Samsung’s next foldables may get a London stage, and that is not a random postcard choice. A new report says the company will unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 at a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, 2026, with a third model, the Galaxy Z Fold Wide, joining the lineup as Samsung readies its answer to Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone.
The interesting part is not just the venue. Samsung appears to be sharpening a familiar playbook: out-spec the competition, add a product that sounds a little more premium than the regular one, and lean hard on hardware differentiation before Apple can even ship its first foldable. If the report is right, the company is also planning to use a bigger display format and S Pen support as part of that pitch.
Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, 2026
The report, citing Korea Economic TV reporter Kim Dae-yeon, points to London, UK, as the launch city. Samsung has used big global cities for major launches before, but London is still a neat reminder that foldables are no longer a niche demo act. They are a real product line now, and Samsung is treating them that way.
Alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung is said to be preparing the Galaxy Z Fold Wide. That name alone suggests where the company thinks the pressure point is: screen size, productivity, and a form factor that can look more ”tablet that folds” than ”phone with a hinge.”
What the Galaxy Z Fold Wide is rumored to add
The rumored Galaxy Z Fold Wide is expected to use a wider 4:3 aspect ratio display and support the S Pen. The report also says it could be 0.5mm thinner than Apple’s foldable iPhone, which is exactly the kind of bragging rights Samsung likes to print in the margins of a launch slide.
Samsung Display showed a crease-free foldable OLED panel at CES 2026, and both the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold Wide are expected to use foldable OLED displays with no visible crease. Apple’s foldable iPhone is also rumored to aim for the same trick, which means the display war is heading toward aesthetics, durability, and bragging rights rather than just raw size.
S Pen support may return to Samsung’s foldables
Samsung has shipped several Galaxy Z Fold models with S Pen support in the past, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 dropped the feature in favor of a thinner, lighter build. That trade-off made sense for engineering, but it also left Samsung with a thinner story and fewer productivity flexes than some fans would have liked.
This time, Samsung seems to be circling back. The report suggests S Pen support will return to the foldable lineup, though it is not yet clear whether that means the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the Galaxy Z Fold Wide, or both. If Samsung does bring it back, that gives the company a cleaner way to separate its book-style foldables from whatever Apple ends up shipping.
- Galaxy Z Flip 8
- Galaxy Z Fold 8
- Galaxy Z Fold Wide
- Galaxy Unpacked in London
- July 22, 2026
If the report holds, Samsung is setting up a familiar but effective showdown: thinner hardware, cleaner displays, and a premium foldable with a proper productivity pitch. The real question is whether Apple’s first foldable arrives fast enough to disrupt that script, or whether Samsung gets another year to define the category on its own terms.