Leaked Photos Spoil Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 Surprise

Samsung’s next foldables leaked in full family photos this week, exposing two colors, Pistachio and Mint, that will sell only through the company’s own online store. The images line up the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip 8 side by side, alongside the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, days ahead of Samsung’s July 22 Unpacked event in London.

Samsung has spent the past two weeks running a cryptic teaser campaign built around the idea that its new shapes are still a secret. The leaks got there first.

Four Family Photos Put All Three Foldables Side by Side

The new images show four separate group shots, each framing the lineup a different way. Two of them place the Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra and Flip 8 together in one frame, making the size gap between Samsung’s wide foldable, its narrower Ultra sibling and its clamshell hard to miss.

• Two frames line up all three foldables together, showing the real scale difference between the wide Fold 8, the narrower Fold 8 Ultra and the pocket-sized Flip 8.
• A third frame isolates the Fold 8 series on its own, without the Flip 8 or the watches in the shot.
• A fourth pairs the Fold 8 lineup with the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, giving the clearest size read yet on the two wearables next to the phones.

It’s the first time Samsung has planned three foldable phones for a single Unpacked cycle. The Fold 8 keeps the wider, shorter body Samsung introduced to chase a book-like feel, while the Fold 8 Ultra sticks with the narrower profile longtime Fold owners already know.

Pistachio and Mint Skip the Stores Entirely

The Fold 8 photos also confirm a color Samsung hadn’t shown before. Pistachio is a pale shade that sits somewhere between light blue and grey, and it’s an online-exclusive option, meaning it will only be sold directly through the Samsung Store rather than through carriers or third-party retailers.

The Flip 8 gets its own web-only shade, too. Samsung calls it Mint, a soft light green that follows the same online-only rule as Pistachio. Neither color will show up on shelves at a carrier store or a big-box retailer.

Both colors join a wider palette. Retail buyers can choose the Fold 8 in Cream, Graphite or Lavender, and the Flip 8 in Cream, Graphite or Pink, based on renders that have circulated ahead of launch. The Fold 8 Ultra keeps its own separate set, Cream, Graphite, Green Shadow and Violet Shadow, with no online-exclusive shade reported so far.

A Mystery Campaign Running Out of Mysteries

Samsung wiped its Samsung Mobile and Samsung Mobile USA Instagram accounts earlier this month and replaced them with cryptic posts spelling out the phrase “New Shape. New Joy.” Captions like “Cut to what matters,” “Feels just right” and “A whole new slice” hinted at a design change without naming a single device.

Samsung made it official in an invitation titled “A New Shape Unfolds”, confirming the July 22 keynote in London without previewing colors, specs or pricing.

That’s the tension sitting underneath this week’s leaks. A campaign built to keep the new shapes under wraps is running alongside renders, regulatory filings and now full family photos that have already shown the shapes, named the colors and, in the Fold 8 Ultra’s case, detailed the camera hardware. Whatever Samsung planned to reveal on stage, the shock value has already thinned out.

Is the Galaxy Z Flip 8 the Last of Its Kind?

Samsung hasn’t confirmed the claim, though it’s drawing serious attention among leakers. A tipster with a track record on Samsung’s supply chain says the Flip 8 could be the final small foldable Samsung builds, as rising component costs and pressure from Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone push the company toward its higher-margin Fold line instead.

The leaker behind the claim, known online as @UniverseIce, argues Samsung sells far more Fold units than Flip units and earns a wider margin on each one. That math gets harder to ignore as memory chip prices climb across the phone industry.

Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone adds its own pressure. It packs a smaller battery than the iPhone Pro Max, according to a separate leak, an early sign of how tight the engineering fight already is.

Whether the Flip 8 is genuinely Samsung’s last small foldable remains an open question that only a single leaker has answered so far. The Flip 8 is still shipping this cycle in four colors, Mint included, alongside the rest of the July 22 lineup.

The Ultra Carries a Zoom Lens the Base Model Skips

The clearest split in this year’s lineup is the camera. The standard Fold 8 sticks with a two-lens setup, a wide and an ultrawide, the same approach Samsung has used on its base foldable for several generations. The Fold 8 Ultra adds a third lens, a telephoto with 3x optical zoom, something the wide model doesn’t get at all.

The Ultra also carries a hinge change Samsung has been quietly refining. A dual ultra thin glass (UTG) structure is expected to make the inner display more durable and cut the visible crease further, building on a separate leak detailing the Ultra’s crease fix and the tradeoffs that came with it. For a fuller spec breakdown, a complete rundown of the Ultra’s pre-Unpacked leaks covers the render history in more detail.

Charging tells a similar story. The Fold 8 Ultra supports 45W wired charging, while the Flip 8 is expected to stay at 25W for a fifth straight generation, a gap owners of faster-charging rival clamshells have noticed for years.

What Samsung Has Confirmed and What It Hasn’t

Between official filings and leaked renders, the shape of this launch is mostly locked in. Pricing and a couple of longer-term questions are the pieces still missing.

What we know:

• Date and city. Samsung will hold Unpacked on July 22 in London, its first confirmed on-stage appearance for the Fold 8 Ultra as a distinct model from the standard Fold 8.
• Regulatory clearance. The Fold 8 Ultra, Flip 8 and Watch 9 have already cleared the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US regulator that signs off on wireless hardware, keeping a US launch on the same date on track.
• The chip. Both Fold models run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor with Samsung’s own “for Galaxy” tuning, paired with 12GB of RAM.

What’s unconfirmed:

• Final pricing. Samsung hasn’t announced a price for any of the five devices.
• The Flip line’s future. Whether the Flip 8 is genuinely Samsung’s last small foldable remains a single leaker’s claim, not a company confirmation.
• Android XR glasses. Samsung’s extended reality (XR) smart glasses may or may not make a stage appearance alongside the phones and watches.

Samsung is expected to close most of these gaps on stage on July 22.

Preorders Open the Moment the Keynote Ends

Samsung’s pattern with past Unpacked events is consistent. Reservations open as soon as the keynote wraps, preorders follow within a day or two, and devices ship to buyers roughly two weeks later. Bundle deals and trade-in credit typically land the same day pricing goes live.

The price itself is the open question. Leaks point to an increase tied to the memory chip shortage squeezing the phone industry this year, building on the Fold 7’s $2,000 starting price. Samsung is expected to confirm the number on stage in London on July 22, with the stable One UI 9 software update carrying new AI features arriving for existing Galaxy phones in September.

Frequently Asked Questions

When Is the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event?

Samsung will hold Galaxy Unpacked on July 22, 2026, in London, with a livestream starting at 2 p.m. BST (9 a.m. EDT, 3 p.m. CEST) on Samsung.com, Samsung Newsroom and Samsung’s YouTube channel.

Will the Pistachio and Mint Colors Be Sold in Stores?

No. Pistachio, the Fold 8 shade, and Mint, the Flip 8 shade, are both online-exclusive, meaning they ship only through Samsung’s own web store, while Cream, Graphite, Lavender and Pink go to carriers and retail partners.

Is the Galaxy Z Flip 8 Really the Last Flip Phone?

Not according to Samsung, which hasn’t addressed the claim at all. It traces to leaker @UniverseIce, who points to rising component costs and competition from Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone as reasons Samsung might prioritize the Fold line going forward.

What Sizes Does the Galaxy Watch 9 Come In?

The Galaxy Watch 9 is expected in 40mm and 44mm cases, each offered in Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi-plus-cellular versions, with 10W wireless charging carried over from the previous generation.

How Much More Will the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Cost Than the Fold 7?

Estimates vary. The Fold 7 launched at $2,000, and leaks disagree on the size of the jump, with some pointing to a $100 increase across the Fold and Flip lines and others estimating the Fold 8 could land $150 to $200 higher once memory chip costs are factored in.