If you still doubted it, a new Samsung Galaxy Z foldable looks like a sure thing for the company’s upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event this month — a Spider-Man tie-in teaser posted on X on Wednesday pretty much confirms it. And it’s likely the Z Fold 8 or one of the expected variants, as rumors indicate.
Samsung’s been playing up its tie-in with new movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day for a while, including its launch of a functional Spider-Man tracking site that mimics the one appearing in the upcoming movie.
While the tracker promotion showed the site running on the screen of a foldable model, in the latest teaser, we can see a bit of the outside, including the profile of the phone’s folded halves when closed. Because it’s Spider-Man, the phone is shown being snatched out of the air by one of his web shooters.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8, or whatever it will be called, is rumored to feature a new, wider passport-style chassis. The teaser image suggests that might be true, but it also masks the width of the phone with a cleverly placed flare.
The post also links to Samsung’s site, where you can reserve a mystery phone (“your next galaxy device”) before Unpacked in exchange for a chance to win a $500 Samsung gift card and a $30 “gift” that can only be applied to a second device you purchase at the same time.
That may not be enough to make a dent in the potentially high price of upcoming models. Phone prices are rising along with those of many electronics, including consumer laptops, external storage devices, gaming consoles and more, thanks to the current memory- and component-supply shortage caused by RAM resources being reallocated toward more lucrative AI-related sales.
Whatever their cost, the new foldables are expected to be unveiled at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 in London.
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