How to compare the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8

Samsung’s latest round of foldable Galaxy Z phones and updated smartwatches were announced at its Unpacked event in July 2026 and are scheduled to launch on August 7. the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8and fold 8 ultra It doesn’t seem geared toward people who bought last year’s model; Aside from some design updates and AI features, there’s not much new – unless we’re talking about the Z Fold 8.

The Z Fold 8 is the foldable phone that will likely get the most attention in the US this year, if only… Apple is rumored to be foldable Arriving in the coming months. Although its name makes it sound like the successor to last year’s Z Fold 7, it’s a new, shorter version starting in $1,899.99. It has a 7.6-inch main display, and a 5.5-inch external display — noticeably smaller than the new one $2,099.99 Z Fold 8 Ultra. It’s almost as feature-packed as the Ultra, with a few exceptions, like having a 50MP main camera instead of a 200MP lens, and a slightly smaller 4,800mAh battery. There are three configurations, with the 256GB and 512GB models equipped with 12GB of RAM, and the 1TB model upgraded to 16GB of RAM.

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is, in many ways, a direct follow-up to the Z Fold 7, but with a new name. It has an 8.0-inch main display and a 6.5-inch cover display of the same size and resolution as the previous model, along with the aforementioned 200-megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom. It has the same storage and memory configurations as the smaller Fold 8.

Finally, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 is the most affordable model starting at $100 $1,199.99. Of the three foldable devices, the Flip 8 seems to have the fewest hardware updates. The battery capacity has not changed, nor have the camera specifications. However, it has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 instead of the Exynos 2500 used in the Flip 7. We’ll have to wait until the review to see if this change results in improvements; Our review Of the foldable phones last year did not highlight performance issues with the chip made by Samsung.

While that covers some surface-level changes, we’ve got the full spec sheets below for your perusal.