What To Count on At The Subsequent Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

Though it is not but official, you may wager the farm that Samsung will maintain a Galaxy Unpacked occasion this summer time. The rumor mill even factors to a particular time and venue: July 22 in London. However whether or not that is the official date or not, you may count on a foldable-focused shindig someday quickly. Samsung will probably unveil new Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip telephones, in addition to new Galaxy Watches. And we simply would possibly get a more in-depth take a look at Samsung and Google’s Android XR good glasses.

Eventually 12 months’s occasion, Samsung launched its most polished foldable but, the Galaxy Z Fold 7. However now the corporate seems able to shake issues up. Leaks level to a wider Fold mannequin alongside one with the extra established design.

Curiously, the broader form extra intently aligns with what trade insiders count on from Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone. Welcome to the world of Huge Tech, the place you need to query whether or not a brand new product was greenlit to compete with one that does not but exist.

This mannequin would commerce the slim design of the present Fold line for one thing that, when opened, extra intently resembles a small pill. It might even resemble the first-generation Pixel Fold (pictured above). Leaks recommend this wider Z Fold 8 would have a 7.8-inch interior show and a 5.4-inch outer show. Its outer display can be anticipated to be wider, which may make it really feel extra like an ordinary cellphone when closed. It is rumored to have two rear cameras, in comparison with the three on the present Fold line.

When leaks about this wider Fold first surfaced, they hinted that it could be offered as an offshoot from the principle sequence. (Suppose one thing alongside the traces of the Z Fold Particular Version.) Nevertheless, the newest ones recommend Samsung could place this mannequin because the commonplace Galaxy Z Fold 8.

In the meantime, a foldable whose side ratio and have set resemble final 12 months’s commonplace mannequin might be referred to as the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Extremely. (Confused but?) As its alleged identify suggests, this cellphone can be the top-tier mannequin.

The Z Fold 8 Extremely is rumored to incorporate a much less seen show crease than its predecessor. It may additionally carry a brand new Snapdragon chip, a 200-megapixel primary digital camera and 45W charging.

We are able to speculate as to why Samsung would possibly rebrand the beforehand commonplace mannequin as “Extremely.” First, one closely rumored identify for Apple’s foldable is the iPhone Extremely. Extra cynically, Samsung’s (unconfirmed) naming is also designed to make a costlier Fold really feel extra justifiable. With AI data-center-fueled shortages driving up reminiscence costs, it would not be stunning to see a value hike for the lineup. (The 2025 mannequin was already $2,000, so… yikes.) But when the brand new cellphone’s upgrades are extra incremental than revolutionary, that might be a tough promote — “Extremely” naming or not.

Then there’s the cheaper Galaxy Z Flip 8. It is rumored to incorporate a brand new hinge design that reduces the show crease. This might additionally make the cellphone a bit lighter at 180g. (The Flip 7 weighs 188g.)

Leaks level to a return to a Snapdragon processor, after final 12 months’s mannequin used a Samsung Exynos chip. (Particularly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.) Elsewhere, count on the identical 6.9-inch interior show and a 4.1-inch cowl show.

If these are the one upgrades — and we see a RAMageddon-fueled value enhance — it is arduous to think about the Galaxy Z Flip 8 as a compelling purchase. Such a ho-hum launch probably would not put to relaxation rumors that Samsung would possibly axe the Flip line after this era.

Up to date Galaxy Watch fashions sometimes arrive in the summertime Unpacked occasion, too. Leaks level to a Galaxy Watch 9 with largely incremental design modifications, together with a brand new case colour and new bands. You may also count on the Snapdragon Put on Elite processor, and on the software program aspect, it is rumored to obtain new health-tracking options.

In the meantime, the Galaxy Watch Extremely 2 might be an identical story. Leaks recommend it is going to even have delicate design modifications: a boxier look, thinner bezels with quantity markings and extra muted accent colours on the aspect buttons.

As for the Galaxy Watch Traditional — you recognize, the one with a rotating bezel and a extra conventional watch design? Nicely, no less than one leak suggests Samsung will skip it this 12 months.

One of many occasion’s extra fascinating updates might be a product we have already caught a glimpse of. Samsung and Google teased their first Android XR-powered good glasses at Google I/O 2026. If the businesses’ said timeline holds, this occasion might be the proper stage to disclose extra particulars.

The primary mannequin is a pair of audio-focused glasses developed with Light Monster and Warby Parker. They’ve an ever-present Gemini voice assistant — together with (arguably creepy) cameras for contextual AI. In different phrases, it is their reply to Meta’s Ray-Ban specs. A second Google-Samsung pair with a built-in show is within the pipeline for 2027.

Google beforehand stated the audio glasses would arrive this fall, so do not count on an imminent launch after Samsung’s Unpacked occasion. But it surely appears probably the corporate would use the highlight to inform us extra concerning the machine, which may presumably embody pricing and a launch date.