camera in the S25 Ultra, and did it in a thin 5.8mm frame (though the camera bump protrudes to 10mm). Megapixels aren't the whole story, but having more opens up options such as getting optical-quality telephoto images without invoking digital zoom. And the photos from the S25 Edge are pretty nice.

Hopefully, Samsung will boost the ultrawide cameras in each new phone to at least 50 megapixels and maybe even the telephoto, too. Motorola's 2025 Razr shows it can be done. Will Samsung match or even exceed these specs? We'll find out Wednesday.

There's still plenty of mystery surrounding the new smartwatches we might see at Samsung Unpacked. But rumors about the next-gen wearables are out there. According to Tom's Guide, pictures shared by leaker Evan Blass suggest that in addition to the Galaxy Watch 8, the July 9 event could bring a new Classic model and a 2025 Galaxy Watch Ultra sporting fresh colors.

The new Classic watch would align with preexisting launches every two years of the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic (2023) and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (2021). There's plenty to speculate about on the smartwatch front, but we have a better picture when it comes to new features Samsung could detail at the event. According to a deep dive by CNET's Vanessa Hand Orellana, tools like a noninvasive blood test and personalized sleep and fitness coaching are expected to make their official debut alongside the next Galaxy watch.

While summer is usually when Samsung unveils its next generation of earbuds to prime the fall and winter shopping seasons, we won't be seeing the Galaxy Buds 4, according to Dutch site Galaxy Club (via SamMobile). Instead, it seems Samsung's next generation of in-ear headphones will land in 2026, alongside next year's Galaxy S26 series of devices. Other than that, not much else is known about the Buds 4. Considering the Galaxy Buds 3 reviewed well last year, and landed on our best wireless earbuds list, it still wasn't good enough to beat the Sony WF-1000XM5. 

Heading inside the 2025 Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in Brooklyn on a very hot summer day.

Samsung may be the global heavyweight champion when it comes to foldable phones, but Motorola has been gobbling up an impressive share of the market in recent years. Motorola's $1,300 Razr Ultra might be more expensive than the $1,100 Galaxy Z Flip 6, but its day-long battery life and 4-inch cover screen show how far clamshell foldables have come, with Motorola pushing the niche forward alongside Samsung.

Between the Ultra, the standard 2025 Razr and the Razr Plus, Motorola has carved out a solid position for itself in the foldable market. In particular, Motorola has reported over the years that roughly 20% of its userbase comes to the Razr line from an iPhone. We'll likely see Samsung respond in kind with their own 2025 lineup of foldable phones during Wednesday's event. A new Galaxy Z Flip 7, some type of "Ultra" edition of the Galaxy Fold and potentially even a tri-fold phone from Samsung are all possibilities. 

Samsung has been working with Google on Project Moohan, a mixed reality headset that brings Gemini AI along for the ride on your digital journeys. We haven't heard how far along development is with the device, so we aren't exactly expecting it to debut at Samsung Unpacked. But with Google's mixed reality operating system Android XR intended to launch sometime this year, and a Samsung headset following by the end of 2025, we anticipate seeing some news about Moohan.

When CNET Editor at Large Scott Stein tried out the latest version of Project Moohan in December, he found that the Gemini AI chatbot acted like a companion while he ventured through different apps like Chrome and YouTube, answering his questions and commenting on searches. Stein's chat with Android XR head Shahram Izadi during Google I/O back in May affirmed that Moohan is a first step in using the software to open up a larger ecosystem with Gemini AI in smart headsets or glasses augmenting smartphones and other devices. Unpacked could be our first big look at what Moohan has to offer consumers.

Samsung has been releasing foldables for half a decade and refined its designs to iron out a lot of the early durability issues, resulting in pretty reliable dual-screen Z Fold and Z Flip phones coming out every year. But a new rumor suggests that Samsung could be gearing up to release a triple-display foldable this year, too.

Samsung has been showing off concept devices with tri-fold screens at CES for the past few years, but it was never clear when (or if) the company would transition those ideas into a market-ready product. Three screens are obviously more complex than two, and Samsung's concepts show various ways those displays could fold together in different approaches. But with Huawei releasing its Mate XT Ultimate Design tri-fold in February, the clock has been ticking for Samsung to release its own device.

Samsung's prior Galaxy Fold phones can unfold to reveal a larger, tablet-style display, but they're a bit thick when folded up to use as a standard phone. That appears to be changing, with Samsung teasing that Wednesday's Unpacked event will include a thinner Galaxy Fold.

In an interview with CNET Senior Editor Abrar Al-Heeti, Samsung Senior Vice President Drew Blackard said upcoming foldable phones should look very similar to standard flagship phones that don't fold.

"More than ever, these devices will very much resemble that traditional form factor," Blackard said. "It'll feel like a traditional bar-type smartphone, but it'll have all of the benefits of a foldable."

Check out the full interview story, which includes comments on how Samsung plans to create an "aha" moment to bring new customers over to foldable phones.

There's been a lot of buzz around Samsung Unpacked 2025, and we suspect foldable phones will take the spotlight. With the excitement over Unpacked comes a slew of rumors. A press release from Samsung teases the Galaxy Z Fold 7, and there may be multiple versions -- including a premium Ultra variant, with 91mobiles reporting on possible Galaxy Z Fold 7 model and processor specs. While we expect Samsung to release the Galaxy Z Flip 7, there may be a more affordable version, the Z Flip 7 FE, or Fan Edition. 

Aside from folding and flipping phones, we're predicting there may be some news on the wearable front, whether that's the Galaxy Watch 8 or a high-end Galaxy Watch Ultra in a new color. Dr. Hon Pak, Samsung's senior vice president and head of digital health, revealed to CNET's Vanessa Hand Orellana that the company wants to position its wearable tech as more personalized for coaching and analyzing signs of aging.  

Samsung Unpacked -- the company's annual electronics showcase -- takes place on Wednesday at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET, 3 p.m. BST). The event will feature a bunch of unveilings, but we expect that Samsung's foldable phones will take center stage. You can tune in to a livestream on the company's YouTube channel. Samsung also says you can watch via its newsroom.