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The Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a> isn\u2019t far away now, and rumors and leaks are heating up and giving us an idea of what to expect from this year\u2019s folding phones. As someone who loved the Z Fold 7<\/a>, I\u2019m excited about what the Z Fold 8 will bring, provided it offers key upgrades over the current model.<\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s phones have felt stagnant of late, and there are five upgrades, in particular, I want to see this year.<\/p>\n What mistake do you want the Z Fold 8 to fix?<\/p>\n 15 votes<\/p>\n Battery capacity<\/p>\n 27%<\/p>\n Charging speeds<\/p>\n 20%<\/p>\n Awful telephoto camera<\/p>\n 13%<\/p>\n No S Pen<\/p>\n 27%<\/p>\n No Qi2 magnets<\/p>\n 0%<\/p>\n Something else<\/p>\n 13%<\/p>\n Larger batteries<\/p>\n Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Battery life has always been a difficult spot for folding phones. The hinge and other components unique to the form factor leave less room to fit a large battery. Even so, Samsung needs to catch up. Samsung has used the same 4,400mAh battery from the Z Fold 3 to the current Fold 7, and it cannot deliver competitive battery life anymore, especially when Motorola\u2019s Razr Fold<\/a> has an impressive 6,000mAh silicon-carbon battery that can last two days on a single charge.<\/p>\n The Razr Fold is a slightly unfair comparison, as it is significantly heavier and a bit thicker than the Fold 7. Even so, the battery life in Samsung\u2019s current foldable phones isn\u2019t good enough, and a larger battery is a must. It doesn\u2019t need to be as giant as Motorola\u2019s, but closer to 5,000mAh could be a big upgrade.<\/p>\n Faster charging<\/p>\n Zac Kew-Denniss \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s charging speeds have been a point of criticism for years, and it was a pleasant surprise to see the\u00a0Galaxy S26 Ultra<\/a> finally offer meaningful improvement. I\u2019m hoping that means the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will charge faster, too.<\/p>\n Since the Galaxy Z Fold 4, all Samsung Z Fold models, except the Tri-Fold, have had 25W wired and 15W wireless charging speeds. The aforementioned Galaxy S26 Ultra can charge at 25W wireless and 60W wired. That still can\u2019t match competitors like the Razr Fold (which has 50W wireless and 80W wired charging), and it would be unrealistic to expect Samsung to match that with the Z Fold 8. However, a move to at least 45W wired charging would be a significant upgrade over the current 25W limit.<\/p>\n Improved telephoto camera<\/p>\n Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The telephoto camera in the Z Fold 7 is awful, to the point that Samsung shouldn\u2019t have bothered including it. Strong words, I know, but it\u2019s the truth. The paltry 10MP 3x telephoto can trace its roots to the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It was mediocre in 2021 on a phone that at least had a better secondary telephoto lens, but on a $2,000 phone from 2025, it\u2019s unforgivable. In most lighting conditions, the Z Fold 7 crops to its 200MP primary lens instead of using the 3x camera. If the phone thinks that the sensor is useless, who am I to argue?<\/p>\n It would be unrealistic of me to expect Samsung to fit the same 50MP 5x telephoto lens from the S26 Ultra into the Z Fold 8. However, other folding phones have proven that there\u2019s room for better than what we have in the Fold 7. The Honor Magic V6<\/a> has a 64MP periscope telephoto camera. While the Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a> only has a 10.8MP telephoto sensor, it makes up for that with a 5X optical zoom. Samsung can and should do better here with the Fold 8.<\/p>\n Bring back the S Pen<\/p>\n Alex Walker-Todd \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n I love the S Pen. It isn\u2019t perfect, and I think Samsung needs to make some upgrades<\/a> to keep the stylus relevant. But even if the S Pen remains as it is, I want it to come back to Samsung\u2019s foldables. Even with the awkward carrying case situation, I used the S Pen with my Z Fold 4 every day. It\u2019s not hard to understand why that\u2019s the case \u2014 if the S Pen is useful on the S26 Ultra\u2019s screen, naturally, it\u2019s even better on a large foldable screen.<\/p>\n If Samsung does bring back the S Pen, I\u2019d like to see some new features included. It always annoyed me that the S Pen only worked on the inner screen, making the screen-off memo feature useless, and making the stylus more awkward to use overall. I don\u2019t want to sound like a broken record by bringing up Motorola\u2019s Razr Fold in every segment, but the stylus that phone supports works on both of its displays.<\/p>\n I\u2019d like a better way to carry the S Pen than sticking it to the back with a case, but in all fairness to Samsung, I can\u2019t think of a better storage method that\u2019s realistic with the hardware we have now, so that\u2019s a pipe dream.<\/p>\n Built-in Qi2 support<\/p>\n Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Magnets are cool. They\u2019re also useful, especially when you add them to the back of a phone. I know you can buy cases that add Qi2 support to phones, but the experience is always better when the magnets are built into the device. I use Qi2\/MagSafe accessories with my Pixel 10 Pro every day, and whenever I use a different phone, I immediately miss them. Google fit Qi2 magnets into the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and I\u2019d be shocked if Apple didn\u2019t include MagSafe in its upcoming foldable.<\/p>\n With competition increasing in the US<\/a>, Samsung needs to do something to make the Z Fold 8 stand out. If it doesn\u2019t, then there\u2019s a chance that Samsung will start to lose its share of the foldable market, and that would be a real shame. With a few smart upgrades to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung can help limit the damage.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n![\"Galaxy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Galaxy-Z-fold-7-unfolded-flipped-on-table-hero-image-scaled.jpg\"\/ "\\"Galaxy")
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