Samsung’s latest round of folding Galaxy Z phones and updated smartwatches were announced at its July 2026 Unpacked event and set to launch on August 7th. The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Fold 8 Ultra don’t seem geared toward people who bought last year’s model; Aside from a few design updates and AI features, there’s not a whole lot that’s new — unless we’re talking about the Z Fold 8.
The Z Fold 8 is the foldable that will probably get the most attention in the US this year, that is, unless Apple’s rumored foldable arrives in the coming months. While its name makes it sound like the successor to last year’s Z Fold 7, it’s a new, shorter variation that starts at $1,899.99. It has a 7.6-inch main screen, and a 5.5-inch exterior screen — noticeably smaller than the new $2,099.99 Z Fold 8 Ultra. It’s nearly as feature-packed as the Ultra, with some exceptions, like having a 50-megapixel main camera instead of a 200-megapixel lens, and a slightly smaller 4,800mAh battery. There are three configurations, with the 256GB and 512GB models sporting 12GB of memory, and the 1TB model upgraded to 16GB of RAM.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is, in a lot of ways, a direct follow-up to the Z Fold 7, but with a new name. It has a 8.0-inch main screen and a 6.5-inch cover screen that are the same size and resolution as the previous model, along with the aforementioned 200-megapixel camera with 3X telephoto optical zoom. It has the same storage and memory configurations of the smaller Fold 8.
Lastly, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 is the most affordable model starting at $1,199.99. Of the three foldables, the Flip 8 seems to have the fewest hardware updates. Its battery capacity is unchanged, as are its camera specs. However, it has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 instead of the Exynos 2500 used in the Flip 7. We’ll have to wait until the review to see if that change will bring improvements; our review of last year’s flip phone didn’t highlight performance issues with the Samsung-made chip.
While that covers some of the surface-level changes, we have the full spec sheets below for your perusal.
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