Overview
- Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip 8 at Galaxy Unpacked in London on Wednesday, July 22, and opened pre-orders with general availability set for August 7.
- The new Galaxy Z Fold 8 adopts a wider 4:3 7.6-inch inner display aimed at content viewing while the Z Fold 8 Ultra is the high-end successor with an 8-inch display, a 200MP main camera and a 5,000 mAh battery.
- Both Fold models use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy and include Samsung’s new Flex Titanium display structure plus an anti-reflective inner coating meant to reduce crease visibility and glare.
- Samsung set U.S. starting prices at $1,899 for the Fold 8, $2,099 for the Fold 8 Ultra and $1,199 for the Flip 8, and industry reports say Samsung plans larger initial production runs for the wide Fold (2.8 million units) than the Ultra (2.0 million) and Flip (1.5 million) in the first three months.
- The phones expand Galaxy AI and Gemini features such as Now Nudge, My Fan Cam and Cine LUTs, and coverage notes one unresolved detail: reports of a regional dual‑chip split for the Flip 8 remain disputed and unconfirmed.