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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is available for preorder, starting at $2,099.
It features improved visibility, a more durable display, and a sharper ultrawide camera.
A 5,000mAh battery with 45W charging puts this above previous Z Fold models.
I'll start by giving Samsung its flowers for innovating in a space that, by now, is clearly divided between the adopters and the "normies." There's no right or wrong side when it comes to choosing between slab-style and foldable phones, but if you're on the latter side, the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, as of today, represents the peak of the movement.
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Ahead of this week's Unpacked event, I spent an intimate morning with the latest foldable phones, and I won't bury the lede: they're great. Perhaps it's because I've been using foldables since the first one went mainstream in 2019. Over the past seven years, it's been a steady, mostly positive trajectory for shape-shifting handsets, with the latest Z Fold 8 Ultra resolving the remaining issues I had.
Let me break them down.
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