Early Leaks Suggest Apple’s Foldable May Struggle Against Galaxy Z Fold 8

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2026 is going to be the year when Samsung will meet its true foldable rival. Apple, that avoided entering the foldable market, for a bit too long will finally release its first foldable in the market. Suffice to say, it will be pit against the Galaxy Z Fold 8, and some early details about the Apple’s foldable have come out in the wild.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 could hurt Apple’s foldable in areas that matter the most

Digital Chat Station on Weibo has revealed two details about Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone. It could feature a 5.25-inch cover display and a 7.58-inch inner display. About cameras, it will come along with a 48MP sensor as part of a dual-camera setup on the rear. It’s also expected to have a punch-hole cutout on the cover display for the front camera, as well as an under-display camera beneath the inner display.

Samsung once used under-display cameras in its Galaxy Z Fold foldables. But the company later ditched UDC in favor of better front-facing cameras. That approach seemingly changed with the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, followed by the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

Now, if you are a keen Samsung user, you may already notice that Apple’s foldable will lag behind in these areas, even when compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 7, let alone the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which is likely to arrive in July or August next year. Put more simply, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to have several advantages over Apple’s foldable.

First of all, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 could at least match the Galaxy Z Fold 7. For example, the current Galaxy Z Fold 7 features a 6.5-inch cover display and an 8-inch foldable inner display. Additionally, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers a 200MP wide, 10MP telephoto, and 12MP ultrawide camera setup. This gives Samsung a significant edge over Apple’s upcoming foldable. What do you think? We can’t wait for the actual comparison.

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Abhinav Anand

Abhinav Anand is the News Editor at SammyGuru and a technology journalist based in New Delhi. Before joining SammyGuru, he contributed to numerous outlets, including Android Headlines, ExtremeTech, The Mac Observer, Financial Express, Economic Times, iGeeksBlog, KnowTechie, PhonesWiki, SlashGear, and more. You can reach him at [email protected].

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