{"id":389867,"date":"2026-04-09T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389867\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:13:19","slug":"samsung-could-hold-galaxy-z-flip-8-and-z-fold-8-launch-event-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389867\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung could hold Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 launch event in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/galaxy-s26-everything-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galaxy S26 series<\/a>, the attention is now shifting to Samsung&#8217;s next-generation foldable phones. The company is expected to unveil three new foldable devices to compete with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/first-foldable-iphone-3-things-common-galaxy-z-fold-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apple\u2019s upcoming foldable iPhone<\/a>, which is rumored to launch this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>A new report claims that the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will be announced at a Galaxy Unpacked event in London.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGalaxy Unpacked event for Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Wide Fold to be held in July 2026\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Korea Economic TV reporter Kim Dae-yeon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowtv.co.kr\/NewsCenter\/News\/Read?articleId=A202604090292&amp;t=NNv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung\u2019s next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held in London<\/a>, UK, on July 22, 2026. Alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the company will reportedly unveil a device called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/galaxy-z-flip-fold-8-not-get-display-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galaxy Z Fold Wide<\/a>. This model is rumored to feature a wider 4:3 aspect ratio display and support for the S Pen. The report also claims that the device could be 0.5mm thinner than Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone.\n<\/p>\n<p>Both the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold Wide are expected to feature foldable OLED displays with no visible crease. Samsung Display <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/samsung-crease-less-foldable-oled-panel-showcased-z-fold-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">showcased<\/a> such a panel at CES 2026, and we were able to capture it in a photo. Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone is also rumored to feature a similar crease-free display.\n<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Samsung-Display-Crease-Less-Foldable-OLED-Panel-Comparison-CES-2026-1920x1080.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"samsung display crease-less foldable oled panel comparison ces 2026\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-credit\" data-nosnippet=\"true\">Abhijeet Mishra \/ SamMobile\n                                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption\" data-nosnippet=\"true\">Samsung Display&#8217;s &#8216;Crease-less&#8217; foldable OLED panel for foldable phones, showcased at CES 2026 \u2013 Source: Abhijeet Mishra \/ SamMobile\n                                                                                <\/p>\n<p>Samsung has released several Galaxy Z Fold series devices in the past with S Pen support. However, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 did not include S Pen functionality, as the company focused on achieving a thinner and lighter design. This year, Samsung appears to be bringing back S Pen support to its foldable lineup, which could serve as a key differentiator compared to Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone.\n<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will also support the S Pen or if the feature will be exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold Wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, the attention is now shifting to Samsung&#8217;s next-generation foldable phones.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[57860,75883,172983,172984,95039,95041,172985,61,60,202,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-389867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-galaxy-unpacked","9":"tag-galaxy-unpacked-2026","10":"tag-galaxy-wide-fold","11":"tag-galaxy-z-flip-8","12":"tag-galaxy-z-fold-8","13":"tag-galaxy-z-fold-wide","14":"tag-galaxy-z-wide-fold","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-mobile","18":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}