GoKawiilTL;DR The Galaxy Z Fold 8 features a wider, passport-style 5.5-inch cover display (10:16 aspect ratio) and a 7.6-inch inner display (4:3 aspect ratio) with up to 3,000 nits brightness.
Weighing 201g and using Flex Titanium tech, it is Samsung’s lightest Fold yet, though it drops S Pen support on both screens.
Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, it ships with One UI 9 (Android 17) and Gemini Intelligence and app automation, and has a starting price of $1,899.99.
At Samsung Unpacked today, Samsung is taking the next step in the evolution of the Fold lineup, rebranding the successor to the “tall” Fold 7 as the Galaxy Fold 8 Ultra, and releasing a “wide” Galaxy Z Fold 8 that better positions the brand against Apple’s impending wide-bodied iPhone Ultra foldable. There’s also the Galaxy Z Flip 8, the Galaxy Watch 9, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 rounding up the launch event.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 design and display: Samsung is trying out a new aspect ratio
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Not counting Flip-style foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the lightest “Galaxy Z Fold” yet at just 201g. It’s also manageably thin at 4.5mm when unfolded and 9.7mm when folded, though you should peek at the Fold 8 Ultra if you want an even thinner Fold.
The star of the show is the Fold 8’s dimensions. When folded, the device measures 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7mm, expanding to 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5mm when unfolded.
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This is made possible by the 5.5-inch 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED 2x cover display with a 10:16 aspect ratio and FHD+ resolution of 1,972 x 1,248. This gives the phone a passport-like “wide” appearance, a departure from Samsung’s usual “tall” aspect ratio. The cover display is protected with Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3.
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