Galaxy Z Flip 8 leak points to minor changes before Samsung event
Images and specifications published by WinFuture suggest Samsung’s next flip phone may closely resemble the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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Samsung’s next clamshell foldable has appeared in leaked images and specifications about a week before the company is expected to introduce new foldable phones. The materials published by WinFuture suggest the Galaxy Z Flip 8 may bring only limited visible changes from last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 7.
WinFuture shared images and specifications for the unreleased phone, and 9to5Google reported that the details look nearly the same as Samsung’s current flip phone. The leak indicates that the Z Flip 8 design may be difficult to distinguish from the Z Flip 7 at a glance.
According to WinFuture, Samsung is not moving the Z Flip 8 to a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The leaked specifications instead list Samsung’s Exynos 2600, described as the successor to the Exynos 2500 used in the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
The other notable change in the leaked specifications is support for 45W wired charging, according to WinFuture. No other major upgrades were identified in the details cited by 9to5Google.
The timing of the leak puts attention on Samsung’s next launch event, where the company is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and other foldable devices. Samsung has not officially confirmed the phone in the leaked materials cited by WinFuture and 9to5Google.
If the leak is accurate, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 would continue Samsung’s use of its own Exynos chips in the Flip line rather than switching to Qualcomm hardware for this model. It would also make charging support one of the clearer year-over-year specification changes identified so far.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series is the company’s compact foldable line, built around a phone-sized screen that folds in half. The Z Flip 8 leak suggests Samsung may be preparing a familiar-looking update rather than a broad redesign for this generation.
More details are expected when Samsung formally presents its next foldable lineup. Until then, the WinFuture leak is the clearest set of reported images and specifications for the Galaxy Z Flip 8 ahead of the event.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.