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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

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Overview

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the all-new standard foldable from Samsung, unveiled July 2026 and shipping August 7. It abandons the traditional tall cover screen for a content-native 10:16 cover display and a wide 4:3 main screen, both hitting 3000 nits peak brightness with anti-reflection. Powered by the first 'for Galaxy' chipset ever used in a foldable — the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy — it pairs 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM with up to 1TB of storage. The camera system swaps the telephoto for a dual 50MP wide + ultrawide setup with 2x optical-quality zoom, backed by Nightography and ProVisual Engine for low-light capture. At just 201g it is the lightest book-style foldable on the market, houses a 4,800 mAh silicon-carbon battery with 45W charging, and runs Android 17 with One UI 9 and 7 years of OS upgrade support. The Fold 8 keeps an IP48 rating, drops S Pen support, and retails from $1,899.99.

Key Highlights

  • All-new content-native design with a 7.6-inch 4:3 AMOLED main display and a wide 5.5-inch 10:16 cover screen — optimized for social media scrolling folded and immersive video, e-books and magazines unfolded, with 3000 nits peak brightness and anti-reflection on the main screen
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3nm) — the first foldable to get a custom 'for Galaxy' chip, with next-gen CPU, GPU and NPU delivering faster AI, gaming and multitasking performance
  • Dual 50MP rear cameras (wide + ultrawide) with ProVisual Engine, Nightography, 8K video and 2x optical-quality zoom — a point-and-shoot style camera tuned for content creators, with a 10MP cover selfie camera and 10MP under-display front camera
  • Ultra-light 201g body — the lightest book-style foldable in the world — with a 4.5mm unfolded profile, Flex Titanium display, and Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 cover protection
  • 4,800 mAh silicon-carbon battery (first silicon-carbon cell in a Samsung foldable) with 45W wired charging and up to 26 hours of video playback, plus Android 17 with One UI 9 and 7 years of OS upgrades

Technical Specifications

Brand Samsung
Model Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Processor (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3nm) — next-gen Oryon CPU with upgraded NPU (+21% AI performance) and GPU (+15% graphics vs Fold 7)
Graphics (GPU) Adreno GPU (integrated into Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy)
Memory (RAM) 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X (16GB with 1TB storage)
Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 (non-expandable)
Display 7.6" AMOLED (1848 x 2448), 120Hz, 4:3 aspect, 3000 nits peak, anti-reflection, Flex Titanium
Cover Display 5.5" AMOLED (1248 x 1972), 120Hz, 10:16 aspect, 3000 nits peak, Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
Cameras 50MP wide (2x optical quality zoom) + 50MP ultrawide (10x digital zoom); 10MP under-display front + 10MP cover camera
Battery 4,800 mAh silicon-carbon (rated 4,660 mAh; 45W wired, 20W wireless, 4.5W reverse wireless)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz)
Connectivity Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
Operating System Android 17 with One UI 9 (up to 7 major OS upgrades)
Water Resistance IP48 (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes, not dust resistant)
Colors Lavender, Graphite, Cream, Pistachio (Samsung.com exclusive)
Dimensions 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.5 mm (unfolded); 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm (folded)
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