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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Price, availability in the Philippines

Starts at PhP 112,990

Published

July 9, 2025

GadgetMatch

Samsung’s latest foldable – the Galaxy Z Fold7 is finally here. It offers subtle but significant changes – especially the outer screen. Here are things you should know if you’re planning to get one in the Philippines.

Price and availability

Philippine pricing are as follows:

12GB+256GB – PhP 112,990
12GB+512GB – PhP 120,990
16GB+1TB – PhP 141,990

The Galaxy Z Fold7 will be available for pre-order starting July 9, with general availability beginning August 1. It comes in Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jetblack and Mint (online exclusive) color options.

Pre-order the Galaxy Z Fold7 until July 31 and enjoy a free storage upgrade worth PhP 8,000.

You can get up to 18% savings, plus 0% installment up to 36 months via UnionBank, BDO, BPI, Metrobank, and HSBC.

You can also get up to 15% off, plus 0% installment up to 24 months via Eastwest, PNB, RCBC, and Security Bank at participating Samsung Authorized Stores nationwide.

Online, you can get up to 13% savings via Samsung.com, Abenson.com, Lazada, and Shopee.

For those without a credit card, Samsung Finance+ offers up to PhP 14,000 off at zero processing fee for 24 months and up to PhP 10,000 via Home Credit.

For your peace of mind, Samsung Care+ 25 offers comprehensive coverage for accidental damage, repairs, and replacements.

Get expanded access to Google AI Pro and 2TB of cloud storage for six (6) months at no cost with Galaxy Z Fold7.

Wider outer screen

L: Galaxy Z Fold6, R: Galaxy Z Fold7

Samsung has stubbornly stuck with the narrow-body-when-folded form factor. We’ve previously noted that this makes it relatively easy to hold and great for when you’re capturing content. But it mostly renders the outer screen unusable because it’s just too small.

This is one of the bigger changes on the Galaxy Z Fold7. Now measuring at 6.5 inches and being significantly wider than its predecessor, the outer screen now has a significant amount of real estate – more akin to an actual regular smartphone when folded.

It’s almost just as wide as a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra which is one of the phones we thoroughly enjoy holding and using in 2025.

During our content capture session in New York, Samsung even showed that the Galaxy Z Fold7 is lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Similar but slightly larger outer screen

Unfolded, the screen of the Galaxy Z Fold7 measures 8 inches. It’s slightly larger than the previous version. But the overall experience is largely the same.

The device has a really nice overall balance to it thanks in part to the improved hinge. It’s redundant to say at this point because it does get better year after year, but that statement rings true for this device.

All that means is that, despite feeling marginal, Samsung has taken great care to make sure their prime foldable offers improvements from its previous iterations.

Another thing that perhaps contributes to the overall balance are the cameras.

Ultra camera

The Galaxy Z Fold7 sports the exact same 200MP main camera lens as the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Although, the similarities end there. The telephoto lens that led to many choosing the Galaxy S25 Ultra still eludes the Fold.

Multitasking maven

On the multiwindow function side of things, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is as good as ever. A combination of the 8-inch display, ONE UI 8 animations, and Snapdragon 8 Elite tuned for Galaxy makes the device a master of multiwindow utilization.

You can split the screen up to three and have as many pop-up apps as you can display on the screen and the Galaxy Z Fold7 won’t break a sweat.

It’s also a tad smarter too with Gemini. You can layout the screen however you like and have Gemini look at it and analyze the information for you.

In the demo shown to us, the displayed information showed a person’s running stats alongside a web page of running shoes. Gemini was asked to recommend the best pair of shoes based on the running stats. It’s good for someone just getting started on a running hobby.

More AI things

Some quick AI showcases included using Circle to Search in game and improvements to AI Erase and Audio Eraser.

If you’re having a tough time dealing with a certain boss fight on Genshin Impact, you can simply use Circle to Search to pull up information and perhaps a guide on it while in game. This way, you can continue playing and maybe vanquish the thing without exiting the game to look up guides.

AI Erase is much faster now. It quickly detects the crowd of people on the back of a photo that you’d likely want to erase. The few times we tried it, it was pretty darn accurate and the AI Erasure was squeaky clean.

The same is true for the Audio Eraser. It now more easily and speedily isolates the background noise so you can up the volume of the subject speaking.

Galaxy Z Fold7 Specs:

Galaxy Z Fold7
Display	Main Screen	8.0-inch QXGA+* Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2184 x 1968), 368ppi 120Hz adaptive refresh rate (1~120Hz)
Display	Cover Screen	6.5-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2520 x 1080, 21:9), 422ppi 120Hz adaptive refresh rate (1~120Hz)
Dimension & Weight	Folded	72.8 x 158.4 x 8.9mm
	Unfolded	143.2 x 158.4 x 4.2mm
	Weight	215g
Camera	Cover Camera	10MP Selfie Camera F2.2, Pixel size: 1.12μm, FOV: 85˚
	Front Camera	10MP Main Camera F2.2, Pixel size: 1.12μm, FOV: 100˚
	Rear Triple Camera	200MP Wide-angle Camera Quad Pixel AF, OIS, F1.7, Pixel size: 0.6μm, FOV: 85˚
		12MP Ultra-Wide Camera Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, Pixel size: 1.4μm, FOV: 120˚
		10MP Telephoto Camera PDAF, OIS, F2.4, Pixel size: 1.0μm, FOV: 36˚, 3X optical zoom
AP		Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy
Memory & Storage		16GB Memory with 1TB internal storage 12GB Memory with 512GB internal storage 12GB Memory with 256GB internal storage
Battery		4,400mAh (typical) dual battery
Battery
Charging		Wired Charging: Up to 50% charge in around 30 min. with 25W Adapter and 3A USB-C cable Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 Wireless PowerShare
Water Resistance		IP48
Glass/Metal	Cover	Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2
	Back	Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2
	Frame	Advanced Armor Aluminum
OS		Android 16 One UI 8
Network & Connectivity		5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 7**, Bluetooth® v5.4
Sensors		Capacitive Fingerprint sensor (side), Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor, Light sensor
Security		Samsung Knox with Samsung Knox Vault
SIM Card		Two Nano SIM* and eSIM**
Colors		Blue Shadow, Silver Shadow, Jetblack* [Samsung.com Exclusive] Mint**
Colors		Availability of color may vary by market, region or carrier. *Online exclusive colors only available on Samsung.com.

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Nothing will not release a Phone (4) this year

But the Phone (4a) is still scheduled.

Published

January 30, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Last year, Nothing offered a worthy alternative to the usual flagship brands. Though the Phone (3) edged closer and closer to flagship-level prices, the smartphone is still a decent performer through and through. This year, however, a Phone (4) is not in the works.

Through a new YouTube video, Nothing’s Carl Pei has confirmed that the brand will not release a Phone (4) this year. The Phone (3) will still be the brand’s flagship option throughout 2026.

Pei did not reveal any explicit reason why they couldn’t make a new flagship this year. However, he does say that he wants every upgrade to be meaningful.

Despite the lack of a flagship, Nothing’s work will continue through the (a) series. The brand will release the new Phone (4a), for which Pei is promising a revolution. He says that there will be significant upgrades which will push the series closer to a flagship-like experience. It will also have new designs.

Unfortunately, the new phone might not come cheap. Along with the phone’s announcement, Pei confirmed that prices might increase this year, as a response to spiking RAM prices. It’s unclear how much it’s changing, though.

At the very least, the (a) series is usually priced competitively. However, if the increases affect the entire lineup, the flagship’s prices might go up to even more concerning levels.

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3D printing made accessible: Bambu Lab moves closer to everyday consumers

Empowering consumers to create tangible objects

Published

January 29, 2026

GadgetMatch

Photos from Rodneil Quiteles

China-based brand Bambu Lab makes an effort to move closer to everyday consumers in the Philippines with a new retail partner by holding a media and creators roundtable in the Philippines. This was a bid to reshape how consumers perceive and use 3D printing technology.

Established in Shenzhen, China in 2020, Bambu Lab aims to make 3D printing more accessible, practical, and relevant to daily life through printers and other supplies.

The goal is to support practical home use, creative hobbies, product design, and even specialized tools, while putting emphasis on ease of use.

With such optics, Bambu Lab is trying to make consumers feel that there is less deep technical knowledge required and that they can actually create physical objects with 3D printing.

One of their products is the entry-level Bambu Lab A1 mini, which is compact enough to fit on a small desk.

The brand also has more advanced models which are capable of printing multiple colors and materials on a single run.

To complement the hardware ecosystem, Bambu Lab’s open platform MakerWorld lets users browse, select, and print from an extensive library of shared 3D designs directly from their own desktops.

The platform features a wide variety of objects across multiple categories. There’s household items, DIY tools, children’s toys, props, and educational materials.

In the Philippines, Bambu Lab will open its first concept store at One Ayala, Makati City. The concept corner will give mallgoers the opportunity to see the range of 3D printers and consumables firsthand.

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Samsung teases anti-shoulder surfing privacy feature

A “new layer of privacy” coming to Galaxy phones soon

Published

January 28, 2026

GadgetMatch

Samsung has teased a “new layer of privacy” to shield users’ phones primarily from shoulder surfing.

Although there haven’t been any specifics yet, this “new layer” could be quite literal, as in an added display technology on Samsung devices.

Samsung says users can customize it to raise their guard with specific apps, or when entering access details for more private areas of their phones.

Moreover, there are multiple settings for adjusting visibility. This way, users can limit what others can see based on the level of privacy protection they need.

They can likewise choose to protect specific parts of the experience, such as notification pop-ups. In a way, it’s a tailored approach that lets users fine-tune or switch off entirely, rather than a blanket one.

It also eliminates the need to go through apps one by one and adjust settings, as in the case of notifications.

Samsung adds that the process took five years of engineering, testing, and refining, hence the careful and deliberate roll-out instead of a sudden one.

This process included studying how individuals use their phones, what they consider private, and how security should feel in everyday life.

The result, Samsung says, is a fusion of hardware and software expertly calibrated to protect users while on their phones.

This latest development is part of a series of Galaxy innovations to keep users safe. Samsung has been introducing topnotch mobile protection with Knox Vault, Knox Matrix, and more features.