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The design and most specs are unchanged from the previous model. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As part of its Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 8, one of three new foldable phones along with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra. The new device largely retains the design of the previous model (including the cameras, unfortunately), but it's slimmer and there's now more to activity happening on the cover display. The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is the smallest, and some may argue the most fun of all the Samsung foldables. It weighs just 180 grams and when folded is a very pocketable 85.7 x 75.4 x 13.1 mm (3.37 x 2.97 x 0.51 inches). Unfolded, it's the size of a regular smartphone at 166.9 x 75.4 x 6.1 mm (6.57 x 2.97 x 0.24 inches). That's slightly lighter, smaller and slimmer than the last model. The main screen is a 6.9-inch AMOLED 2X (1,080 x 2,520) display with 120Hz adapative refresh rate and Vision Booster. The cover, or what Samsung also calls the Flex Window, is a 4.1-inch 948 x 1,048 AMOLED screen with a 60/120Hz refresh rate. Those display sizes and resolutions are the same as the Galaxy Z Flip 7. The new Flex Window is whe

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Key specs: The Z Fold 8 weighs just 201 grams and is just 4.5 mm thick when unfolded; the 7.7-inch inner AMOLED display is huge, bright, and virtually glare-free. Its biggest flaw: The dual 50MP wide and 50MP ultrawide cameras are fine,…
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Key specs: The Z Fold 8 weighs just 201 grams and is just 4.5 mm thick when unfolded; the 7.7-inch inner AMOLED display is huge, bright, and virtually glare-free. Its biggest flaw: The dual 50MP wide and 50MP ultrawide…
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Read original at ZDNet →Samsung's newest batch of foldable phones doesn't officially launch until Aug. 7, but they're evidently doing quite well for themselves already. The Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra are breaking the…
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Read original at Gizmodo →What’s wrong? You’ve hardly touched your pint of Samsung Soho Sippa. Samsung nearly always does something weird during its Unpacked launch events: sometimes by getting a smiling Mark Zuckerberg to walk past a dystopian…
Read original at Engadget →Tech > Mobile > Phones > Foldable Phones Even for products that leaked long before they were revealed, Samsung’s reveal had several high points. When a company teases its upcoming products so heavily — the Galaxy Z Fold…
Read original at CNET →Samsung Unpacked 2026: all the news from the July foldable launch If you missed Samsung’s event today, you can watch all the highlights here, including the redesigned Galaxy Z Fold 8, the new Z Fold 8 Ultra, and an…
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Read original at The Verge →Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 8 feels more like a regular phone than ever. It’s thinner, lighter, and has a front screen you can do just about anything on. Whether that’s a good or bad thing, I’m not quite sure yet. I…
Read original at The Verge →The design and most specs are unchanged from the previous model. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As part of its Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 8, one of…
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Key specs: The Z Fold 8 weighs just 201 grams and is just 4.5 mm thick when unfolded; the 7.7-inch inner AMOLED display is huge, bright, and virtually glare-free. Its biggest flaw: The dual 50MP wide and 50MP ultrawide cameras are fine,…
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View source →Samsung's newest batch of foldable phones doesn't officially launch until Aug. 7, but they're evidently doing quite well for themselves already. The Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra are breaking the company's pre-order records…
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