{"id":680197,"date":"2026-07-08T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/680197\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:41:09","slug":"samsung-just-confirmed-galaxy-z-fold-8-chip-and-theres-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/680197\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung just confirmed Galaxy Z Fold 8 chip, and there&#8217;s good news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has confirmed on Weibo that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.<br \/>\nThis also comes weeks after we discovered that the US model could get Snapdragon power.<br \/>\nSamsung will launch the wide foldable on July 22, alongside the Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung confirmed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/m.weibo.cn\/detail\/5317785720983939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Weibo post<\/a> that a \u201cbrand-new form factor\u201d will be powered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-3599341\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5<\/a> for Galaxy chipset. Of course, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to adopt a new form factor for Galaxy foldables. If that\u2019s not enough, Samsung also posted a video on Weibo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DabdLG2yRdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> which strongly hints at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (or Wide Fold) getting Snapdragon power.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy Snapdragon chip Z Fold 8 Weibo\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Snapdragon chip Z Fold 8 Weibo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Samsung-Galaxy-Snapdragon-chip-Z-Fold-8-Weibo.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In other words, the Z Fold 8 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip in China.\u00a0This wouldn\u2019t be the first time we heard about the Galaxy Z Fold 8 getting Snapdragon power in one market, either. We recently sifted through the Z Fold 8\u2019s FCC documents and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-listing-3677724\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found evidence of a Snapdragon chip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So it certainly sounds like the US and Chinese models will get Qualcomm silicon at the very least. But we can\u2019t rule out the possibility that other regions will get variants with Exynos power.<\/p>\n<p>Other leaked Galaxy Z Fold 8 specs include a 4,800mAh battery, 45W wired charging, and two 50MP rear cameras (main and ultrawide). However, the main selling point is the folding screen\u2019s wide aspect ratio. This aspect ratio is expected to enable more pleasant video playback than the Z Fold 7\u2019s square-like display.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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