Samsung is getting acceptable to unfold an updated smartphone portfolio connected Wednesday, July 9th, astatine 10AM ET / 7am PT. The biggest happening coming, astatine slightest if the rumor mill has things nailed down right, volition beryllium a smattering of caller foldables, and of course, Galaxy AI features. Wouldn’t beryllium a large tech lawsuit without AI these days, right?
As for the lawsuit itself, you tin ticker it unrecorded connected YouTube oregon astatine Samsung’s newsroom. And if you’re acceptable to spell nary substance what, Samsung volition happily instrumentality wealth from you present to reserve immoderate it announces.
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Samsung is heading into its seventh procreation of folding devices this month, and we expect to spot its lineup refreshed with 3 – oregon possibly adjacent four – specified devices erstwhile each is said and done. Look for a caller Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and Z Flip 7 FE, immoderate caller Galaxy Watches, and the imaginable tease oregon announcement of a double-hinged Galaxy foldable, a archetypal for Samsung.
Of the updates to Samsung’s existing lineup, the biggest improvements whitethorn beryllium coming to the Z Fold 7, oregon what Samsung could telephone the Galaxy Z Fold Ultra. Roland Quandt, who often leaks details astir unreleased smartphones, showed what helium claimed were authoritative selling materials connected Monday, which accidental the telephone volition person a 6.5-inch exterior screen, with an interior 1 that unfolds to 8 inches. The caller mentation of the book-style foldable volition beryllium Samsung’s thinnest yet, conscionable 4.2mm heavy erstwhile unfolded oregon 8.9mm erstwhile folded up (versus 5.6mm and 12.1mm successful the Z Fold 6, respectively), according to the materials Quandt shared.
The Z Flip 7 is expected to get its ain revamp versus past year’s clamshell model, with an outer 4-inch show that present spans the entirety of the apical panel, minus the areas wherever the cameras and flash punch through. You tin spot what that looks similar implicit astatine Sammobile, which posted screenshots from a leaked hands-on of the Z Flip 7. Inside, the telephone is expected to person a 6.9-inch display, up from 6.7 inches successful past year’s phone. The outlet notes that though rumors person suggested Samsung shaved disconnected immoderate of this phone’s thickness, too, it’s hard to archer from the images if that’s true.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE volition beryllium the archetypal clip the institution has released a clamshell foldable successful its budget-friendly FE line. According to much selling materials that Quandt shared connected Monday, this exemplary volition travel successful achromatic and achromatic options, diagnostic the aforesaid wide plan and specs arsenic the Z Fold 6, a telephone that IGN’s ain Jacqueline Thomas was beauteous fond of successful her review.
Finally, Android Authority uncovered immoderate animation files past week wrong Samsung’s One UI 8 bundle that hint astatine a caller wrinkle: a caller Galaxy instrumentality with dual, inward-folding hinges. The files Android Authority discovered telephone the telephone the “Multifold7,” though it could besides beryllium called the Galaxy G Fold erstwhile Samsung officially reveals it. Don’t look for Samsung to merchandise that telephone conscionable yet, though. Like the Galaxy Ring and the Samsung Galaxy Edge earlier it, the institution could easy concisely tease the phone, oregon instrumentality it connected a look-but-don’t-touch pedestal.
Wes is simply a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they telephone him) who has covered technology, gaming, and amusement steadily since 2020 astatine Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and astir recently, The Verge. Inside of him determination are 2 wolves: 1 that thinks it wouldn't beryllium truthful atrocious to commencement collecting crippled consoles again, and the different who besides thinks this, but much strongly.