Galaxy Z Fold 8 ‘Wide’ Leaks at 201g, Lighter Than Slabs

The wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 will weigh about 201 grams, according to specifications that leaked this week, making the passport-shaped foldable lighter than the 215-gram Galaxy Z Fold 7 and lighter than several big-screen flagships that do not fold at all, including Google’s 232-gram Pixel 10 Pro XL.

That number lands as Samsung reorganizes its foldable line into two book-style phones. The lighter one, leaked simply as the Fold 8, carries the weight headline; the heavier Fold 8 Ultra keeps the bigger battery and the charging jump.

201 Grams Puts a Foldable Under the Slabs

The figure comes from the prolific Samsung tipster known as Ice Universe, whose weight claim was published by 9to5Google, a technology news outlet, alongside a fresh set of dummy-unit photos this week. At about 201 grams, the wide model would sit below almost every large slab phone you can buy today.

Weight is where book-style foldables have always paid a tax. You are carrying a second display, a metal hinge with hundreds of parts, and a chassis stiff enough to survive thousands of folds. For years that pushed these phones well past the heaviest candy-bar handsets, and it is the single reason a lot of buyers tried a foldable in a store and walked out.

So the comparison that matters is not against last year’s Fold. It is against the phone already in your pocket. The wide Fold 8 would undercut Google’s biggest Pixel by more than 30 grams, a phone listed on the Pixel 10 Pro XL’s official spec sheet at 232 grams. It would also slip under Honor’s Magic V5, the slimmest rival book-style foldable on the market.

• 201 g wide Galaxy Z Fold 8, the leaked weight
• 232 g Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, a phone that does not fold
• 273 g the original 2019 Galaxy Fold

From 273 Grams to 201 in Seven Years

Put the leaked weight on a timeline and the trend is hard to miss. The first Galaxy Fold shipped in 2019 at 273 grams, a brick by any phone standard. Google’s first Pixel Fold landed in 2023 even heavier, at 283 grams. Both were roughly half again as heavy as a normal phone, and both felt it after an hour of one-handed scrolling.

The wide Fold 8 would be 72 grams lighter than that 2019 original. Samsung got there by attacking thickness first, a long grind it has documented in its own account of shrinking foldable thickness from 17.1mm down to single digits, then trimming hinge mass and frame material year over year.

The competition tells the same story from a different direction. Honor spent last summer chasing record after record, and its claim to the world’s thinnest folding phone shows how fast the whole category has shed bulk. If the 201-gram leak holds, Samsung reclaims the lead on the spec buyers actually feel in their hand.

Samsung Now Sells Two Folds, Built Differently

Here is the catch buyers should sit with. The 201-gram phone is the wide, passport-proportioned model with a 4:3 inner screen, and the lightness buys you a smaller battery. The heavier sibling, leaked as the Fold 8 Ultra, holds the line at the same 215 grams Samsung gave the Galaxy Z Fold 7 it called its lightest yet, and it absorbs the real hardware gains.

The Ultra moves to a 5,000 mAh cell, up from the 4,400 mAh in the current Fold, and finally jumps to 45W wired charging from a stubborn 25W. Ice Universe also pegs its unfolded thickness at 4.1mm, a hair under the Fold 7. Most of the rest looks carried over.

So the lineup forces a choice it never used to. Pick the wide model for the lightest body and the readable 4:3 screen, or pick the Ultra for endurance and faster top-ups. The leaked battery figure for the wide phone still bounces between 4,500 and 4,800 mAh depending on which tipster you read, so that one is worth holding loosely until Samsung says it on stage.

Why the New Camera Skips Samsung’s 12-Megapixel Default

The wide Fold 8 is also said to get a new 50-megapixel main sensor, and the interesting wrinkle is the output. Samsung phones usually bin a high-resolution sensor down to 12-megapixel images by default, combining groups of pixels for cleaner low-light shots. This new sensor reportedly supports a native 24-megapixel mode straight out of the camera.

That matters because 24-megapixel files keep more fine detail than the standard 12, without forcing you into a full 50-megapixel mode that eats storage and slows the shutter. On current Galaxy phones, getting that middle resolution often meant digging into the Camera Assistant add-on. The leak suggests the Fold 8 bakes it in.

For a foldable, a sharper main camera closes one more gap with conventional flagships, which have long out-shot folding phones because they had room for bigger glass. It will not match a Galaxy S Ultra, but it narrows the distance.

What the Lighter Fold Means Before Launch

Weight and the crease have been the two complaints that follow every Samsung foldable review, and both look like they get answered at once this cycle. On the second front, Samsung’s parallel effort to flatten the Fold 8’s display crease has the soft ridge down the middle close to gone, according to the same tipster network feeding the weight numbers.

None of this is official yet. These are leaks built from dummy units and tipster posts, and Samsung has a habit of holding final specs until the show. Battery figures in particular keep shifting between sources. Treat the 201-gram claim as the strongest single signal so far, not a confirmed line on a spec sheet.

What you can plan around is the date. Samsung is expected to take the wraps off the Fold 8 series at a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, with London floated as the venue. That is when the weight, the battery, and the camera move from tipster screenshots to numbers the company will stand behind.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does the Galaxy Z Fold 8 ‘Wide’ weigh?

Leaked specs put the wide Galaxy Z Fold 8 at about 201 grams. That is lighter than the 215-gram Galaxy Z Fold 7 and lighter than the 232-gram Pixel 10 Pro XL, a phone that does not fold. Samsung has not confirmed the figure.

When will Samsung launch the Galaxy Z Fold 8?

Samsung is expected to unveil the Fold 8 series at a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, with London rumored as the location. Pre-orders typically open within hours of the announcement, with sales following a week or two later.

What is the difference between the Fold 8 and the Fold 8 Ultra?

The wide Fold 8 is lighter and thinner with a 4:3 inner display and a smaller battery. The Fold 8 Ultra weighs 215 grams and carries the bigger upgrades: a 5,000 mAh battery, 45W wired charging, and a slightly thinner unfolded body at 4.1mm.

Is the Fold 8 ‘Wide’ really lighter than a normal phone?

Yes, if the leak holds. At roughly 201 grams it undercuts Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL, which weighs 232 grams, and it sits below several large non-folding flagships. It would be the lightest book-style foldable on the market.

What camera upgrade is the Fold 8 ‘Wide’ getting?

The wide model is said to use a new 50-megapixel main sensor that natively outputs 24-megapixel photos, instead of Samsung’s usual 12-megapixel default, without needing the Camera Assistant add-on to unlock the higher resolution.