Samsung's Three Foldables Are Starting to Look Very Different From Each Other
SamsungSunday, 14 June 2026 at 08:47
The screen protectors leaked. The size gap is bigger than expected. This isn't a subtle lineup refresh.
Summary
- IceUniverse shared images of cover screen tempered glass protectors for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra on June 12 — the clearest side-by-side size comparison yet of Samsung's three upcoming foldables ahead of the July 22 London Unpacked event.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 8 — previously referred to as the "Wide" — features a 7.6-inch 4:3 inner display measuring 161.4mm wide by 123.9mm tall when unfolded, making it wider than it is tall — a proportion no mainstream book-style foldable has shipped with before.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a visibly larger physical footprint than the standard Fold 8 in the side-by-side screen protector comparison, expected to carry an 8-inch LTPO OLED inner display, a 200MP primary camera, upgraded 50MP ultrawide, and 10MP 3x telephoto.
- The Galaxy Z Flip 8 shows a conservative design closely matching its predecessor — Samsung is not dramatically changing the clamshell form factor this generation.
- The standard Z Fold 8 achieves its 4.3mm unfolded thickness partly by removing the telephoto camera — a dual 50MP setup rather than the triple-camera system on the Ultra — a deliberate engineering trade-off to maintain the record-thin chassis.
A foldable phone that is wider than it is tall when open is a genuinely new category. The Galaxy Z Fold 8's 161.4mm width and 123.9mm height when unfolded makes it proportioned more like a small tablet laid on its side than a stretched phone — and no mainstream book-style foldable has shipped at this ratio before.
The Fold 8 Wide Is Actually Wider Than It Is Tall
This needs emphasis because it sounds impossible until you think about it. Most book-style foldables — when unfolded — are taller than they are wide, functioning like a very large portrait-orientation phone. The Galaxy Z Fold 8's reported dimensions flip that entirely: 161.4mm wide, 123.9mm tall. When you open it, the device is landscape-oriented. That's the 4:3 display aspect ratio in physical form — it looks like a small tablet, not a giant phone. The 5.4-inch cover screen makes the device usable when folded. The 7.6-inch inner display makes it usable as a tablet-replacement when open. Samsung is not splitting the difference between phone and tablet — it's committing to being both, depending on how you hold it.
This comes at a cost. The telephoto camera doesn't make it onto the Fold 8. Getting a 4.3mm unfolded thickness across a 161.4mm chassis requires disciplined component selection, and a periscope telephoto module is among the most space-demanding elements in a modern flagship camera system. Dual 50MP sensors are the trade-off. For Samsung's camera enthusiasts, this is the choice they'll need to make at the counter.
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The Ultra Is the Camera Phone
If the Fold 8 is the tablet experience, the Ultra is the flagship camera phone experience in a foldable body. A 200MP primary camera and an upgraded 50MP ultrawide — replacing the Z Fold 7's 12MP ultrawide, a genuine spec jump — alongside a 10MP 3x telephoto mirrors Samsung's S25 Ultra imaging architecture. The Ultra's larger footprint visible in the screen protector images accommodates all of it. Weight is expected at 215 grams — same as the Z Fold 7 — despite the larger battery and camera upgrades.
The Flip 8 Stays the Course
The Flip 8 screen protector is the least surprising of the three. Dimensions and design language closely match the Z Flip 7. Samsung isn't reinventing the clamshell this year — it's refining it. A larger cover display, upgraded chip, and slightly better cameras are the expected changes.
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