The Galaxy Z Flip 7 might feature a cover screen that looks very similar to the Razr Ultra, according to animation files dug up by from a leaked version of One UI 8.Up until now, the biggest difference between Samsung's foldable flip phones and Razr's is that Razr has offered a cover screen that's edge-to-edge, without the notch on Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 6.The images found show a cover screen that wraps around the Galaxy Z Flip 7's two back cameras instead of nestling them in a display-free cutout.This seemingly confirms renders shared by of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in March.
Samsung has taken a very conservative approach to the year-over-year updates its made to the Flip, so changing the cover screen would be big.The Galaxy Z Flip 6 looks nearly identical to the Galaxy Z Flip 5.Changing the front screen would also be a pretty obvious example of Samsung playing catchup to Motorola, who's long offered a larger and more useful cover screen on the Razr.The entry-level 2023 Moto Razr only had a small sliver of a cover screen, but since then, all of the company's foldables have a cover that can run full-on Android apps.Besides the visual change, how meaningful a Galaxy Z Flip 7 with a larger cover screen is will really hinge on what Samsung lets you do with it.
So far the company has limited the screen to acting as a tool for checking notifications and using select apps.You have to download extra apps and fuss with settings to do anything else.We'll have to wait until the summer — when Samsung typically announces it's new Galaxy Z Flips and Folds — to know more, but it certainly seems like the updates could be a lot bigger than some new colors this year.