Samsung Galaxy Z Fold9 to bring back a long-lost feature the iPhone Duo has
Samsung put an under-display camera on the inner screen of its book-style foldables for four generations, starting with the Galaxy Z Fold3 back in 2021 and ending with the Galaxy Z Fold6. The Galaxy Z Fold7 switched to a regular punch hole last year, and this year's Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and wide Galaxy Z Fold8 stuck with it.
Now, the under-display camera will reportedly make a comeback next year. According to a tipster on X, Samsung will unveil a device with an under-display camera, "major internal changes", and minimal changes to its overall thickness and design. Earlier this month, the same tipster said the Galaxy Z Fold9 is already in development, with a target thickness of 3.9mm unfolded and 7.9mm folded.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
He also said Samsung is positioning the Fold9 as a direct competitor to the iPhone Duo. As you may know, Apple's first foldable went with a 4MP under-display selfie camera on its inner screen, so Samsung bringing the tech back wouldn't be such a stretch.
That said, do take all of this with a hefty pinch of salt, since it's just an unconfirmed rumor from one source. And said source's claims about thickness don't seem to be adding up - the wide Galaxy Z Fold8 measures 4.5mm unfolded and 9.7mm folded, so a 7.9mm Fold9 would be a pretty big drop for something with "minimal changes to its overall thickness". It's possible those were just early targets that didn't pan out, or that we're talking about the Fold9 Ultra rather than the wide Fold9. Many things are still up in the air about all of this.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
| 256GB 12GB RAM | $ 1,899.99 | £ 1,398.00 |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | $ 2,099.99 | € 1,796.12 |
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
| 256GB 12GB RAM | $ 1,580.99 | $ 1,650.00 |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | $ 1,499.00 | £ 1,499.00 |
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Reader comments
- Anonymous
- dWy
Guess what else is also cool, 1.4:1 ratio that smasung was doing on their original galaxy fold which they immediately abandoned. Suddenly it is cool and they included it in galaxy gold 8 and its sales soared ofc because as is typical with Samsun...
- Anonymous
- dWy
Removing the inner under display camera is a serious downgrade. A good quality selfie existed on the outside screen, you don't need a 2n this is a service camera, not the main one
- Anonymous
- dWy
So what? You need good quality to have the front camera, please allow the inner camera uninterrupted please.
