TL;DR Model number SM-F971U, previously believed to be the Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE, was discovered in the GSMA database alongside the codename “H8.”
Samsung’s model number convention suggests this phone is not a Flip foldable, but a Fold-style foldable. The internal codename suggests that it is a new development branch, indicating a new product line.
Previous reports suggest that this could be Samsung’s Wide Fold device, featuring an 18:9 cover screen and a 1:1 inner screen, which may be Samsung’s response to Apple’s anticipated foldable iPhone, also expected to be a wider foldable.
Samsung has ambitious plans for 2026. The year will likely start with the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, which has already had its fair share of drama. We then expect Samsung to move on to its foldables, which are scheduled for release in the second half of the year. We had already spotted model numbers of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Flip 8, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE. As it turns out, that “Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE” just made an appearance at GSMA, and it might actually turn out to be the “widescreen Fold 8” instead.
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Smartprix spotted a new Samsung phone model number, SM-F971U, in the GSMA database. Curiously, this listing also mentions “H8” as the market name for the phone.
To understand “H8,” the report clarifies that the previously revealed information regarding the “SM-F971U” being the “Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE” may have been misinterpreted. According to the report, Samsung consistently uses “SM-F7xx” for its Flip-style foldables and “SM-F9xx” for its Fold-style foldables, which is why the SM-F971U cannot be a Flip-style foldable and must be a Fold-style foldable.
Further, the report brings up Samsung’s Fold-style foldables and the trend of their internal codenames: Galaxy Z Fold 6 (2024): Model number: SM-F956, Codename: Q6
Galaxy Z Fold 7 (2025): Model number: SM-F966, Codename: Q7
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