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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide: A Chess Move Against Apple's Foldable
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Samsung deleted the grid from its Instagram and began posting cryptic aspect-ratio teasers pointing to a new, wider foldable phone — tentatively called the Galaxy Z Fold 8 or Galaxy Z Fold Wide. The hosts discuss leak images from a case manufacturer showing the device appears to have only two cameras and a roughly 3:2 aspect ratio, reminiscent of the original Pixel Fold and Oppo Find N. Marques articulates his theory: Samsung is deliberately releasing this as a slightly compromised, lower-tier Fold, while keeping the candy-bar-style Fold 8 Ultra as the flagship. [1] — Marques Brownlee "Samsung is teasing a new wide-aspect (passport-shaped) foldable, expected to arrive before Apple's first folding iPhone. Marques argued thi…" 35:46 When Apple's first foldable iPhone arrives — also expected in a similar wide format with dual cameras — Samsung can market its product as "the compromised shape" that Apple copied, while its Ultra remains "the real deal." Andrew draws a parallel to the Galaxy Note 10 lineup, where the non-Ultra version shipped with meaningfully inferior specs, warning the same dynamic may disadvantage consumers who just want to pick their preferred size.
Samsung is teasing a new wide-aspect (passport-shaped) foldable, expected to arrive before Apple's first folding iPhone. Marques argued this is clever chess: by releasing a wide-format foldable as a lower-tier 'Fold 8' with dual cameras, Samsung frames Apple's similarly-shaped foldable as the compromise product — while Samsung's candy-bar Ultra remains the premium.
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