{"id":71287,"date":"2026-07-24T13:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71287"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T05:12:14","slug":"the-latest-samsung-folding-phones-and-watches-including-new-z-fold-8-to-rival-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71287","title":{"rendered":"The latest Samsung folding phones and watches, including new Z Fold 8 to rival Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/23\/a0c6e760-51b2-4e5e-b46c-421a490c49e5_328456b9.jpg?itok=2GhH5e4U&amp;v=1784799919\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Samsung has revamped its foldable phone line-up, introducing a new entertainment-focused model that will compete with Apple\u2019s imminent entry into the market.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The South Korean technology giant is now offering three models: the US$1,200 Galaxy Z Flip 8, US$1,900 Z Fold 8 and US$2,100 Z Fold 8 Ultra.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While the company has kept its long-running foldable design on the high-end Ultra model, the mid-tier Fold 8 \u2013 the version aimed at most consumers \u2013 has a shorter and wider style that is more ideal for watching video, reading books and gaming.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">By launching in late July, Samsung is getting a head start on Apple, which in September is expected to unveil a similar passport-style design for <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">the inaugural folding iPhone<\/span>.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Phones of this shape have already been released by Chinese phone makers like Huawei Technologies. The original Pixel Fold from Alphabet\u2019s Google also looked similar. But between Samsung and Apple, the trend is about to receive a huge US marketing push.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">All of the new Samsung hardware is now available to pre-order, with shipments beginning August 7. Here is what consumers can expect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/gadgets\/article\/3361581\/latest-samsung-folding-phones-and-watches-including-new-z-fold-8-rival-apple?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung has revamped its foldable phone line-up, introducing a new entertainment-focused model that will compete with Apple\u2019s imminent entry into the market. The South Korean&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[156,2713,12032,4076,391,5387,6167,1585,4038],"class_list":["post-71287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-apple","tag-fold","tag-folding","tag-including","tag-latest","tag-phones","tag-rival","tag-samsung","tag-watches","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}