The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is the world’s lightest book-style foldable smartphone, weighing just 215g.
While we are still waiting for the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, some new information about the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 has surfaced. A new report claims that Samsung is trying to cut the weight of its future foldable phones rather than making them thinner, and that it could also equip at least one foldable with a larger battery.
A South Korean report suggests the Galaxy Z Flip 8 could weigh just 150g—making it 38g lighter than the Galaxy Z Flip 7, which weighs 188g that makes Galaxy Z Flip unfeasible.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 could weigh only 200g, reports on hand
Furthermore, the report claims the Galaxy Z Fold 8 could weigh only 200g, making it 15g lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 7. However, take this information with a grain of salt, as a 38g reduction for the Galaxy Z Flip 8 seems highly unfeasible.
The report also claims that Samsung is planning to equip the Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a 5,000mAh battery—that would be 600mAh higher than the Galaxy Z Fold 7. While this seems feasible, the phone would still have a smaller battery than rivals like the OPPO Find N6, which is rumoured to have a 6,000 mAh battery.
Despite a significant increase in the cost of memory chips, application processors (chipsets), and other smartphone components compared to last year, Samsung is reportedly not raising the prices of Galaxy S26 series devices.
However, while the company could reduce pre-order benefits for the flagships, it could increase the prices of some Galaxy A series phones
