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TL;DR Listings for Galaxy Z Flip 8 cases have appeared online.
The listings show cases with and without Qi2 magnetic rings, implying the Z Flip 8 will not offer full Qi2 functionality.
The cases are not yet available for purchase.
We’re expecting Samsung to officially announce its next foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, and Z Flip 8, in the next couple of months. We first saw the upcoming Flip in renders more than a month ago, and now, we’ve seen even more of the phone thanks to early store listings for Z Flip 8 cases.
As spotted by SammyGuru, accessory maker Dux Ducis published listings for Galaxy Z Flip 8 cases last weekend. The images line up with what we were expecting after previous leaks: the phone looks pretty much just like last year’s Z Flip 7.
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It looks like Dux Ducis will sell two different Z Flip 8 cases. The Aimo Series Back Cover is a standard TPU case; the Aimo Mag Series Back Cover is similar, but with a magnetic ring for Qi2 accessories. A leak from a few weeks ago made it look like the new Flip and Folds could come with magnetic charging built in; if that’s true, Dux Ducis selling cases both without magnets seems a little strange.
The renders of don’t show anything unexpected about the Z Flip 8, though they do give us a glimpse at the phone from more angles than we’ve seen up until now.
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