Samsung's iPhone Fold rival, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide just appeared in a new leak alleging to show a dummy unit of the rumored foldable phone. If this is the true design, I could be convinced to finally make the leap to a foldable phone, especially one that may be among the best foldable phones.
The latest leak comes from regular tipster Sonny Dickson who described the wider foldable as "literally an S25 Edge thin when folded."
First look at the Samsung Fold 8 Wide dummy. The thinness is insane. Literally an S25 Edge thin when folded. pic.twitter.com/M6cAzvowZpMay 28, 2026
For reference, the Galaxy S25 Edge measures in at 5.8mm. Usually when foldables open, that number gets about halved, suggesting the Wide could measure in at 2.6mm(!) thin when unfolded. A USB-C port measures about that much, and based on Dickson's video, it certainly seems like that's the case.
The dummy unit may be a bit thicker than how the device will actually look in its final production. My colleague John Velasco noted that it appears that there's a gap between the displays when folded, which is important given how foldables a couple years ago were bent on eliminating the gap.
As we've seen in leaked renders, the wider Z Fold has a surprisingly broad cover display.
In a separate response to the video, Samsung leaker Ice Universe claimed that internal testers at Samsung are "very fond of this device." He also warned that this should be used as a rough reference since the build quality is "far from the real device."
A wider screen looks better
Last year, when Samsung experimented with its Galaxy Z TriFold, it proved that a foldable with more of a tablet aspect ratio could make for a great phone. That device features a 10-inch interior display that puts it closer to the size of the best tablets.
Samsung optimized a number of apps for the bigger display. It takes away the square aspect ratio of most foldables and treats it like a true display.
I love my iPad mini, and the rumored Z Fold Wide is supposed to have a similar 4:3 aspect ratio. As John Velasco points out, this wider display would actually run Android apps better, especially ones centered around video.
Outside of price, which will always put me off foldable devices, this new design actually makes me curious about the Z Fold 8 Wide and I really want to test it out now.
