{"id":164329,"date":"2025-12-02T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/164329\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:42:27","slug":"mystery-samsung-device-might-be-the-rumored-wide-screen-fold-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/164329\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Samsung device might be the rumored wide-screen Fold 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Model number SM-F971U, previously believed to be the Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE, was discovered in the GSMA database alongside the codename \u201cH8.\u201d
\nSamsung\u2019s model number convention suggests this phone is not a Flip foldable, but a Fold-style foldable. The internal codename suggests that it is a new development branch, indicating a new product line.
\nPrevious reports suggest that this could be Samsung\u2019s Wide Fold device, featuring an 18:9 cover screen and a 1:1 inner screen, which may be Samsung\u2019s response to Apple\u2019s anticipated foldable iPhone, also expected to be a wider foldable.<\/p>\n

Samsung has ambitious plans for 2026. The year will likely start with the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, which has already had its fair share of drama. We then expect Samsung to move on to its foldables, which are scheduled for release in the second half of the year. We had already spotted model numbers of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Flip 8, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE<\/a>. As it turns out, that \u201cGalaxy Z Flip 8 FE\u201d just made an appearance at GSMA, and it might actually turn out to be the \u201cwidescreen Fold 8<\/a>\u201d instead.<\/p>\n

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Smartprix<\/a> spotted a new Samsung phone model number, SM-F971U, in the GSMA database. Curiously, this listing also mentions \u201cH8\u201d as the market name for the phone.<\/p>\n

\"Mystery<\/p>\n

To understand \u201cH8,\u201d the report clarifies that the previously revealed information regarding the \u201cSM-F971U\u201d being the \u201cGalaxy Z Flip 8 FE\u201d may have been misinterpreted. According to the report, Samsung consistently uses \u201cSM-F7xx\u201d for its Flip-style foldables and \u201cSM-F9xx\u201d for its Fold-style foldables, which is why the SM-F971U cannot be a Flip-style foldable and must be a Fold-style foldable.<\/p>\n

Further, the report brings up Samsung\u2019s Fold-style foldables and the trend of their internal codenames:<\/p>\n

Galaxy Z Fold 6 (2024): Model number: SM-F956, Codename: Q6
\nGalaxy Z Fold 7 (2025): Model number: SM-F966, Codename: Q7
\nGalaxy Z Fold 8 (2026): Model number: SM-F976, Codename: Q8<\/p>\n

The SM-F971U, with its H8 codename, does not conform to this convention, which suggests it may be from a different development branch.<\/p>\n

The report joins the dots to previous reports of Samsung working on a wider-screen foldable<\/a>. According to reports from South Korea in September, Samsung is working on two Fold and one Flip phone in 2026, with the second Fold being a so-called \u201cWide Fold\u201d model. The idea with the Wide Fold is to have a wider cover screen that is 18:9 (vs the Galaxy Z Fold 7\u2019s 21:9 cover screen aspect ratio), that unfolds into a square 18:18\/1:1 inner display (vs the nearly square 6:5 aspect ratio on the Fold 7\u2019s inner display).<\/p>\n

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South Korean reports suggest that the Wide Fold is a preemptive response to Apple\u2019s upcoming iPhone Fold, which is said to have a wider aspect ratio and a smaller, stubby size. This doesn\u2019t come as a surprise, as many of Samsung\u2019s recent maneuvers have been attempts to preempt Apple\u2019s moves, rather than having an independent direction for innovation.<\/p>\n

The \u201cU\u201d at the end of the model number indicates that the Wide Fold is intended for the US region, suggesting that it may launch in the US at least.<\/p>\n

Further details about the Wide Fold, including its final marketing name, are currently unknown.\u00a0We\u2019ll be keeping an eye out for more information, but with three foldables on the horizon, it\u2019s a good time to be a Samsung foldable fan.<\/p>\n

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