What To Anticipate At The Subsequent Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

Though it is not but official, you possibly can wager the farm that Samsung will maintain a Galaxy Unpacked occasion this summer time. The rumor mill even points to a selected time and venue: July 22 in London. However whether or not that is the official date or not, you possibly can anticipate a foldable-focused shindig someday quickly. Samsung will seemingly unveil new Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip telephones, in addition to new Galaxy Watches. And we simply would possibly get a better have a look at Samsung and Google’s Android XR sensible glasses.

Finally 12 months’s occasion, Samsung launched its most polished foldable yet, 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 carefully aligns with what business insiders anticipate from Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone. Welcome to the world of Huge Tech, the place it’s important 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 slender design of the present Fold line for one thing that, when opened, extra carefully resembles a small pill. It might even resemble the first-generation Pixel Fold (pictured above). Leaks suggest this wider Z Fold 8 would have a 7.8-inch inside show and a 5.4-inch outer show. Its outer display screen can also be anticipated to be wider, which might make it really feel extra like a normal 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 collection. (Suppose one thing alongside the traces of the Z Fold Special Edition.) Nevertheless, the most recent ones suggest Samsung could place this mannequin because the normal Galaxy Z Fold 8.

In the meantime, a foldable whose side ratio and have set resemble final 12 months’s normal mannequin may very well be known 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 less visible display crease than its predecessor. It might additionally carry a brand new Snapdragon chip, a 200-megapixel principal digicam and 45W charging.

We are able to speculate as to why Samsung would possibly rebrand the beforehand normal 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 dearer Fold really feel extra justifiable. With AI data-center-fueled shortages driving up memory prices, it would not be shocking to see a worth hike for the lineup. (The 2025 model was already $2,000, so… yikes.) But when the brand new cellphone’s upgrades are extra incremental than revolutionary, that may very well 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 last year’s model used a Samsung Exynos chip. (Particularly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.) Elsewhere, expect the identical 6.9-inch inside show and a 4.1-inch cowl show.

If these are the one upgrades — and we see a RAMageddon-fueled worth enhance — it is arduous to think about the Galaxy Z Flip 8 as a compelling purchase. Such a ho-hum launch seemingly 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 principally incremental design adjustments, together with a brand new case coloration and new bands. You can even anticipate the Snapdragon Wear Elite processor, and on the software program facet, it is rumored to obtain new health-tracking options.

In the meantime, the Galaxy Watch Extremely 2 may very well be the same story. Leaks suggest it is going to even have delicate design adjustments: a boxier look, thinner bezels with quantity markings and extra muted accent colours on the facet buttons.

As for the Galaxy Watch Traditional — you realize, the one with a rotating bezel and a extra conventional watch design? Effectively, at least one leak suggests Samsung will skip it this 12 months.

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

The primary mannequin is a pair of audio-focused glasses developed with Mild 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 display is within the pipeline for 2027.

Google beforehand stated the audio glasses would arrive this fall, so do not anticipate an imminent launch after Samsung’s Unpacked occasion. However it appears seemingly the corporate would use the highlight to inform us extra in regards to the system, which might probably embody pricing and a launch date.