Overview
- Samsung began rolling out the Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7 and Watch8 series to 49 markets on July 25, with availability set to expand to more than 110 countries.
- Record-breaking pre-orders in Europe saw the Z Fold7 account for over half of all orders, driving a 50 percent increase compared with the previous generation.
- Both foldables feature slimmer, lighter designs than their predecessors and integrate Galaxy AI tools such as Gemini Live for real-time camera-based assistant interactions.
- Samsung has realigned its software roadmap to install major Android 16-based One UI 8 updates on foldables first while shifting Galaxy S flagships to mid-cycle One UI x.5 releases.
- One UI 8 remains in beta on the Galaxy S25 series, with beta 4 scheduled for rollout next week as Samsung fine-tunes the update ahead of its stable release.