{"id":640679,"date":"2026-06-15T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/640679\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:38:10","slug":"samsung-galaxy-z-fold8-wide-may-use-thicker-ultra-thin-glass-than-fold8-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/640679\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 wide may use thicker ultra-thin glass than Fold8 Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from last week, Samsung will use ultra-thin glass (UTG) of different thicknesses on the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/samsung_galaxy_z_fold_wide_5g-14673.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide)<\/a> and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Both foldables are expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/samsung_galaxy_fold8_flip8_fold_wide_launch_date_surfaces-news-72307.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debut<\/a> in July alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/the_samsung_galaxy_z_flip8_smf776u_gets_certified_by_the_fcc-news-73196.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Z Flip8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ultra-thin glass forms the top protective layer of a foldable phone&#8217;s flexible AMOLED display. It helps reduce the crease while protecting the screen from drops. According to the report, the Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) will feature a 60\u03bcm-thick UTG.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Leaked Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) render\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781566689_60_gsmarena_001.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nLeaked Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) render<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/galaxy_z_fold8_ultra_said_to_pack_a_bigger_battery_at_the_same_weight_as_fold7-news-73103.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taller Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra<\/a>, on the other hand, is said to use a thinner 45\u03bcm UTG, matching the thickness found on the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/samsung_galaxy_z_fold7-13826.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Z Fold7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"769\" alt=\"Leaked Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra render\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781566690_13_gsmarena_002.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nLeaked Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra render<\/p>\n<p>The thicker UTG on the Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) will likely minimize the appearance of the display crease compared to the Ultra model. However, thicker UTG is generally less flexible and can be more susceptible to stress from repeated folding compared to a thinner glass layer.<\/p>\n<p>If the thicker UTG performs as expected on the Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide), Samsung is reportedly considering using it on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra&#8217;s successor in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zdnet.co.kr\/view\/?no=20260612112445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a report from last week, Samsung will use ultra-thin glass (UTG) of different thicknesses on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-640679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}