Samsung’s Upcoming Wide Foldable: What We Know
▼ Summary
– Samsung is reportedly developing a wide foldable phone, the “Z Fold 8 Wide,” set to arrive later this year, with leaked dummy unit images showing a passport-like design.
– The Z Fold 8 Wide will have a dual-camera setup on the rear, down from three cameras on other Z Fold models.
– All three dummy units feature prominent rings suggesting Qi2 wireless charging support, a first for Samsung, to compete with Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Huawei’s Pura X Max.
– The Z Fold 8 Wide’s dimensions reportedly align with the expected size of Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone.
– The leaked images provide a side-by-side comparison of the Z Fold 8 Wide with Samsung’s existing foldable designs.
Samsung’s anticipated wide foldable phone, expected to launch later this year, is starting to take shape in leaked images. Reliable leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson recently shared photos of dummy units depicting Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy foldables, including a model tentatively called the Z Fold 8 Wide. The device features a passport-like design that appears ready to challenge Huawei’s Pura X Max and Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone.
The dummy unit reveals a dual-camera setup on the rear, a downgrade from the triple-camera arrays found on other Z Fold models. All three dummy units display prominent rings that indicate Qi2 wireless charging support , a first for Samsung. This upgrade would position the Z Fold 8 Wide to compete more directly with Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which already includes Qi2, and the Pura X Max, which became the first commercially available wide-style foldable after its Chinese launch last week. Dickson notes that the Z Fold 8 Wide’s dimensions align with expected sizes for the iPhone Fold, reinforcing earlier rumors about their similarities.
Beyond these details, the leaked images offer little else. However, seeing the models side by side provides a useful comparison between the Z Fold 8 Wide and Samsung’s existing foldable lineup. Let’s hope this device has a longer shelf life than Samsung’s brief TriFold experiment when , or if , the Z Fold 8 Wide finally reaches consumers.
(Source: The Verge)
