Skip to main content Tom's Guide Tom's Guide Search Tom's Guide View Profile Newsletters Best Picks Entertainment Switch 2 Restock Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Galaxy Z Fold 7 iPhone 17 Air Best laptops Wordle Today Best Mattress Recommended reading Samsung Phones I just tested the Galaxy Z Fold 7's new selfie camera vs. the Fold 6's under-display camera — and the results are drastically different Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6: Biggest expected changes Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Flip 6: Biggest rumored upgrades Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 hands-on review: Feels like flip phone perfection Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: 5 reasons to buy (and 3 reasons to skip) Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 just announced — and it’s a massive all-around upgrade Samsung Phones Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: 5 reasons to buy (and 3 reasons to skip) Android Phones Samsung Phones I put the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6 through a 10-round camera face-off — here's the winner Richard Priday 17 July 2025 Here's how the photos taken by Samsung's latest foldable compare to the last generation's shots When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) Main camera Dynamic range Outer selfie Inner selfie Portrait mode The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has come to replace the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and design-wise, the difference is obvious. But what about the cameras? The new Fold 7 ups the main camera from 50MP to 200MP, and the inner camera gets a boost from 4MP to 10MP. Plus, Samsung says that the Fold has an improved ProVisual engine for better low-light performance. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) To see how much better (or not) Samsung's new foldable is at taking photos, I put the Z Fold 7 vs Fold 6 through a 10-round camera face-off. If you're considering an upgrade or want to know which model could be the better buy for you, this is a comparison you won't want to miss. You may like I just tested the Galaxy Z Fold 7's new selfie camera vs. the Fold 6's under-display camera — and the results are drastically different Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6: Biggest expected changes Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Flip 6: Biggest rumored upgrades Main camera Our first round features this main camera shot looking across a rugby field. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 uses a 200MP main camera while the Galaxy Z Fold 6 uses a 50MP one, but both take 12MP shots by default, like this example. The shot from the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has a less intensely blue sky, but has more saturated colors elsewhere. It's vice versa with the Z Fold 6, which can be interpreted as a good or bad thing depending on what you want the focus of the photo to be. Overlooking the Regent Canal, these two phones give us a good idea of their color treatment for their photos. While both photos look good, we can see when looking at the bricks of the surrounding buildings or the painted sides and roofs of the narrowboats, that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 has a cooler overall tone, while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is slightly warmer. Dynamic range This moody shot of a brightly painted canal boat near Paddington station shows how the two phones display the balance of light and shadow. There is more dramatic lighting in Z Fold 7 shot, with larger shadowed areas beneath the boat, for example. Meanwhile, the clouds are darker in the Z Fold 6 image, while the shadows are lighter, showing a slightly different HDR interpretation. We switch now to a different camera for a photo of this church. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 brings out the blue in the sky again, and also the golden yellow tones in the brickwork of the church, with starker shadows too. The Galaxy Z Fold 7's less intense light shows the detail of the brickwork much better, and handles the glaring late-afternoon light more deftly. I took these images of a sign for Church Street Market on Edgware Road with both foldables' 3x telephoto cameras. While there's no difference in detail quality, it's another piece of clear evidence of these two phones' different color sensitivities. The red part of the sign is stronger on the Z Fold 7, while it's the blue part on the Z Fold 6. Outer selfie The outer selfie camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is near-enough indistinguishable from the inside camera, as we'll see in a moment. So it's the comparison with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 that really matters here. The Z Fold 6 has produced a decent photo, but there's some excessive sharpening around my hair, and flatter lighting. It does have an arguably nicer color overall though, with the red sensitivity of the Z Fold 7 making me look unfortunately pink. Inner selfie Samsung has been using under-display cameras for its Z Fold phones' inner selfie shooters for years, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 changes this to a punch-hole camera while upping the resolution from 4MP to 10MP. This should make the inner camera good for taking actual photos rather than just a functional video call method with the phone open. As we can see here, the Z Fold 6's camera makes the shot quite fuzzy, but with a more uniform brightness level. The Z Fold 7's shot is perfectly clear, even if the lighting and colors of the shot aren't as appealing to my eye. Portrait mode It's worth noting that portrait mode works on both of the Galaxy Z Fold 7's selfie cameras. It only works on the external front camera on the Z Fold 6, so this comparison uses the outer cameras of both phones. Looking at selfies I ended up with, both have good blur with intelligently-applied blurring. The over sharpening of the Z Fold 6 is back, as is the redder coloration of the Z Fold 7. In low light, I aimed the two phones at a row of figurines on a shelf. It's clear that the Galaxy Z Fold 7's image is brighter, but also a little yellower. The darker Z Fold 6 shot does bring out some extra shading detail in the two white plushies, but that does not offset the overall better lighting in the newer foldable's image. While both of our contestants have functionally the same ultrawide camera, the Z Fold 7's version comes with autofocus, which opens up proper macro photography like you get on Samsung's other flagship phones. As this comparison shows, you can get far closer while staying in focus with the Z Fold 7. The Z Fold 6's image is decent, and arguably has better colors, but getting any closer makes the image too blurry to be useable. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is unsurprisingly the better camera phone according to this series of comparisons. A year is a long time in smartphone development, after all. But the ways in which it differs from and improves upon the Galaxy Z Fold 6 are interesting. The ultrawide camera is the most obviously upgraded rear camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, despite the fact the 200MP main camera is the most noteworthy spec bump over the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The Galaxy Z Fold 7's new inner display selfie camera is dramatically improved, too, although the jury's out on whether adding a punch-hole cutout was worth it or not. Our Galaxy Z Fold 7 review is still in progress, and we'll be comparing its camera capabilities against more phones than just the Galaxy Z Fold 6. But it's clear to see the Z Fold 7 is a notable camera upgrade over the Z Fold 6. Let us know in the comments what you think of the Z Fold's 7 cameras and if you think the $2,000 price is worth it. More from Tom's Guide iPhone 17 Pro Max just leaked in a surprising new color — get ready for orange Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs. Honor Magic V5: Which foldable will win? 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