Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra and Flip8 at Galaxy Unpacked. The pre-order and release dates, prices and key specifications for each model are summarized below.
Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra and Flip8 at Galaxy Unpacked, held at 22:00 Japan time on 22 July 2026. The Fold8 adopts a wide, landscape-oriented design, the Fold8 Ultra is a premium model retaining a taller design, and the Flip8 is positioned as a compact, vertically folding model.
Pre-orders open at 9:00 on 23 July 2026. The carriers offering the devices in Japan are au, SoftBank, docomo and Rakuten Mobile, and pre-order acceptance began immediately after the event. All models are scheduled to launch on 7 August 2026, when sales are also expected to begin.
All 3 models are available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB configurations. Prices start at ¥269,880 for the Fold8, ¥296,780 for the Fold8 Ultra and ¥192,680 for the Flip8. The information also includes price increases from the previous models, with discount eligibility and effective prices varying by carrier.
As for the main specifications, all models use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The Fold8 has an approximately 7.6-inch main display and an approximately 5.5-inch cover display, while the Fold8 Ultra has approximately 8.0-inch and 6.5-inch displays, and the Flip8 has approximately 6.9-inch and 4.1-inch displays. The cameras on the Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra are highlighted as offering improved performance, with the Ultra reportedly featuring a triple-camera system including a 200-megapixel main camera.