TL;DR
- Samsung has confirmed on Weibo that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
- This also comes weeks after we discovered that the US model could get Snapdragon power.
- Samsung will launch the wide foldable on July 22, alongside the Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8.
Samsung just confirmed that it will hold its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 in London. The company is expected to launch a trio of new foldable phones on the day, and it’s just revealed a key feature for at least one device.
Samsung confirmed in a Weibo post that a “brand-new form factor” will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset. Of course, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to adopt a new form factor for Galaxy foldables. If that’s not enough, Samsung also posted a video on Weibo and Instagram which strongly hints at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (or Wide Fold) getting Snapdragon power.
