{"id":768663,"date":"2026-06-29T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/768663\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:56:32","slug":"galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-to-launch-in-july-3-months-after-huawei-pura-x-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/768663\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Z Fold 8 wide to launch in July, 3 months after Huawei Pura X Max"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huawei was the first to unveil a wide-folding smartphone \u2013 Pura X Max, and Samsung is next in line to reveal its device in this segment with Galaxy Z Fold 8 wide. Recently, rumors about the upcoming Unpacked event have intensified and are expected to go official next month.<\/p>\n

Samsung released the triple-folding device as the Galaxy Z Fold tri-fold. However, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 wide will be simple. The wide phone could launch as the \u201cGalaxy Z Fold 8\u201d and the taller version will be released as the Z Fold 8 Ultra.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to feature a 7.6-inch folding screen and a 5.4-inch cover screen. These two screen specs are almost identical to the Pura X Max<\/a>, except for the foldable panel slightly increased in the Huawei.<\/p>\n

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Another interesting display feature of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 could be its creaseless view, which could provide a better experience than the Pura X Max. The phone may be only 4.5 millimeters thin, making it the thinnest and lightest foldable display among Samsung devices.<\/p>\n

The phone is powered by a fifth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. It will have two rear cameras, including a 50MP main sensor and a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera. The camera setup is quite like the Galaxy S25 Edge, which includes a 200MP main sensor, but this wide device may not get the same treatment.<\/p>\n

Its sheer width will allow the Fold 8 to use a 5,000mAh battery for extended power backup, which is decent.<\/p>\n

The Pura X Max has introduced the wide-folding phone trend ot the industry, which will attract new entrants in the competition. This is due to the wide screen ratio, which provides a different viewing experience than the traditional side-folding smartphones.<\/p>\n

Samsung is yet to announce the official release date for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Huawei was the first to unveil a wide-folding smartphone \u2013 Pura X Max, and Samsung is next in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":["post-768663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}