Samsung’s first “Ultra” model is here

While we wait for Apple The rumored foldable iPhoneSamsung is polishing the designs it already has in the market. I’ve only had my hands on the new Z Fold 8 Ultra for three hours, and all I can think about is how Samsung has made it look invisible.

Samsung says it achieved this because of innovation Flex Titanium a technical exhibition. Its curved screens now use a titanium film that sits beneath the OLED panel, which Samsung says is 20 times harder than the polymer film it used in its previous designs. The film is attached to a new titanium plate, and when it is used together, the eagle that uses the bending tools is no longer there. I spent a lot of time pushing my finger into the middle of the screen trying to get a sound. If you use a lot of energy and need it, you can feel it to a lesser extentbut I left very much fascinated by how small it is. In everyday use, there is little chance that you will notice.

Oppo recently ended its hit, too, albeit in a different way. It used 3D water-based printing to fill uneven spaces in the Get N6 hip. I haven’t had the chance to use this device yet, but if it’s as amazing as Samsung’s technology, we could be in for an unpredictable future.

The new Fold 8 Ultra mimics last year’s silhouette Fold 7 almost to a tee, but it has changed everything that makes the Fold7 great. The Fold 8’s main specs include the Galaxy’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 256GB of base storage, and 12GB of RAM, all of which are the same as the S26 Ultra. And the battery has also been updated, stopping the phone at a 5,000mAh cell also compatible with the S26 Ultra. This is a big upgrade from the 4,400mAh battery we saw on the Fold7, and it’s mostly due to a change in chemistry. Samsung confirmed that it is finally using silicon carbon technology in the Fold 8 Ultra.

That chemistry change also came with a charging upgrade. The Fold 8 Ultra can now charge at 45W for wired connections and 20W for wireless charging, up from 25W wired and 15W wireless in last year’s Fold. Samsung says the phone doesn’t have built-in magnets to keep it as thin as possible, so while it’s not technically a Qi2 device, it will be “Qi2 ready” with compatible magnets.

The cameras are also very compatible with the S26 Ultra. The main and telephoto cameras are the same 200mp and 10mp sensors as last year’s Z Fold7, but the ultrawide has been upgraded to 50mp to match the S26 Ultra. This enables dual 8k video recording from the large and ultrawide sensors on the phone. You still don’t get a fourth 10x lens. Maybe we’ll see it next year. There are some software updates to the camera this year, too. The Fold 8 Ultra now supports the APV pro video codec that was introduced in the S26 series, and you can edit video directly within Samsung’s photo software with built-in color styles.

Samsung also has some improvements to it with the Google AI feature, optimized to display curves. Samsung’s “Now Nudge” notification that prompts actions based on your content is set to feature with the Fold 8 Ultra. Nudge will now appear as a floating bubble on the side of the screen and in your notification shade as it displays your options. For example, if someone texts you and asks what your calendar looks like next week, the view will appear as a floating bubble, along with a notification in your notification tray. When you click it, it will open your email program in desktop mode.

Google’s Gemini’s Automated Tasks section of Google is now ready for a redesign. Now when you ask Gemini to complete your task with the screen wide open, the phone will create a pop-up window with the task in progress so that it does not take up your entire screen. You can also have it running in the background, but it’s great that you can work on other things while keeping an eye on how Gemini is doing your work. Screen mode is making its way to the Fold 8 Ultra as well, allowing you to do things like add events on your screen directly to your calendar.

And finally, Samsung is bringing a new “Fan Cam” feature to its foldable lineup, which can take photos on the phone, detect subjects, and cut the video into different horizontal and vertical sections. This is useful for developers who need to send videos in different formats to customers. In fact, the transitions feel like they’re “floating,” with the finished rendering suggesting they’re moving slowly, even though the graphics are surprisingly stable. What and standard is Samsung’s Super Steady Horizontal Lock, which debuted on the S26 series, and is coming to all of its new devices that launched today.

All of these promotions don’t come without a price, however. The Fold 8 Ultra will start at $2,099.99 for the 256GB/12GB base. This is a $100 increase over last year’s Fold7 in terms of storage and RAM SKU. It is the price of everything being the most expensive per month, this is not really surprising, but it does not mean that paying two thousand dollars for a phone will be a lot of money for anyone – especially one that starts at 256GB.