Samsung has launched Galaxy Z Fold 8 featuring wide-screen form factor and Advanced Armor Aluminum frame. Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a wide-screen foldable with a 5.5-inch cover display with 7.6-inch inner display, and comes with slimmer crease and improved anti-reflective coating. This smartphone is a foldable phone from the company with a 5.5-inch cover display.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a foldable smartphone with a 5.5-inch cover display, 7.6-inch inner display.
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The phone comes with an improved anti-reflective coating.
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The phone is a powerful phone fitted with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip. It comes with up to 16GB of RAM, while the battery size is 4,800mAh.
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Cameras include a 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide sensor.
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The smartphone was launched on July 22, 2026 at a starting price of $1,900 for 256GB. Sales began on August 5, 2026 for the model with Android 17, One UI 9, and seven years of updates.
This phone is the first wide-screen foldable phone from the company. This phone was announced in July 2026 alongside Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 will compete with Apple’s iPhone Ultra. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 comes with several changes and features as compared to the previous Galaxy Z Fold models.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a feature rich smartphone which comes in wide-screen form factor, which makes it a shorter phone. While in the open mode it is wider than most book-style foldable phones. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is wider than earlier Galaxy Z Fold models and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The form factor of Galaxy Z Fold 8 makes it easier to carry and it is more versatile. Users will find this phone more useful and better for content consumption use cases.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 comes in a sleek Advanced Armor Aluminum frame and a foldable design. This phone is IP48-rated for dust and water resistance. The display of this phone is protected by Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
Dimensions:
Folded: 81.9 x 123.9 x 9.7mm
Unfolded: 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.5mm
Weight: 201g
In the folded state this device offers a 5.5-inch bezel-less cover display with a resolution of 1,248 x 1,972 pixels. While in the unfolded state this device reveals a 7.6-inch foldable display, featuring a 1,848 x 2,448 pixels resolution. Both the screen in this device uses LTPO OLED panels with a 1Hz to 120Hz variable refresh rate. Screens feature HDR10+, and peak brightness of up to 3,000 nits.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is built using a newer hinge mechanism for inner display which makes display tougher and appear flat. This design reduces the crease visibility. Screens come with the anti-reflective coating , which reduces the reflection and glare up by 50% as compared with previous Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Speakers:
This device features stereo speakers and a wider 4:3 aspect ratio screen. This makes this excellent device for video watching and gaming. This device is powerful and can be used for gaming as well.
Cameras
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 comes with a dual-camera setup in rear. It consists of a primary 50MP camera featuring an F1.8 aperture, while another camera with 50MP sensor and F1.9 aperture. The front camera both in a folded and unfolded mode, comes with a 10MP sensor and F2.2 aperture .
The primary camera is feature rich which includes OIS and dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus. The front-facing cameras does not have autofocus and OIS features.
All the cameras in this phone support 4K 60fps video recording, while the rear cameras also support up to 8K 30fps recording. This phone also supports HDR10+ and Super HDR video recording.
Hardware Specifications
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a powerful smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor. It is paired with 12GB/16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. The phone also offers 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.
The phone features GNSS (BDS, Galileo, GPS, and QZSS), 5G, LTE, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, UWB, NFC, and a USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 speeds of up to 5Gbps.
Battery
This smartphone comes with a 4,800mAh battery, which is good for long run time. This phone supports 45W wired charging (Super Fast Charging 2.0) and 20W wireless charging (Fast Wireless Charging 2.0) with Qi2 Ready certification.
Software
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 comes with preinstalled Android 17 and One UI 9. This phone also features softwares like Galaxy AI, Samsung DeX, Samsung Health, Samsung Knox, Samsung TV Plus, Secure Folder, and extensive customization options.
Price
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 cost $1,900 in the US for the 256GB version. In Europe this is costing €2,000.
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