{"id":1905325,"date":"2026-04-27T15:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905325"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:07:12","slug":"samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-leak-reveals-wide-form-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1905325","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak reveals \u2018wide\u2019 form factor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/05wntGf6SBUnL8rbFQ0j4aG\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1777301434.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl\" data-seamless-content data-seamless-title=\"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak reveals \u2018wide\u2019 form factor\" data-seamless-slug=\"samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos\" data-seamless-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos\" data-seamless-analytics='{\"page_view_type\":\"Standard\",\"is_seamless_page\":true,\"template\":\"article\",\"content_type\":\"article\",\"split_test_identifier\":null,\"split_test_variant\":null,\"object_uuid\":\"05wntGf6SBUnL8rbFQ0j4aG\",\"object_type\":\"article\",\"title\":\"Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak reveals u2018wideu2019 form factor\",\"canonical_url\":\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos\",\"full_published_date\":\"04\/27\/2026\",\"original_published_date\":\"04\/27\/2026\",\"channel_name\":\"Tech\",\"focus_keyword\":\"samsung galaxy fold 8 wide leak\",\"job_function\":\"News Hit\",\"level_of_effort\":\"Less than one hour\",\"story_flags\":\"\",\"content_source_name\":\"Internal\",\"video_show_name\":\"\",\"content_source_type\":\"Internal\",\"author_name\":\"Alex Perry\",\"day_published\":27,\"month_published\":4,\"year_published\":2026,\"days_since_updated\":0,\"weeks_since_updated\":0,\"days_since_originally_published\":0,\"weeks_since_originally_published\":0,\"categories\":\"Mobile\",\"sections\":\"Tech,Mobile\",\"tags\":\"apple,iphone,samsung\",\"post_lead_type\":\"Alt Image Lead\"}'>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<header class=\" max-w-7xl z-10 px-4 mt-8 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap subtitle-2 \">\n<div class=\"max-w-3xl\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"text-gray-700 subtitle-2 text-uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Home page\">Home<\/a><span class=\"ml-1\">&gt;<\/span><a class=\"ml-1 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Tech category\">Tech<\/a><span class=\"ml-1\">&gt;<\/span><a class=\"ml-1 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/mobile\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Mobile category\">Mobile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"mt-4 header-100 leading-tight max-w-5xl \">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak reveals \u2018wide\u2019 form factor<\/h1>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight md:leading-normal text-xl max-w-4xl \">We just got another good look at the upcoming Samsung foldable.<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full relative z-10 items-center subtitle-2 mt-8 text-left md:flex md:flex-wrap md:items-center md:space-x-8 \">\n<div class=\"flex relative\">\n                                        \u00a0By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-block md:relative\" aria-describedby=\"flyout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/aperry\" class=\"underline-link\">Alex Perry<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-0 z-top mt-2 md:left-auto md:top-[calc(100%_+_16px)] md:-mt-2\" id=\"flyout\" role=\"tooltip\" aria-label=\"Author Bio Flyout\">\n<div class=\"w-96 max-w-[calc(100vw_-_42px)] bg-white px-4 py-6 md:max-w-[calc(100vw_-_32px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:flex-row md:mb-2 md:space-x-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4 text-center md:flex-row md:justify-start md:space-y-0 md:space-x-3 md:text-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-14 h-14 rounded-full border border-gray-300\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/00Vqn3ey9DeNl7CXoxX9Ok7\/image.fill.size_960x958.v1747675401.jpg\" alt=\"journalist alex perry looking at a smartphone\" width=\"960\" height=\"958\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col space-y-1\">\n<div class=\"text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight\">Alex Perry<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-lg !mt-0\">Tech Reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 mb-2 font-normal md:mt-0 line-clamp-7\">\n                Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn\u2019t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at <a href=\"http:\/\/yelix.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">yelix.bsky.social<\/a>.\n            <\/div>\n<p><a class=\"text-[.875rem] !text-secondary-300 underline\" data-module=\"author-byline\" data-item=\"author-list\" data-element=\"author-name\" data-position=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/aperry\" aria-label=\"'s Full Author Bio\">Read Full Bio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            \u00a0on\u00a0<time datetime=\"Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:07:12 +0000\">April 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-initial content-start mt-4 text-base md:mt-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fsamsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"facebook\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" class=\"pr-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fsamsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos&amp;text=Samsung+Galaxy+Z+Fold+8+leak+reveals+%E2%80%98wide%E2%80%99+form+factor\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-label=\"twitter\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Twitter Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fsamsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos&amp;title=Samsung+Galaxy+Z+Fold+8+leak+reveals+%E2%80%98wide%E2%80%99+form+factor\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"3\" data-ga-label=\"flipboard\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Flipboard Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Flipboard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"max-w-7xl px-4 mt-10 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/05wntGf6SBUnL8rbFQ0j4aG\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1777301434.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung logo on window\" width=\"1248\" height=\"702\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-none text-left\"><span class=\"font-sans normal-case subtitle-2 text-gray-1000\">It&#8217;s wide, alright.<\/span><span class=\"font-sans text-gray-600 subtitle-2\">Credit: Jung Yeon-je \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<hr class=\"mt-12 border-gray-100 border-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article\" data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/samsung\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Samsung&#8217;s<\/a> newest foldable is feeling more and more real as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p>No, not the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-hands-on\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Galaxy Z TriFold<\/a>, which launched and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-sold-out-limited-run\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">was then discontinued<\/a> so fast that it feels like it never happened at all. I&#8217;m talking about the new &#8220;Wide&#8221; foldable that&#8217;s rumored to launch this summer alongside the follow-ups to last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/review\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/review\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a> phones. <\/p>\n<p>Leaker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SonnyDickson\/status\/2048587127416611042?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Sonny Dickson<\/a> took to X (via <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/04\/26\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">9to5google<\/a>) to post some alleged dummy models of Samsung&#8217;s foldable lineup for this summer, which includes both the Fold 8 and Flip 8, as well as the new Wide phone.<\/p>\n<section aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<div class=\"absolute left-8 px-2 font-sans text-lg font-bold leading-8 bg-white top-[-15px]\"><span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-8 bg-white md:p-10\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col mx-auto font-sans\" data-ga-impression data-ga-category=\"newsletters\" data-ga-module=\"incontent_nl_signup\" data-ga-label=\"mashablelightspeed\">\n<div class=\"font-bold leading-tight text-left md:leading-8 header-300\">Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight text-left bg-white md:mt-0 md:leading-8 header-600\">Sign up for Mashable&#8217;s weekly Light Speed newsletter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-4 font-sans text-xs leading-normal text-left subtitle-1\">\n                    By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/terms-of-use\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/ztg-privacy-policy\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"py-1 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\">\n<div class=\"header-300\">Thanks for signing up!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-8 mb-12 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans md:mt-12 md:mb-16 text-primary-400\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-center text-lg text-center md:text-xl\">\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><strong class=\"py-4 mx-4 w-full min-w-max text-2xl\">You May Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto w-full border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First look at dummy units of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Wide, and Z Flip8. The Fold8 Wide lines up closely with the expected size of the iPhone Fold. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVP3agwsrM\">pic.twitter.com\/NVP3agwsrM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonnyDickson\/status\/2048587127416611042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\"><span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-refurbished-price\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><span class=\"ml-1\">Samsung is selling refurbished Galaxy Z Fold 7 phones for more than new ones<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In the photos, you can clearly see a device with a significantly different form factor from the other two currently existing phones. The Fold 8 and Flip 8 models look pretty similar to last year, but the Wide one is more squat and, well, wide when unfolded, making it almost reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/google\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Google&#8217;s<\/a> first <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/review\/google-pixel-fold-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Pixel Fold<\/a>. Its inner display is said to have a 4:3 aspect ratio, making it distinct from other available foldables right now.<\/p>\n<p>I say &#8220;right now&#8221; because many people expect the Samsung Wide model to compete with the heavily rumored <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/iphone-fold-ultra-specifications-rumors-leaks-release-date\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">iPhone Fold<\/a>, said to launch later this year. Apple&#8217;s long-gestating foldable is thought to be shorter and wider than something like a Z Fold 7, so it&#8217;s possible and perhaps even likely that Samsung wants to pre-empt that device with one of its own. A <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-launch-date-leaked\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">recent leak<\/a> suggested Samsung&#8217;s next batch of foldables will be announced in July, so we don&#8217;t have to wait long to find out, at any rate. <\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p><span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/apple\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Apple tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">Apple<\/a><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/iphone\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the iPhone tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">iPhone<\/a><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/samsung\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Samsung tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"mx-auto mt-12 max-w-3xl border-t border-gray-200 border-solid\">\n<div class=\"py-8 w-full\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center pb-8 border-b border-gray-200 md:flex-row md:space-x-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4 text-center md:flex-row md:justify-start md:space-y-0 md:space-x-6 md:text-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-24 h-24 rounded-full border border-gray-200\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/00Vqn3ey9DeNl7CXoxX9Ok7\/image.fill.size_100x100.v1747675401.jpg\" alt=\"journalist alex perry looking at a smartphone\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col space-y-2\">\n<div class=\"w-full font-bold header-200\">Alex Perry<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full text-xl font-bold\">Tech Reporter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-0 max-w-3xl font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn\u2019t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at <a href=\"http:\/\/yelix.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">yelix.bsky.social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"my-16 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png\" alt=\"Mashable Potato\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak-dummy-photos&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/05wntGf6SBUnL8rbFQ0j4aG\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1777301434.jpg&#8221;] Home&gt;Tech&gt;Mobile Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak reveals \u2018wide\u2019 form factor We just got another good look at the upcoming Samsung foldable. \u00a0By\u00a0 Alex Perry Alex Perry Tech Reporter Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. 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