Samsung’s eight generation of foldable smartphones promises to be the most consequential revamp of the roster in years.
The headliner is the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. Sitting at the center of Samsung's 2026 lineup, this fresh take on a foldable smartphone seperates itself from the competition in a visible way. As opposed to older Samsung foldables, it features a leaner passport-like form-factor. On the front, there’s a 5.5-inch dynamic AMOLED 2X display. Then, on the inside, there’s a 7.6-inch dynamic AMOLED 2X display to match it. Size-wise, it sits sort of between the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip series. Unfolded, it offers a wider and more tablet-like 4:3 aspect ratio than past Z Fold devices.
Where the earlier Z Fold devices have been built with productivity in mind, the new Z Fold 8 is said to be optimised around content consumption. Depending on how you’re holding it, you’ll get either a Kindle-like reading experience or a more cinematic aspect ratio for gaming and video content.
The new Galaxy Z Fold 8 also incorporates an anti-reflective display and new flex titanium durability. The latter promises to offer up a foldable screen with a less visible crease than the one found on its predecessors. Meanwhile, the hinge has also been tweaked to allow for easier opening with less pressure.
Then, under the hood, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 runs on a Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 5) for Galaxy processor, 12GB of RAM, a 4800mAh battery. Storage-wise, it starts at 256GB but that sum can be doubled to 512GB for a premium or quadrupled to 1TB for even more money. When it ships, the Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 will launch with seven years of security and OS updates.
Then, on the back, the device features a dual 50MP wide and 50MP ultra wide camera setup. That's a little more than what you can find on the back of the Galaxy S26, but well short of the optics attached to something like the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
At 201g, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is billed as Samsung’s "lightest Z Fold" to date. However, the larger shift in form-factor here does most of the heavy-lifting. Nomenclature aside, the design here is so different from something like the Z Fold 7 that it feels a little cheeky to compare the two in that particular way.
In Australia, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 starts at $2,699. The device goes on preorder from this week ahead of an August 14 launch date.
If you long for the larger form-factor found in last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is going to be more up your alley. A successor to last year’s Z Fold in all but name, this device pairs up a 6.5-inch cover display and an 8-inch inner one – both of which are clocked at 120Hz.
Compared to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, these Dynamic AMOLED 2X screens offer both greater resolution and a higher peak brightness of 3000 nits. That’s far from the only front where the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has the advantage, though.
In addition to being Samsung’s slimmest Galaxy Z Fold to date at 4.1mm, the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra incorporates the same anti-reflective display, flex titanium durability and hinge improvements found in the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
On the back, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra features a 50MP ultra-wide lens, a 200MP main camera and a 10MP telephoto lens.
In terms of performance, Samsung’s new flagship foldable is powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 5) for Galaxy found inside its sibling. It comes with 12GB of RAM, up to 1TB of on-board storage, and a 5000mAh battery as standard. However, the more expensive variants of the device offer the option to bump the on-board memory up to 16GB.
Out of the box, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra comes with seven years of security and OS updates. In terms of charging, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra supports 45W wired charging via USB-C and up to 20W wireless charging, though it lacks the magnets needed for proper Qi 2 support.
In Australia, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra starts at $2999. As with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, it goes on preorder from this week ahead of an August 14 launch date.
Finally, there’s the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8. At $1,949, this one is the cheapest of Samsung’s three new foldables (though it is $150 more expensive than last year's Galaxy Z Flip 7).
As with its siblings, a leaner form-factor is the biggest selling point. The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is the thinnest and lightest Z Flip to date at 6.1mm and 180g respectively. It also features durability improvements in the form of an Advanced Armour Aluminium frame and a reinforced hinge.
The cover display on the Galaxy Z Flip 8 is also more customisable, with more expansive app support than previous incarnations. In any case though, the overall form-factor is familiar and largely in line with that of last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 – which featured a 4.1-inch cover display and a 6.9-inch screen on the inside.
Spec-wise, the hardware inside the Galaxy Z Flip 8 does represent something of a step down when compared to its new siblings. On the inside, the device features an Exynos 2600 processor, 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of on-board storage. Meanwhile, the back features a 50MP main lens and a 12MP ultrawide lens setup that's on par with the one seen on last year's device.
In Australia, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 starts at $1,949. The device goes on preorder from this week ahead of an August 14 launch date.
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