Samsung's next wide foldable will reportedly get a sibling

Samsung launched its first wide foldable, theGalaxy Z Fold8, back in July, alongside the more traditionally shapedGalaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Now a tipster from Korea claims that the wide Fold8 is selling much better than Samsung itself expected, citing sources at a display supplier. Because of that, Samsung will allegedly add a second model to its wide foldable lineup next year, which the tipster describes as a sure thing. What kind of model it will be hasn't been decided yet. Samsung is reportedly testing two options: one with a bigger display than the current Fold8, and one that keeps the same size but has toned-down specs. Only one of them will make it to market, and a decision is said to be coming soon.

The tentative names for these are the Galaxy Z Fold9+ and the Galaxy Z Fold9 FE, respectively. Samsung hasn't shared sales figures for the wide Fold8 on its own. What it did say is that the Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra togethersold 45% more in Europein their first nine weeks than theGalaxy Z Fold7did last year, without breaking that number down by model. With theiPhone Duonow on sale too, it makes sense for Samsung to expand in that direction. In case you need a refresher, the Galaxy Z Fold8 comes with a 7.6-inch 2448x1848 inner screen in a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 5.5-inch 1248x1972 cover display, both LTPO AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset, up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 4,800 mAh battery with 45W wired and 20W wireless charging. If you want to learn more about the Galaxy Z Fold8, check out our video review above. And if you want to go more in-depth, don't missour comprehensive written review. Source(in Korean)