Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Leaked Footage Shows a Completely Flat Display

Leaked video footage of a working Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has appeared online, giving fans their clearest look yet at the upcoming premium foldable device. The leaked video shows the phone in action while playing media, opening, and closing from multiple angles. The most impressive part of the leak is the massive improvement to the internal screen crease. Samsung has spent years trying to make the middle of their folding screens look completely flat, and it seems they have finally made a huge breakthrough. The center line on the massive display is now almost impossible to see during normal daily use.

The leaked video shows that you have to squint or hold the screen at a very specific angle under direct bright light to notice any indentation at all. For regular viewing and scrolling, the panel looks perfectly flat. This development puts Samsung on par with the best folding phones in the mobile industry, matching the seamless look of devices like the Oppo Find N6. To achieve this smooth look, the tech giant changed how the internal hinge mechanism operates. The new design relies on a more decisive folding and unfolding action, which changes the overall feel of the device.

This engineering change comes with a clear trade-off that users will notice right away. Because the hinge is designed to flatten the screen completely, it does not stay open at intermediate angles as easily as previous generations did. The phone prefers to snap fully open or stay completely shut. This choice impacts Flex Mode, which previously allowed owners to prop the device open at various custom angles like a tiny laptop. However, most foldable fans will likely welcome this change because a flat screen offers a much better viewing and typing experience without distracting shadows in the middle.

The upcoming lineup features a slight name change according to recent industry reports. The premium model seen in the footage is now called the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, while a wider version will serve as the standard model. Along with the flatter display, the Ultra version expects to pack a larger 5,000mAh battery, which is a significant upgrade over older generations. It will also run on the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, offering plenty of speed for multi-window multitasking. Rumors suggest the phone will launch in White, Purple, Green, and Black color variants.