You need to read this because Samsung's next Unpacked is shaping up wild — rumored for July 22 in London and probably going to be a massive pivot point for their lineup. They appear ready to split the Fold line into two distinct models instead of one; there's a wider Z Fold 8 with a massive 7.8-inch inner display, a 5.4-inch outer screen that actually feels like a phone when closed, and only two rear cameras compared to three on current models — this is clearly positioning against Apple's rumored wide foldable iPhone. Curiously, the existing standard specs would be rebranded as "Z Fold 8 Ultra" with a slim crease, Snapdragon chip, a monster 200MP camera, and 45W charging — which might make an already $2,000 price tag feel less insane given how much memory costs have spiked.
The rest of the lineup isn't playing quiet either because the Z Flip 8 is getting a new hinge to reduce crease, dropping nearly 10g down to about 180g while returning to Snapdragon after last year's Exynos — though if these are the only real changes rumors have even floated that Samsung might drop the Flip line after this. You get a Galaxy Watch 9 with fresh colors and the Wear Elite chip (no Classic this year), plus a boxier Watch Ultra 2, and then the really cool part is the Google-Samsung collaboration on Android XR smart glasses — they've already prototyped audio-first frames with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster that run Gemini as an assistant in answer to Meta's Ray-Bans. The display version isn't coming until 2027, but expect this fall event to drop pricing and release dates for the audio ones since Google said they could land any time now.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2202726/foldables-watches-and-glasses-could-be-on-the-way/
The rest of the lineup isn't playing quiet either because the Z Flip 8 is getting a new hinge to reduce crease, dropping nearly 10g down to about 180g while returning to Snapdragon after last year's Exynos — though if these are the only real changes rumors have even floated that Samsung might drop the Flip line after this. You get a Galaxy Watch 9 with fresh colors and the Wear Elite chip (no Classic this year), plus a boxier Watch Ultra 2, and then the really cool part is the Google-Samsung collaboration on Android XR smart glasses — they've already prototyped audio-first frames with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster that run Gemini as an assistant in answer to Meta's Ray-Bans. The display version isn't coming until 2027, but expect this fall event to drop pricing and release dates for the audio ones since Google said they could land any time now.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2202726/foldables-watches-and-glasses-could-be-on-the-way/