Samsung has kicked off the tease campaign for its next foldable, and the shape it keeps showing off is a lot wider and shorter than the tall, narrow Fold everyone’s used to. The company put out a teaser video for the Galaxy Z8 series on Monday and confirmed a new form factor it’s calling the Galaxy Z Wide-Fold, though plenty of outlets are still running with “Galaxy Z Fold8” or “Fold8 Wide” since the naming hasn’t fully settled in public yet.
The clips are doing all the talking. Samsung ran a run of short videos across its social channels showing everyday objects getting reshaped, pizza slices, chocolate bars, a puzzle, dalgona candy, a squeegee, a photo, even the Taj Mahal, and the one thing tying them together is a wider, shorter ratio that repeats in every single one. One teaser recreates the Squid Game dalgona challenge, carving the phone’s shape out of the honeycomb candy. The messaging isn’t subtle either. Phrases like “New Shape. New Joy.” and “Cut to what matters” run through the posts, and Samsung went as far as wiping its old Instagram content so only the teasers are left.
There’s a reason for the emphasis on width. The tall, narrow shape of past Fold models drew steady complaints, since it made side-by-side multitasking and media watching feel cramped next to a normal tablet. A shorter, wider slate is meant to fix exactly that.
On timing, most reports point to a July 22, 2026 unveiling for the next foldables, with the Galaxy Z Flip8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 expected alongside the wide model. Samsung’s holding its Galaxy Unpacked in London this month, where it’s set to show three new foldables in total. The rough plan people are describing: the wide one sits as a new form factor, while the straight successor to last year’s Fold7 lands as the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.
Specs are still leak-level, so treat these loosely. Reports point to a 7.6-inch main screen and a 5.4-inch cover display, both at 120Hz, running the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with a 4,800mAh battery and 45W charging. Camera-wise, the whispers are a 50MP main and 50MP ultra-wide on the back, plus a 10MP shooter on each screen. Earlier leaked renders suggested a crease closer to the Oppo Find N6, and one real-world sighting on a Korean forum showed the wider body under an anti-leak case.
Pricing hasn’t been announced anywhere globally yet. The only figures floating around are India-specific leaks, so a firm dollar price will have to wait for the launch itself. If those teasers are anything to go by, Samsung wants this one to feel like a real redesign rather than another yearly bump.
