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Now, with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung seems to be back on track, competing directly with Honor and its excellent Magic V3 in the foldable phone space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Samsung\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Cell Phone Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4,400mAh dual-cell Z Fold 7 measures just 8.9mm thick when folded and shaves down to 4.2mm when unfolded. The difference is immediately noticeable the moment you pick it up. The phone&#8217;s thickness barely accommodates the USB-C port on the bottom edge; in fact, I&#8217;m not sure how you could have gotten away with a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 12GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage, or 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage without completely removing the USB port. 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