I consider the D7500 - junk.
The only explanations I have for its existence is either:
1. They wanted to brutally cripple the D7x00 line so its not a competition against the D500.
2. The Nikon One system died and the obviously horrible design team for these cameras was tasked with the D7200 successor. If that the case, this team then apparently moved on and designed the Z7 and Z6 afterwards.
The D7500 has the price and many of the abilities of a pro camera, but it has only one card slot, cant handle all lenses, and doesnt have a battery grip option.
In short its an excessively overpriced entry level body. In that respect, its equal to the Nikon One cameras and its equal to the Z6 and Z7.