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TL;DR
- Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak points to a surprising downgrade strategy centered around making the foldable thinner.
- The Fold 8 series may reportedly lose S Pen support and Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 Ultra privacy screen technology.
- TL;DR 3
Samsung’s 2026 foldable strategy is starting to look a lot more complicated and potentially divisive. The latest Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak suggests Samsung is ditching some of the premium features buyers expect from a device that costs nearly $2,000.
Tipster Ice Universe claims on X that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series will ship without S Pen support and without Samsung’s new privacy screen technology that debuted on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
