{"id":527342,"date":"2026-07-01T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527342\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:30:21","slug":"samsung-confirms-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-smartphone-in-juicy-tease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527342\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Confirms Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide Smartphone In Juicy Tease"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Galaxy<\/p>\n

A new design is coming \u2014 drum roll for a wider folding phone.<\/p>\n

Samsung<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s next event, Galaxy Unpacked, is coming soon. The company has just released a series of teaser videos which confirm that something is coming with a wider shape to it than we\u2019ve seen before. Here\u2019s what it all reveals. <\/p>\n

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Every summer for years, Samsung releases its latest crop of folding phones, so there\u2019s no doubt that the videos released across the Samsung social channels are all about the next generation of foldables. <\/p>\n

Decoding The Campaign<\/p>\n

The images are all regular in shape and surely represent the much-touted<\/a> Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, (that\u2019s the name pundits are calling it, but Samsung may have a different title), a wider version of the regular folding phone that\u2019s expected to launch. The name could be something different. <\/p>\n

I mean, it\u2019s expected there\u2019ll be a smartwatch or two as well, but I honestly don\u2019t believe the rectangular shapes Samsung is flaunting are related to that \u2014 though I suppose I could be surprised. <\/p>\n

Cutting a wide rectangle from a pizza to tease a new Samsung phone shape.<\/p>\n

Samsung<\/p>\n

The videos all transform an object like a bar of chocolate or a cookie into a wide rectangle, with coded text like \u201cA whole new slice,\u201d for a frankly delicious-looking, juicy piece of pepperoni pizza, for instance.<\/p>\n

The bar of chocolate begins shaped exactly like the Galaxy Z Fold7, if it were made of chocolate, you understand, and the top three squares are snapped off with the legend, \u201cSweet new shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Serious Point: Samsung Beats Apple To The Punch<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a serious backbone to all these videos, of course. It\u2019s the first official confirmation that a new wider model is coming to the Galaxy range. Just as importantly, since it\u2019s thought the first Apple foldable, possibly called the iPhone Ultra<\/a>, will have a similar aspect ratio, it\u2019s Samsung\u2019s way of getting in first. <\/p>\n

The company\u2019s videos can be seen, for instance, in its Instagram feed<\/a> where it asks for comments if you can guess what\u2019s coming. It\u2019s not hard, but there are more clues. <\/p>\n

More Clues To A Radical Foldable Redesign<\/p>\n

Note the colors in Samsung’s paint-splash teaser.<\/p>\n

Samsung<\/p>\n

Splodges of paint are scraped together to create an elegant number eight, which adds to the clarity of the reveal, with the words, \u201cBold stroke, new shape,\u201d just in case you needed any more help. <\/p>\n

Perhaps there are more clues hidden. There seems to be an emphasis on pink and light mauve colors in some videos (not the chocolate bar, obviously), so it may be that these will be among the colors for the new folding phones. <\/p>\n

Pastel colors dominate in a jigsaw of a dog \u2014 a beagle, is it? It\u2019s hard to tell as the dear little pup is wearing sunglasses and a scarf, which at least evokes a summery mood, telling us the reveal proper is coming soon. <\/p>\n

When that comes, though memories of pizza, chocolate and jigsaws may be forgotten, Samsung will be launching what could be its most radical foldable yet. <\/p>\n

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