# Samsung’s wider Z Fold 8 feels just right

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/samsungs-wider-z-fold-8-feels-just-right/
- Published: 2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T13:06:15+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/968663/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-hands-on
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Samsung's Z Fold 8 adopts a wider, shorter passport-like design
- Z Fold 8 Ultra is the true Z Fold 7 successor, priced at $2,099.99
- Standard Z Fold 8 costs $1,899.99 but lacks a telephoto camera

## Summary

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z Fold 8, taking its foldable range in a new direction with a shorter, wider shape rather than the tall, narrow design used previously. Unlike the true successor to last year's Z Fold 7 — the newly named Z Fold 8 Ultra, which keeps the familiar squarish inner screen and triple camera setup — the standard Z Fold 8 adopts a passport-like 4:3 form factor, positioning it as a lighter, more consumption-focused device rather than a multitasking powerhouse.

The Z Fold 8 costs $1,899.99, $100 less than last year's model, weighs 201g and drops the telephoto camera found on pricier siblings, while the Z Fold 8 Ultra starts at $2,099.99. Samsung frames the two phones as serving different needs, with the Ultra built for split-screen multitasking and the Z Fold 8 suited to watching video or reading, and its wider shape echoes earlier attempts at this form factor, including Huawei's China-only Pura X Max and Google's original Pixel Fold, with Apple expected to follow suit with a similarly shaped foldable iPhone in September.

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