The Galaxy Unpacked event, to beryllium held successful London connected July 22 (Wednesday), volition present the caller procreation of Samsung foldables and caller smartwatches arsenic well. It’s an unfastened concealed that Samsung volition present a caller foldable signifier origin to the Galaxy Z family, a wide foldable that was precocious seen successful the hands of BTS’ Jung Ho-seok.
However, Samsung is traditionally tight-lipped astir existent specs for upcoming devices. Here we volition bash a speedy overview of each the leaks that we’ve seen truthful far, truthful that you cognize what to expect during Wednesday’s livestream.
The naming
It’s important to wide this up arsenic it volition inevitably pb to disorder – Samsung is reshuffling the naming strategy of the Galaxy Z series. The caller wide signifier origin exemplary volition beryllium called conscionable the Galaxy Z Fold8, not Z Fold Wide arsenic immoderate aboriginal reports indicated.
The successor to the Galaxy Z Fold7 volition beryllium called the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra instead. The Galaxy Z Flip8 volition spot nary shake-up successful its naming scheme.
Only 3 caller models
Last year, Samsung had a spell astatine making an affordable foldable with the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, which was a somewhat reworked Galaxy Z Flip6. We ne'er saw income figures for the FE, but it’s wide that it wasn’t precise successful. If you were hoping for a Galaxy Z Flip8 FE, you volition beryllium disappointed – we’ve been seeing Z leaks for months and determination wasn’t adjacent a peep astir a caller FE.
A caller favorite
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, the caller wide signifier origin foldable, is Samsung’s adjacent large anticipation for a breakout hit. Insiders are claiming that the institution plans to produce much Z Fold8 units than Z Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 (image source)
An aboriginal accumulation bid reportedly aims for 2.8 cardinal Z Fold8s, 2.0 cardinal Z Fold8 Ultras and 1.5 cardinal Z Flip8s. Last twelvemonth was a turning constituent – the Z Fold7 outsold its Flip sibling for the archetypal time. Now the large Fold itself is apt to beryllium topped by the newcomer – astatine slightest if Samsung work the marketplace right.
Samsung Galaxy Fold8
The Galaxy Z Fold8 volition beryllium a book-style foldable. However, its screen show volition beryllium noticeably shorter than that of the Z Fold8 Ultra, making for a much compact instrumentality – thing betwixt the Ultra and the Z Flip8. The screen show is said to person a 5.5” diagonal (1,248 x 1,972px resolution).
Another important facet of this plan is that opening the telephone volition uncover a 4:3 show – a 7.6” sheet (2,448 x 1,848px). This is simply a departure from emblematic book-style foldables, which usually person interior screens that are person to a 1:1 facet ratio.
Samsung Galaxy Fold8
This volition beryllium amended for widescreen videos (but inactive not perfect) and you tin ever crook it 90° to scroll done TikTok.
The telephone volition measurement 4.5mm erstwhile unfolded and volition measurement 201g. For comparison, the Z Flip7 was 188g and the Z Fold7 was 215g. It volition beryllium rated IP48.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 leaked renders
More Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 leaked renders
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 volition beryllium equipped with 2 cameras arsenic tin beryllium seen successful renders. This volition beryllium a 50MP wide camera (with 2x in-sensor zoom) and a 50MP ultra-wide. That’s right, nary telephoto camera for this model. There volition beryllium 2 10MP selfie cameras, though.
Samsung beauteous overmuch officially confirmed that the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra volition beryllium powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. We expect this to beryllium the lawsuit for each units sold globally. Anyway, it volition person 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM arsenic modular connected the 256GB and 512GB models and 16GB connected the 1TB model.
The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra volition usage a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
The telephone volition besides person a decently sized battery, but much connected that successful a bit.
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra volition beryllium the sequel to the Z Fold7. As mentioned above, it volition usage the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy globally.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra (image source)
The telephone volition get a camera upgrade, but astir apt not the 1 you were hoping for – it volition support the 200MP main camera of its predecessor (f/1.7 lens, 2x in-sensor zoom) and it volition support the 10MP 3x telephoto camera, that became outdated a fewer years ago. We mightiness accidental the aforesaid for the 2 10MP selfie cameras too. The camera that volition beryllium upgraded is the ultra-wide module – it’s getting a 50MP sensor.
Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Ultra
The Ultra exemplary volition support the screen surface astatine 6.5” and fundamentally the aforesaid solution of 1,080 x 2,505px (this is conscionable nether 21:9). The interior show volition person 2,256 x 2,504px resolution, which is an upgrade implicit the 1,968 x 2,184px of the Z Fold7.
Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Ultra
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is expected to beryllium slimmer but a spot heavier – it volition measurement 4.1mm erstwhile unfolded (down from 4.2mm) and volition measurement 218g (up from 215g). This is with a larger battery, truthful let’s speech astir that.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra leaked renders
More Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra leaked renders
First Si/C batteries for Samsung
An authoritative EU standing for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra revealed a artillery upgrade – the telephone volition person a 5,000mAh battery, up from 4,400mAh connected its predecessor. The EPREL numbers assertion amended 51:00h endurance, up from 40:28h for past year’s model. However, the complaint rhythm standing has gone down from 2,000 cycles to 1,200 cycles (this is however agelong it takes earlier the artillery capableness drops beneath 80% of the archetypal value).
While it has nary predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold8 volition besides transportation an upgraded artillery – with 4,800mAh capableness (and a rated 49:10 hr endurance), this telephone volition outlast the larger Z Fold7. From what we’ve heard, these volition beryllium the archetypal Samsung phones to follow Si/C artillery technology.
Both phones volition enactment 45W accelerated charging – nary surprises here, the vanilla Galaxy S and the Z Flip are the lone premium Samsung phones inactive stuck connected 25W. They volition enactment wireless charging excessively – the nonstop powerfulness standing didn’t leak, but we’re guessing it volition beryllium 15W. Without magnets.
Galaxy Z Flip8 – the past of its kind?
We’ve heard rumors suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 volition beryllium the last flip foldable from Samsung. As noted above, the ample Z Fold outsold the Flip for the archetypal clip past twelvemonth and this twelvemonth Samsung is betting large connected the wide foldable. So possibly the Flip has outlived its usefulness.
We inactive don’t cognize whether this is existent oregon not, but let’s look astatine what we’re going to get arsenic the perchance last-ever Flip.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 leaked renders
The caller exemplary volition slim down to 180g compared to 188g for its predecessor. It volition measurement 6.1mm erstwhile unfolded compared to 6.5mm for the Z Flip7. However, this telephone won’t beryllium getting a caller Si/C artillery – it should person the aforesaid 4,300mAh capableness arsenic past year.
There volition beryllium nary changes to the screen show and no changes to the cameras either – the telephone volition erstwhile again travel with a 50MP main and a 12MP ultra-wide.
Unlike the Z Folds, the Galaxy Z Flip8 volition usage the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy lone successful immoderate regions – South Korea and Europe are reportedly getting Exynos 2600-powered Flips.
More Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 leaked renders
If determination was a Galaxy Z Flip8 FE based connected the Z Flip7, it would person been excessively adjacent to the Z Flip8 – we tin spot wherefore Samsung isn’t making a caller FE. As for dropping the Flip bid entirely, we anticipation it won’t happen, but we’ll see.
Higher prices
Leaked prices for Europe suggest that the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra volition commencement astatine €2,200, €100 much than its predecessor. The 512GB upgrade volition beryllium €2,400 and if you privation the 16GB/1TB version, that volition beryllium a whopping €2,800 – a €280 summation implicit the 1TB Z Fold7! The US leak reported a $2,100 starting terms for the Ultra.
The wide Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 volition commencement astatine €2,000 and volition outgo €2,200 and €2,500 for the 512GB and 1TB models, respectively. In the US, Z Fold8 volition beryllium $1,900.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 volition commencement astatine €1,300 – €100 much than the Z Flip7 – and the 512GB upgrade volition beryllium €1,500 (+€180 implicit the aged one). We’ve besides seen leaked prices for South Korea.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 with LTE is said to outgo €750 (+€50 implicit the archetypal Ultra). The Galaxy Watch9 40mm volition beryllium €410 (+€40) and the 44mm mentation volition beryllium €460. If you privation LTE, it volition beryllium €30 extra. Speaking of the caller watches, let’s person a person look.
New Galaxy watches
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 volition reportedly diagnostic a massive artillery upgrade from 590mAh connected the archetypal to 800mAh. It volition besides usage the Snapdragon Wear Elite paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB oregon 64GB of interior storage.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9
The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 should besides usage a Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, though with lone a minimal artillery summation – 445mAh (+10mAh) for the 44mm exemplary and nary alteration to the 325mAh artillery for the 40mm model.
Galaxy Watch9
There volition beryllium nary Classic this twelvemonth – Samsung usually skips a procreation with the Classics. However, Samsung mightiness present something called Galaxy Able, which was antecedently rumored arsenic the “Galaxy Buds Able”. These are reportedly bone-conducting headphones. Anyway, Samsung is already teasing a “new AI-powered Health Companion”.
The 2026 Galaxy Watches volition clasp the love-it-or-hate-it squircle design. Here are aggregate leaked renders for some models. We haven’t seen the Able yet, though.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 leaked renders
Samsung Galaxy Watch9 leaked renders
Pre-registrations open
Samsung opened pre-registrations for the upcoming Galaxy foldables a mates of weeks ago. You tin get a $30 recognition if you registry now. Samsung is advertizing up to $1,230 successful full savings, though that includes trade-in deals.
In erstwhile years, Samsung has offered a bigger $50 recognition for buyers who pre-registered, present it’s lone $30. But it’s worse than that – it sounds similar Samsung volition skip the accepted escaped retention upgrade and volition lone screen 50% of the outgo of upgrading from 256GB to 512GB. This hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, we’ll find retired for definite connected Wednesday.
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