'I’m more excited about what’s to come than what we have achieved': Samsung executive on why they built the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple's iPhone Ultra threat, and what comes next for foldables
Sure, foldables account for perhaps a single percentage point of the overall smartphone market, but Samsung is now more committed to the category than ever. Instead, they were celebrating the core benefit, saying, in Kim's words, “I have a phone that actually can be a tablet, and then that full capability of a phone is not compromising anything. Sure, its size makes it the lightest Fold ever, but the question remains: why?
- ▪Sure, foldables account for perhaps a single percentage point of the overall smartphone market, but Samsung is now more committed to the category than ever.
- ▪Instead, they were celebrating the core benefit, saying, in Kim's words, “I have a phone that actually can be a tablet, and then that full capability of a phone is not compromising anything.
- ▪Sure, its size makes it the lightest Fold ever, but the question remains: why?
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Phones Samsung Galaxy Phones 'I’m more excited about what’s to come than what we have achieved': Samsung executive on why they built the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Apple's iPhone Ultra threat, and what comes next for foldables Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 23 July 2026 Samsung explains how it designed and named the Z Fold 8 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Samsung) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If success is measured by commitment, then Samsung’s foldable business is now more successful than ever.With the addition of the quirkily sized…
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