My first 36 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: I was wrong about the passport screen (but that $1,899 price still stings)
That moment combined with my time flying to China and checking out this future of passport foldables that the iPhone Ultra looks set to adopt made me nervous that this stubbier size isn’t quite right.But after my first 36 hours with the Z Fold 8, I’m coming around to the idea of this aspect ratio choice. Maybe the weight of my previous experiences clouded my judgement, but now out in the real world, it’s starting to click and make sense.Throw in a strong camera, good battery life and beasty internals, and this has been a great first day of using Samsung’s new blower. I’ve seen a bunch of questions and thoughts in our comments, so these 24 hours have been more focused on answering these.Latest Videos FromWatch full video here: What’s the aspect ratio like? (Image credit: Future)We’ve been used to taller foldables that open out to a much more squared-off display for years now.
- ▪That moment combined with my time flying to China and checking out this future of passport foldables that the iPhone Ultra looks set to adopt made me nervous that this stubbier size isn’t quite right.But after my first 36 hours with the Z F
- ▪Maybe the weight of my previous experiences clouded my judgement, but now out in the real world, it’s starting to click and make sense.Throw in a strong camera, good battery life and beasty internals, and this has been a great first day of
- ▪I’ve seen a bunch of questions and thoughts in our comments, so these 24 hours have been more focused on answering these.Latest Videos FromWatch full video here: What’s the aspect ratio like? (Image credit: Future)We’ve been used to taller
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Phones Android Phones Samsung Phones My first 36 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: I was wrong about the passport screen (but that $1,899 price still stings) Hands-On By Jason England Published 24 July 2026 The passport design finally clicked When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Tom's Guide) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter You may have seen that Samsung showed me all of its canceled prototypes of the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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