{"id":578965,"date":"2026-08-01T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578965\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:37:10","slug":"galaxy-z8-series-does-not-support-dual-physical-sim-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578965\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Z8 series does not support dual physical SIM cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung’s latest foldable phones are more refined and aesthetically polished than any previous generation. On top of that, Samsung also introduced a new form factor<\/a> that has already won over plenty of fans<\/a>, myself included.\n<\/p>\n

But if you’re tempted to become an early Galaxy Z8 adopter and need two physical SIM cards, there’s something you should know before you hit that pre-order button: none of the new models support dual physical SIMs.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Galaxy Z8 series has a single-SIM tray\n<\/p>\n

Samsung’s new foldable lineup consists of three models: the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Fold 8, the latter being the newest addition to the series.\n<\/p>\n

One thing they all have in common is the lack of dual physical SIM support. Each phone has a single nano-SIM slot, so if you need a second phone number, your only option is to add it as an eSIM.\n<\/p>\n

\nIs this a new downgrade?\n<\/p>\n

Yes and no. With the exception of a few older Flip variants sold in select Asian markets, the Galaxy Z Flip series has never offered dual physical SIM support.\n<\/p>\n

The Galaxy Z Fold lineup has a different history. The original Galaxy Fold from 2019 and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 each had a single physical SIM slot. Every model after that, up to and including the Galaxy Z Fold 7, featured a dual nano-SIM tray. The new Fold 8 Ultra goes back to the original Galaxy Fold and Fold 2 approach.\n<\/p>\n

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

SamMobile\n <\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 \u2013 Source: SamMobile\n <\/p>\n

As for the new Galaxy Z Fold 8, it’s an entirely new addition to Samsung’s foldable lineup. As expected, it follows the same approach as the Flip 8 and Fold 8 Ultra, meaning it also lacks dual physical SIM support.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhat do the new Samsung foldable phones support?\n<\/p>\n

The global Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra all share the same SIM configuration:\n<\/p>\n

Each phone has one nano-SIM slot and supports up to two eSIM profiles.\n<\/p>\n

However, you can’t use both eSIMs and the nano-SIM at once. Only two lines can be active at the same time. So if you want two lines on your Galaxy Z Flip 8 or Fold 8\/8Ultra, you can use either one nano-SIM and one eSIM or two eSIMs at once.\n<\/p>\n

Order your Galaxy Z Fold 8 today<\/p>\n

Order your Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samsung’s latest foldable phones are more refined and aesthetically polished than any previous generation. On top of that,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[172984,95039,208527,61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-578965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-galaxy-z-flip-8","tag-galaxy-z-fold-8","tag-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578965","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=578965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}