New ultra-premium foldable releasing as Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra with a major battery upgrade still rumoured
Samsung is not expected to replace the Galaxy Z Fold7 until the end of July (curr. $1,719 on Amazon). To recap, the company will reportedly head to London on July 22 to host its next Galaxy Unpacked event. In the meantime, numerous rumours have been circulating about Samsung's next Galaxy Z Fold releases.
Now, one of these has turned up on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG). Specifically, Samsung Electronics has certified the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, which is rumoured to be a Galaxy Z Fold7 replacement rather than a new Galaxy Z Fold segment. The Bluetooth SIG's listings corroborate this, albeit not directly.
Instead, the standards organisation mentions SM-F976C, SM-F976Q and SM-F976Z model numbers. For context, Samsung assigns SM-F956 and SM-F966 to the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Fold7, respectively. Hence, SM-F976 is merely a replacement for the Galaxy Z Fold7, despite Samsung adopting 'Ultra' branding.
By contrast, SM-F971 should be the model number for the smaller Galaxy Z Fold8, which was previously thought to be called the Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is tipped to weigh 215 g with a 5,000 mAh battery and 45 W wired charging. According to Ice Universe, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra will be thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold7at 4.1 mm. Other leakers like OnLeaks dispute this claim, though.
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