- We’ve got a newly leaked look at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide
- It could be the thinnest Samsung foldable to date
- A ‘wide’ foldable iPhone from Apple is also expected this year
This could be the year the foldable phone market gets really interesting, and a new leak has given us what could be our best hint yet about the design of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide – and it looks to be an impressively thin phone.
Well-known tipster Sonny Dickson described the thinness as “crazy” when he showed a short clip of a Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide dummy device. These physical models are made from information from the supply chain and give accessory manufacturers a chance to get their goods ready in good time.
The leaker compares the thinness of the foldable with The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge – when unfolded, at least – but responses to the original post have been less positive, with adjectives such as “weird” and “chunky” used to describe the handset.
Based on information recently obtained by SamMobile, this ‘wide’ foldable will indeed be called the Galaxy Z Fold 8, while the true successor to last year’s Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 will be named the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.
Here comes Apple
First look at the Samsung Fold 8 Wide dummy. The thinness is insane. Literally an S25 Edge thin when folded. pic.twitter.com/M6cAzvowZp28 May 2026
If you’re wondering where this ‘wide’ nomenclature comes from, it describes the shorter, wider aspect ratio of the phone’s screen – both when open and closed. It is a step away from the tall and narrow screens of the current foldable book-style.
While the currently popular form factor – used on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, for example – means foldables are more like standard phones when closed, they’re quite square when opened out. With wider screens, foldable tablets will be more like conventional tablets when opened (and better for usage situations like watching movies).
This change hasn’t come out of nowhere: the long-rumored iPhone Fold is expected to use a wide form factor with something like a 4:3 aspect ratio when open. Samsung clearly wants to be ahead of Apple in this area, as Huawei has already done.
All indications are that the foldable iPhone will launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, perhaps with new hinge technology that makes the fold almost invisible. For fans of foldable phones, there is a lot to look forward to.
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