Cell Phone - Category - 7itemshttps://7items.com/cell-phone/Cell Phone - Category - 7itemsencontact@7items.com (7items)contact@7items.com (7items)Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Samsung dropped the zoom lens from the Galaxy Z Fold 8https://7items.com/cell-phone/galaxy-z-fold-8-review/Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000contact@7items.com (7items)https://7items.com/cell-phone/galaxy-z-fold-8-review/

The $1,900 Galaxy Z Fold 8 ships with just two rear cameras. The 3x optical zoom that came on the Fold 7 now costs $200 extra, on the Fold 8 Ultra. In exchange you get the lightest, widest and flattest Fold that Samsung has built.

Key Takeaways

  • The $1,900 Fold 8 has no zoom lens, just wide and ultrawide.
  • Paying $200 more for the Ultra buys back 3x zoom and a 200MP camera.
  • Tom’s Guide shot both phones and says the zoom gap is not worth $200.
  • At 201g it is the lightest Fold Samsung has made.
  • Seven years of updates beats what most phones offer at any price.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 price and what you get

The standard Fold 8 starts at $1,900 for 256GB in the US, with 512GB and 1TB above that. Only the 1TB trim carries 16GB of RAM; the rest ship with 12GB. Europe pays about €2,000 and the UK £1,699.

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