Samsung’s annual summer event kicked off Wednesday morning with the company unveiling a new lineup of watches and foldables. After weeks of rumors and leaks, Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a completely new design that’s smaller and wider than last year’s Fold, a new “Ultra” Fold, an updated Flip model, and updated versions of the Galaxy smartwatches.
If you weren’t able to see the event in person, you can check out this year’s biggest Galaxy Unpacked announcements below.
The highlight of Galaxy Unpacked was the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which received a major redesign from last year’s Z Fold 7. The new design is smaller and wider, with a 7.6-inch internal display and a 5.5-inch external display. It’s slightly thicker at 4.5mm unfolded and 9.7mm folded, compared to 4.2mm and 8.9mm respectively for the Z Fold 7.
The new Fold also features an innovative hinge design with Samsung’s new Flex Titanium display tech. It doesn’t completely eliminate the crease on the internal display, but it makes it significantly less noticeable than the creases on Samsung’s previous foldables. The new Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8 also got a Flex Titanium display upgrade.
The Z Fold 8 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The camera setup is a step down from the Z Fold 7 — the Z Fold 8 has two main cameras instead of three, a 50MP wide and a 50MP ultrawide. Both the cover screen camera and the internal camera are 10MP like the Z Fold 7, though.
The Z Fold 8 starts at $1,899 and comes in four colors: Lavender, Graphite, Cream, and Pistachio (for online orders only).
While the standard Z Fold 8 gets a facelift, the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra inherits the design from last year’s Z Fold 7. Samsung’s new top-tier foldable for the Galaxy is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.
The Ultra has a larger 5,000mAh battery compared to the 4,400mAh battery in the Z Fold 7. The camera setup is similar to the Z Fold 7 with a 200MP wide/50MP ultrawide/10MP telephoto main camera and 10MP selfie cameras on the inside and the cover display.
The Z Fold 8 Ultra starts at $2,099 and comes in four colors: Graphite, Cream, Violet Shadow, and Green Shadow (for online orders only).
Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 8 with some notable bumps, but no major design changes. It now runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, an upgrade from the Exynos 2500 chip that powered the previous Z Flip 7. It also includes 12GB of RAM with 256GB or 512GB storage options (but still no 1TB option).
Like last year’s model, it has a 6.9-inch internal display and a 4.1-inch cover display, with a 4,300mAh battery. While it looks the same overall, the Core Display is a bit more versatile thanks to some new gestures and access to the app drawer. It’s also quite thin at 13.1mm folded and 6.1mm unfolded. Unfortunately, it’s also $100 more expensive than the Flip 7, which starts at $1,199. The phone comes in four colors: Pink, Graphite, Cream, and Mint (for online orders only).
The Galaxy Watch got an update on Galaxy Unpacked with a new processor, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite. It again comes in two sizes, 44mm and 40mm. The larger 44mm model has a 1.47-inch display and a 445mAh battery, while the 40mm version features a slightly smaller 1.34-inch display and a 390mAh battery. Samsung says both sizes can last up to 30 hours per charge with always-on display. Both also include 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
In addition to specification improvements, the highlight of this year’s Galaxy Watch refresh are four new preventive health metrics: Vitals, Heart Health Score, Daily Cardio Load, and Fitness Index. All four will also be available on the new Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, and could help Samsung’s smartwatches compete with Apple’s wearable devices.
Unfortunately, the Galaxy Watch 9 received a $30 price bump from last year, so it now starts at $379. The 44mm version comes in graphite and silver while the 40mm is available in graphite and cream.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, not to be confused with the second-generation version of last year’s original Galaxy Watch Ultra. The new Ultra features a significantly larger battery at 800mAh, up from 590mAh in last year’s Ultra, which somehow fits into a case that’s 12 percent thinner than the previous model. Samsung says it can last up to 60 hours per charge with always-on display. The updated Ultra is also getting the same new preventative health measures as the base Galaxy Watch.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Like the previous version, it is available in only one size, 47mm, with a 1.52-inch display. The price of the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 also increased by $50, bringing it to $699, with two color options, Titanium Silver and Titanium Grey.
Google also made an appearance at this year’s Galaxy Unpacked with some new frames for its upcoming smart glasses with Samsung. It unveiled new designs for Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, following both brands’ first two designs announced at Google I/O in May. The first pairs of Google’s smart glasses are expected to launch later this year.









