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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: Why This Is My Favorite New Foldable | All Things Mobile

Samsung’s passport-sized phone is built for all your scrolling, binge-watching and reading. The $1,900 price is steep, but it has some strong selling points that won me over. You can find the products mentioned in this video linked below Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Unlocked Cell Phone Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Phone *Cnet may…

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Samsung’s passport-sized phone is built for all your scrolling, binge-watching and reading. The $1,900 price is steep, but it has some strong selling points that won me over.

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: A Passport-Size Shape-Shifter for Every Moment
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Z Fold 7: Improved Battery, Screen and a Higher Price

0:00 Intro & Design Concept
0:59 Lightweight & Ultra-Thin Build
1:19 Cover Display & Usability
1:37 Inner Screen & Multitasking
2:32 Screen Crease & Durability Tests
3:17 Anti-Reflective Coating & Brightness
3:32 IP48 Water & Dust Resistance
3:55 Wireless Charging & Qi2 Compromise
4:17 Battery Life Improvements
4:56 Camera Specs & Photo Quality
5:44 Processor & AI Features
7:18 Verdict: Is It Worth It?

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  1. @talklein39

    August 10, 2026 at 1:26 pm

    “It should have magnets so it could match pretty much every other premium phone on the market”
    Every other premium phone on the market = Only Apple and Google phones….
    Only a person in the states could say that sentence.
    You people invented capitalism, how could you be ok with having so little to choose from, while everywhere else has so many great options.

  2. @Michaelpo-h9s

    August 10, 2026 at 1:30 pm

    Using 3 apps is only cramped if you don’t place all three apps side by side

  3. @paulscorner

    August 10, 2026 at 1:47 pm

    Price and lack of protection is the challenge. If you can’t utilize it in the same way as a regular phone I’d keep away at this price point.

  4. @ometofu

    August 10, 2026 at 1:51 pm

    nah… weak screen, weak audio… and screen is too small when opened… thumbs down

  5. @davidjones2962

    August 10, 2026 at 1:54 pm

    Wallahi absolutely should have a magnet considering Samsung turns around and charges 60 bucks for a little thin piece of clear plastic with mag safe

  6. @ArthurHead

    August 10, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    I’ve had the Z Fold 7 for about 8 months and I always upgrade to the newest Samsung models at least yearly. My Fold 8 arrived last week in Lavender and I can’t wait to set it up and start using it in the wild. I actually didn’t know about tent mode on the Fold 8. One of my favorite features of the Fold 7 is you can fold it in almost any angle. I used table top mode pretty frequently. The Fold 8 hinge has set positions and will snap open or close on those little minute angles, so it can’t do that 90 degree, table top, L sit position like the Fold 7, so I was a little disappointed about that. So I ordered a magnet stand from Oh Snap just in case. But the tent mode pointed out on this video looks like it’ll do the trick! Great review! Thanks for sharing!

  7. @GearWave

    August 10, 2026 at 2:38 pm

    LOVE your reviews…..you do an excellent job!!!

  8. @WeAreMovieMakers

    August 10, 2026 at 2:47 pm

    Nice screen crease.

  9. @GearWave

    August 10, 2026 at 2:49 pm

    Samsung did drop the ball with the cameras…..for $2K users are gonna want 3 cameras….I also think they will switch the camera array from vertical to horizontal…

  10. @michaellyon9220

    August 10, 2026 at 3:13 pm

    I think a lot of us aren’t gonna be too fussy when it comes to the fold because you know it’s a fold you gotta expect some folding.
    I might actually buy this one instead of the Apple. I’m excited about both.

  11. @JIMJOHN-y3m

    August 10, 2026 at 3:18 pm

    Silly hijab girl, you like Android garbage?!

  12. @peyton1111-j8f

    August 10, 2026 at 3:18 pm

    Great review!

  13. @Markus56165

    August 10, 2026 at 3:22 pm

    The cover display doesn’t have the anti-reflective coating. Buy the film from Samsung. Makes a huge difference!

  14. @urbanstrencan

    August 10, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    This is the way to do fold properly, Samsung nailed it now with 8

  15. @Markus56165

    August 10, 2026 at 3:27 pm

    There’s nothing pro-grade about the “Ultra” cameras. Yes, the 200mp main is better… But the 4yr old 3x 10mp telephoto is the worst zoom lens on any foldable. There’s nothing Ultra about the Ultra.

  16. @ayomax-510

    August 10, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    I admire the innovation Samsung continues to push. I had a chance to toy around with it at Bestbuy and the form factor felt so natural. I’m so tempted to ditch my iPhone and pick this up instead.

  17. @TekkiTEZ

    August 10, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    When iPhone gets to Ultra 3 with bigger and cheaper price I will upgrade from my 17 Pro Max to a foldable.

  18. @craigmclendon3706

    August 10, 2026 at 3:39 pm

    I went to ATT to check out the phone, the Z fold 8 and the Z fold 8 Ultra which looks great. My device currently is the Z fold 7. But I think i’m gonna wait until the fold nine.Cause I hear the camera aray is going to be similar to what it’s going to be on the S 27 Ultra.

  19. @Ghost818-x8c

    August 10, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    If only the Z fold 8 still had flex mode, and a third telephoto camera. Seemed a waste that they did not include those

    • @TylerAve313

      August 11, 2026 at 12:31 pm

      @Ghost818-x8c I think that they were afraid that it wouldn’t sell

  20. @rexdiamond

    August 10, 2026 at 4:07 pm

    They call this a “phone”, but in all the reviews I’ve watched nobody has ever had it up to their ear using it as a “phone”. I wonder how awkward this form factor is when it’s in telephone mode?

  21. @dsalbert3

    August 10, 2026 at 4:36 pm

    I had a Z Fold 7 and it altered the way I carried and used phones in a bad way. A slab phone became my daily carry. If a foldable fits someone’s lifestyle that’s great! But you have to be honest with yourself about how you will use it. $2000 phone, IP48, frequent outdoor use. Thermals? New type of screen. I’ll let everyone give it a real world test first.

    I think the Fold 8 wide will do what most people do with a phone. Email, social media, video, inside camera shots. It does those things VERY well evidently. A winner for Samsung, but not for everyone. Fortunately you can hit about every size slab/foldable price point in in the Samsung lineup. Something for everyone.

  22. @SILKVERSE-r7l

    August 10, 2026 at 4:43 pm

    I received my Z Fold 8 1TB today, and I have my Z Fold 6 1TB sitting right beside it. I spent about 30 minutes playing with them side by side, and for those first 30 minutes, I was convinced I was sending the Fold 8 back. I even refused to put my SIM card in it. 😂

    No UDC, no S Pen support, and I’m losing some inner-screen real estate. Those were all big negatives for me.

    I started comparing the displays and immediately noticed that the colors on the Z Fold 6 are more vivid, while the Fold 8 has a cleaner, sharper-looking display. But honestly, I was mostly noticing all the things my Fold 6 could do that the Fold 8 couldn’t.

    So I sat the Fold 8 down for about an hour and walked away from it.

    When I came back, I picked it up again and just started using it instead of constantly comparing it to my Fold 6 side by side.

    That’s when I fell in love with it.

    There’s just something about that wider aspect ratio. Once I stopped looking for everything the Fold 8 was missing and actually started using the phone, it started to feel completely different.

    Then it hit me: this thing is actually better than my Fold 6. 🤦‍♂️

    And of course, instead of just being happy with that realization, I immediately went into a whole new spiral thinking…

    “Damn, should I have gotten the Fold 8 Ultra?” 🤣

  23. @dubz3l3

    August 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    If you want the most pro level shots you should probably step up to a digital camera.

  24. @easycretor

    August 10, 2026 at 5:07 pm

    First of all, what’s the real cost of that phone? $2,149.00 + Sale Tax: 7.00 = 2,299.43 I have an iPhone it’s five years old. Why do I need this? I live on a boat to be precise Nordhavn-63 trawler It’s over all length 62′ 6″ / 19.05M. I got it new. It’s winterized. I’m in the north of Europe. I have monitors and screens in my pilot house four of them. No, I have five. I have a TV set there too. It’s just folded up. I have a gaming PC in my state room. I have a 75 inch flat panel TV in the salon. Laptop, and a tablet. I need the phone to do what. For the money you’re talking I can stay how many days at a marina. How much diesel can I buy? Food Internet access. And I get a slightly bigger screen. To do what with. I’m doing fine with the phone I got. It’ll be just my luck that foldable phone will fall in the ocean.

  25. @kaleidoscopeon

    August 10, 2026 at 5:34 pm

    Love her reviews.

  26. @thatpitter

    August 10, 2026 at 10:56 pm

    I love how people keep basically realizing the iPad mini screen size (5th gen and older) really was great

  27. @zebragum27

    August 11, 2026 at 12:09 am

    Agreed with the magnets. I enjoy using my Pixel fold 10 without a case and being able to quickly swap out magnetic accessories is great

  28. @jakerio8

    August 11, 2026 at 2:28 am

    Have a nice dei

  29. @youcancallmemike365

    August 11, 2026 at 2:35 am

    You always do a good job of reviewing these devices! I am not going to buy such an expensive phone, but I appreciate your dedication to your craft.

  30. @하호호-o8q

    August 11, 2026 at 4:13 am

    삼성 스마트폰 많이 사주세요

  31. @FiveNightsatBalatros

    August 11, 2026 at 5:50 am

    Look! An explosive commenter holding a foldable

  32. @mahfooz2001

    August 11, 2026 at 6:14 am

    لايدعم قلم ✏️😮وشريحه واحده فقط😮وبطاريه بعد 8 شهور تضعف وتصير تشحنه مرتين يوميا .ولايدعم شحن وايرليس!!

  33. @saviola417

    August 11, 2026 at 8:26 am

    as a zfold8 buyer and a zfold user since the zfold 2 i can sumarize: i HATE it, will exchange it for the Zfold 8 UTRA

  34. @P__114

    August 11, 2026 at 8:54 am

    Every influencer says the same thing. It’s because they’re all under the thumb of Samsung

  35. @bab027

    August 11, 2026 at 9:45 am

    It’s rly funny how everyone basically panic released this form factor when they found out this is what the folding iPhone would be.

  36. @hdtravel1

    August 11, 2026 at 10:38 am

    I bought the pistachio one and love it – it’s a fabulous game changing phone – worth every penny of the $1900 – super cool !!

  37. @motornut

    August 11, 2026 at 10:46 am

    The price is insane for a disposable gadget! Loved the review btw.

  38. @tyson00001

    August 11, 2026 at 10:58 am

    What is it with that dirty muslima!!!

  39. @GGori_99

    August 11, 2026 at 12:08 pm

    Im sold with the idea having 2 devices in 1.. but the price.. oh my God..

  40. @IbrahimYounes

    August 11, 2026 at 3:23 pm

    WHAT ! a HIJABIII tech lady!? thats new haha. amazing! God Bless you sister.

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