Galaxy Z Fold 8 'Wide' renders leak as Samsung readies to fight iPhone Fold
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Credit: Android Headlines / OnLeaks
After revealing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 yesterday , now Android Headlines and renderer OnLeaks are back with a first look at the rumored Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide. It's our first real glimpse of the alleged iPhone Fold competitor that Samsung is expected to launch this summer.
Apple's first foldable is rumored to feature a 4:3 aspect ratio when unfolded, which will make its unfolded display feel closer to an iPad. It will also be wider, making it more akin to the original Google Pixel Fold or Oppo's Find N2 . One of the key benefits of a wider design is that you don't have huge black bars above and below the display when watching video.
The design, based on the leaked CAD renders, certainly looks wider and more squat.
Beyond the size, the phone appears to feature two cameras with the plateau style introduced with the Galaxy S26 series this year. It also looks like there will be pinhole front-facing cameras on both the cover display and the interior screen.
Based on the CAD drawings, the Wide should have these dimensions when unfolded: 4.87 x 6.35 x .19 inches. Folded drops the width to 3.23 inches and the thickness to .38 inches.
The Wide is supposed to feature a 7.6-inch inner display, which is slightly smaller than the 8-inch display expected on the Fold 8. It also has a smaller 5.4-inch cover screen, again a bit tinier than the 6.5-inch display on the Fold 8. The difference is that it's wider.
Those screen dimensions do match more closely to expectations for the iPhone Fold.
Like the Fold 8, the Wide should sport Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. For storage and memory, it could have 12 or 16GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB or 1TB options.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide price and release date
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is Samsung's flagship foldable and is expected to be priced around $2,000 similar to the pricing of last year's Z Fold 7. With seemingly lesser specs, like the reduced number of cameras, it's possible the Wide could be a little cheaper than the Fold 8.
This would especially be the case if Samsung is trying to undercut the iPhone Fold. Rumors have suggested that Apple will price the iPhone Fold around $2,000.
According to Android Headlines, the Wide should debut alongside the Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Flip 8 during Samsung's summer Unpacked event. Last year, Samsung has held its foldable event in early July.
Unless something drastically changes, we expect a similar window this year. Usually, Samsung opens up pre-orders on the day of Unpacked and then the new phones are shipped out within a week or two.
