The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 could be lighter than ever — and bigger battery capacities are also rumored
A new year means new foldables, and we might have learned some more about Samsung's next foldable phones.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)
- We've got more rumors around Samsung's next foldables
- The Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 may be lighter than current models
- A larger battery could also appear in the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung is reportedly trying to pull off the rather clever trick of making its foldables lighter while also boosting battery capacities – improvements which might arrive with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8, due around the middle of the year.
This comes from South Korean outlet Maeil Business (via SamMobile), and according to the report the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will tip the scales at a mere 200 grams. That's down from the 215 grams that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 weighs.
As for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, that's going to shed 38 grams to get down to 150 grams. Considering the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 is already very thin and light, it would be quite the feat if Samsung was able to pull this off.
The same article also mentions the rumored price freeze for Samsung's 2026 flagship phones that we've already written about. It seems Samsung is going to try its hardest not to raise the prices of its devices, despite the increasing costs of parts and manufacturing.
A bigger battery too
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Another prediction from this Maeil Business report is that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is in line to get a battery capacity boost: up to 5,000mAh, up from 4,400mAh on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 (which had the same battery capacity as its predecessor).