Samsung may have been forced to compromise on an element of its next foldables as it seeks a creaseless display.
The South Korean tech giant will announce its new foldable line-up in just a couple of weeks, and we’re expecting big things. As well as a brand-new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 (Wide) model, the company looks set to refine the design of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra – its Z Fold 7 successor.
According to regular Samsung leaker Ice Universe, the latter will include a new approach to a persistent foldable problem: what to do about that internal display crease.
In an effort to reduce said crease on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, the tipster claims, Samsung has opted to re-engineer the hinge. It now feels “noticeably different”, apparently, with a more “decisive” folding action.
It pays to be flexible
As a result of this change, however, it’s apparently “no longer as easy to hold at certain angles as before”.
Luke Baker
We take that to mean that the hinge on these Galaxy Z Fold 8 devices no longer allows you to pose the displays at as many different angles as, say, the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
However, it seems like a totally worthwhile sacrifice, given that it brings with it “a significant improvement in crease control”.
The leaker compares the subtlety of the Galaxy Z Fold 8’s crease to that of the Oppo Find N6, which launched earlier this year with an almost creaseless display.
Will it allow the Z Fold 8 handsets to rank among the best foldables you can buy? With Samsung expected to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on 22 July, we don’t have long to wait to find out.
