Galaxy Z Fold 8 sequel could include two wide-screen foldables amidst huge success
The future for foldables definitely seems wide
✌️ Samsung is releasing not one, but two wide-screen foldables next year
📱 The Galaxy Z Fold 9 could come in two different models to attract new customers
📈 It’s in response to the explosive demand and excitement for the Fold 8
👀 Samsung is also reportedly planning a new Galaxy Z Ultra phone, a new Flip, and a new trifold
📆 None of these phones are expected to come out for at least 11-12 months
A new report from ETNews says that Samsung is adding a second wide-format foldable to the Galaxy Z9 series next year. The new phone will be designed to attract even more first-time foldable users like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is doing now, while offering customers something different compared to the regular version. It comes as the Fold 8 experiences record-breaking sales for the company.
The report says that the new phone will be even better optimized for watching video than the regular Fold 9, which will likely carry a similar design to the Fold 8. It’s not clear which aspect ratio it’ll settle on, but it’ll likely be different than the 4:3 aspect ratio of the Fold 8.
Watching videos on the Fold 8 is already a massive improvement over the square design of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. Samsung’s foldables have always proved to be useful thanks to their bigger displays, but none have matched the entertainment consumption of the regular Fold 8 with its shorter, wider form factor. It makes the black bars at the top and bottom of your videos smaller, while increasing the size of the video itself.
It’s the same design we expect Apple to adopt with the iPhone Fold, which is slated to arrive sometime next month. It makes sense to see Samsung leaning into this design language more for its folding phones, which haven’t gotten this much positive press from journalists and consumers alike in a long time.
Meanwhile, ETNews also claims Samsung is readying three additional folding phones for 2027: a new Galaxy Z Fold 9 Ultra, the Galaxy Z Flip 9, and a second generation of its short-winded Galaxy Z TriFold. We don’t have much information on any of these devices, but over the next 6-9 months, we expect to learn more as new details begin to emerge.
If history is any indication, summer of 2027 will be filled with more Samsung folding phones, potentially including two wide-screen Fold 9 devices. Keep it locked to The Shortcut for more information when it’s available.
Max Buondonno is an editor at The Shortcut and co-host of The Shortcut Live. He’s been reporting on the latest consumer technology since 2015, with his work featured on CNN Underscored, ZDNET, How-To Geek, XDA, TheStreet, and more. Follow him on X @LegendaryScoop and Instagram @LegendaryScoop.