Everything Samsung Announced at Galaxy Unpacked: Z Fold 8, Flip 8, Watch 9, More – PCMag

The squarish Galaxy Fold 8 marks a major departure from the Fold 7’s taller, thinner design. Let us walk you through what else has changed with this year’s Z Fold and help you figure out which is the better fit.

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How to Preorder Samsung’s New Galaxy Phones

Samsung’s new foldable phones are officially available for preorder, and there are plenty of deals to maximize your savings before they launch on Aug. 7. Here’s everything you need to know.

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How Samsung Achieved a Crease-Free Screen on the Z Fold 8

If you look closely at the angled photo of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra above, you’ll see a small crease running up the middle of the screen. That was the only angle PCMag’s Eric Zeman could get the crease to appear. If he tilted the phone in any other direction, it vanished, leaving a clean, flat panel. Samsung worked hard to minimize that crease and improve the screen’s overall performance. Here’s what it did.

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After a first look at Google I/O in May, Samsung today offered more details on the smart glasses it built with Qualcomm and Google. The company says these Android XR specs can get 9 hours on a charge, and more than 7x with the case. It says they’d be useful for summarizing meeting notes on a whiteboard, asking for the next step in a recipe, or making a hands-free video call. Expect them this fall with collections from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.

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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is on stage now. The Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8 all run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, which also powers Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series. Snapdragon Wear Elite will also be Samsung’s first smartwatch platform powered by Snapdragon, while Samsung and Google’s new intelligent eyewear will run Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1.

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Full-Fledged Gemini Intelligence for New Foldables

The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Fold 8 Ultra will get a much more full-fledged version of Gemini Intelligence, with the ability to execute multi-app workflows, than the limited version shipped with Android 17. It will expand support “from a handful of apps to more than 40 popular apps,” including Etsy and Expedia. Pixel devices will see this update “later this summer.”

Meanwhile, Google’s Gemini Notebook will come preinstalled on Samsung’s new foldable phones, offering an expanded, two-pane interface that lets you drag web pages, YouTube clips, and other content from the right pane to a notebook outline on the left.

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Galaxy Ultra 2: Big Battery Upgrade

The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 has a massive 800mAh battery, up from 590mAh on the original Ultra, which should keep it going for 60 hours per charge. There’s also increased durability for water sports; its EN13319 rating means it’s suitable for scuba diving, putting it more in line with the Apple Watch Ultra series. The Ultra 2’s 1.52-inch screen is slightly bigger than the 1.5-inch display on the original, and it offers 5,000 nits of brightness compared with 3,000 nits on its predecessor. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is $699.99 and comes in a 47mm size in Titanium Silver or Titanium Gray. Preorder it now ahead of an Aug. 7 launch.

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Price Increase for the Galaxy Watches

Execs are now showing off the new Galaxy Watches. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row, Samsung has raised the price of its smartwatch line. The Galaxy Watch 9 will start at $379.99, up from the Watch 8’s launch price of $349.99 and the Watch 7’s $299.99. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 also increased in price, up to $699.99, compared with the $649.99 for the original Ultra.

The 40mm Galaxy Watch 9 comes in Cream and Graphite, while the 44m Galaxy Watch 9 will be available in Graphite and Silver. The Ultra 2 comes in a 47mm size in Titanium Silver or Titanium Gray. Preorder both now ahead of an Aug. 7 launch.

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Price, Launch Date, and Color Options

Samsung’s new phones are available for preorder today and launch on Aug. 7, starting at:

• Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra: $2,099.99

• Galaxy Z Fold 8: $1,899.99

• Galaxy Z Flip 8: $1,199.99

All three phones come in graphite or cream, with custom color options for each phone, too:

• Z Fold 8 Ultra: violet shadow, green shadow

• Z Fold 8: lavender, pistachio

• Z Flip 8: pink, mint

The phones come with a six-month free trial of Gemini AI Pro with 5TB of cloud storage, which is usually $20 per month.

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Memory and Storage

We all know memory is in short supply these days, but here are your options for Samsung’s new phones:

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Fold 8

• 12GB RAM with 256GB or 512GB of storage

• 16GB RAM with 1TB of storage

Galaxy Z Flip 8

• 12GB RAM with 256GB or 512GB of storage

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Galaxy Z Fold Display Specs

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

• Main display

  • 8-inch QXGA + Dynamic AMOLED 2X 

  • 2,504 by 2,256 resolution, 422ppi

  • 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

• Cover display

  • 6.5-inch FHD+ Display AMOLED 2X 120Hz adaptive

  • 1,080 by 2,520 resolution, 422ppi

  • 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

Galaxy Z Fold 8

• Main display

  • 7.6-inch QXGA + Dynamic AMOLED 2X 

  • 1,848 by 2,448 resolution, 408ppi

  • 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

• Cover display

  • 5.5-inch FHD+ Display AMOLED 2X 

  • 1,248 by 1,972 resolution, 428ppi

  • 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

Galaxy Z Flip 8

• Main display

  • 6.8-inch FHD + Dynamic AMOLED 2X

  • 1,080 by 2,520 resolution, 440ppi

  • 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

• Cover display

  • 4.1-inch HD+ Super AMOLED

  • 948 by 1,048 resolution, 342ppi

  • 60/120Hz refresh rate

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Cameras

Here are the camera upgrades you can expect on Samsung’s new lineup:

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

• Main Camera

  • 200MP wide

  • 50MP ultra wide

  • 10MP telephoto

  • 3x optical zoom / 30x Space Zoom

  • 8K video at 3fps

• Selfie/Front-Facing Camera

  • 10MP wide

  • Full HD video at 60fps on the Main camera

  • 4K video at 60fps on the cover

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Galaxy Z Fold 8

• Main Camera

  • 50MP wide

  • 50MP ultra wide

  • 10x digital zoom

  • 8K video at 30fps

• Selfie/Front-Facing Camera

  • 10MP wide

  • Full HD video at 60fps on the Main camera

  • 4K video at 60fps on the cover

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Galaxy Z Flip 8

• Main Camera

  • 50MP wide

  • 12MP ultra wide

  • 10x digital zoom

  • 4K video at 60fps 

• Selfie/Front-Facing Camera

  • 10MP wide

  • 4K video at 60fps 

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Protecting the Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra is Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 on the cover and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the rear. The Z Flip 8 has a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover and glass fiber-reinforced polymer on the rear. All three have “Advanced Armor Aluminum” frames and an IP48 rating, meaning they can withstand splashes and limited water exposure.

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Samsung is previewing some of the AI-based upgrades coming to its new phones. Now Nudge, for example, will “turn insights into action.” It can surface relevant next steps, such as checking a schedule, finding a place, or saving a location.

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Z Fold 8 Phones: The Biggest Battery Upgrade in Years

Though it’s a lightweight 201g, the Z Fold 8 has room for a larger 4,800mAh battery, up from 4,400mAh on the Z Fold 7. Samsung says this should support a “full day of work.” (Our Fold 7 battery tests got 13 hours and 10 minutes.) The Z Fold Ultra 8 has a 5,000mAh battery, while the Z Flip 8 has a 4,300mAh one.

Samsung is touting silicon-carbon technology in its batteries, which can pack more energy-carrying ions into the same space than lithium-ion batteries.

The Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra support up to 45W wired charging and 20W wireless charging, up from 20W and 5W, respectively, on the Z Fold 7. The Z Flip 8 has 25W wired charging and 15W wireless charging. In 30 minutes, the Z Fold 8 Ultra can reach a 67% charge, the Z Fold 8 can get to 63%, and the Z Flip 8 can get a 55% boost.

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Samsung is showing off the Z Fold 8 Ultra. Here’s another look.

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Samsung Electronics CEO TM Roh is talking about health data privacy. “Your data should remain under your control,” he says. (This comes following some controversy over Samsung using data for AI training.)

Samsung is testing a new AI-powered Health Assistant feature for users in the US. The new AI chatbot is available in beta via the Samsung Health app, and it joins a growing cohort of virtual assistants that analyze your health metrics and respond to basic queries.

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Z Fold 8’s Fresh Design Comes With Unexpected Trade-Offs

Samsung’s foldable lineup gets a makeover this year with two new tiers. The standard Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now shorter and wider, while the familiar TV remote-style device moves to the premium tier as the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. At 201 grams, the Z Fold 8 is Samsung’s lightest Galaxy Z Fold yet. For comparison, the Z Fold 7 comes in at 215g, while the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a hefty 258g (it lost points in our review for being a “seriously heavy phone.”) The Z Fold 8 is just 4.55 inches tall but unfolds into a 7.6-inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio. For more, check out what PCMag’s Kimberly Gedeon had to say about it.

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I Didn’t Quite Flip For the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8

As its name suggests, the Z Flip 8 is a flip phone-style smartphone. PCMag’s Eric Zeman tried it out and found that the Z Flip 8 includes all the “expected spec bumps” packed into a thinner and lighter phone that Samsung says is easier and “more joyful” to use.

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Hands On With Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Samsung’s latest flagship folding phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, may be an iterative update to last year’s winning Z Fold 7 formula, but it still manages to impress. PCMag’s Eric Zeman got some hands-on time with the new foldable ahead of Unpacked; here are his first impressions. 

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Galaxy Watch 9 Is Giving Me Déjà Vu, and I’m Concerned

PCMag’s Andrew Gebhart got a first look at Samsung’s latest smartwatches, and he’s not quite sold on the Galaxy Watch 9. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, however, offers significant upgrades, including a diving certification, a much bigger battery, and a way brighter screen than the original.

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Galaxy Unpacked 2026: What We Expect

Rumors about the Fold and Flip 8 lineup have been making the rounds for months. The Z Fold 8 Ultra will supposedly have the same display specs as the older model: a 6.5-inch cover screen and an 8-inch inner display. Both should also have a less-visible crease thanks to a new titanium substrate. And both should have the same chip found in the S26 Ultra, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, as well as faster wired charging up to 45W. Here’s everything else PCMag’s Kimberly Gedeon expects to see today.

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Samsung Teases ‘Flex Titanium’ Screen Tech

Ahead of today’s Unpacked, we got a look at what Samsung is calling its Flex Titanium technology, which will deliver a more durable folding screen with a less visible crease that can use significantly less electricity, Samsung says. Phones with Flex Titanium will feature two layers of the display: a titanium-alloy film, a third as thick as a human hair, nestled below the OLED panel; and a flexible titanium plate that Samsung says will bond with the display without leaving any air gaps. 

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Samsung’s Smartwatch Momentum Is Slipping. How Unpacked Can Fix It

Samsung needs a big win from its upcoming Galaxy Watches. These five key improvements could turn them into the best Android wearables yet.

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5 Updates That Would Make Samsung’s Foldables Flawless

Samsung will have to step it up if it wants to maintain market leadership in the face of a rumored Apple foldable, and it may have a chance if it could just cross off a few items from my Unpacked wishlist.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026