Jul 22, 2026 – 11.00pmLondon | Samsung has launched a passport-shaped folding phone, in a move that beats its main rival, Apple, to the punch just months before it is expected to do the same thing.At its annual Unpacked launch event, this year in London, Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold8, a folding phone that is shorter and wider than Samsung’s previous folding phones. The company is banking on renewed interest in the category, if and when Apple enters the market with the same design.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Samsung beats Apple to video-friendly folding phone
It’s not the first time companies have tried to popularise passport-shaped folding phones. But with Samsung and soon Apple joining in, they might finally take off.
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