“But if a pocket tablet is what you're in the market for, Samsung's been doing it longer than anyone else. And this is the most refined take on a booktype foldable anyone's put out so far.”

“For the less insane, the added capabilities Samsung added to the Ultra do justify its $200 premium in my opinion. Even if this aspect ratio is maybe wearing out its welcome, and even if those upgrades are more sensibly balanced than the bombastic spec powerhouse a name like Ultra might suggest.”

“1 UI 9 feels less like a major update and more like 1UI 8.6.”

“I guess this one is nothing special.”

“the operating system, again, the combination of One UI and Galaxy AI, I think, is unmatched, particularly on a foldable. And this is the safe choice for that reason.”

“The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a tall cover display, which is good for scrolling and gives more space while the keyboard is on screen, and the larger space when unfolded makes for better multitasking.”

“Charging is a bit faster on the Ultra. Also, the camera quality is slightly better from the main cam and when zooming, especially for video.”

“Are you going to enjoy the book-like shape of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, or do you want the larger space for multitasking that the Ultra provides?”

“The Ultra is just the best on the market in terms of this kind of foldable.”

“If you're a little bit more adventurous or if you're coming into the foldable game for the first time ever, get this.”

“So, there you have it. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Unlike the regular Galaxy Z Fold8 with this new form factor, the Ultra provides about the same experience as last year's model that includes more powerful cameras than the Galaxy Z Fold8.”

“Still, we do appreciate the refinements over the Galaxy Z Fold7, like better battery life and faster charging and anti-reflective coating on the display and the new ultrawide cam.”

“However, if those are not dealreakers for you, you'd probably be fine getting the previous model and saving a bit of cash.”

“this is pretty much the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a slightly better battery, slightly better processor, and slightly better camera.”

“Me personally, I would spend that extra couple of bucks and go with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, bigger display, bigger battery, better camera. You know that that's just it. [...] I need the telephoto camera.”

“If you've been a Samsung foldable user for quite a while now and you skipped the 7 last year, but you are due an upgrade this year, I think the safe choice is the Fold 8 Ultra, obviously, because it's pretty much the same phone as this.”

“Samsung still makes the best foldable out there, in my humble opinion, and you will not be disappointed, particularly if you're coming from the four or the five or the six. That's going to be a huge upgrade. You'll be very, very pleased with this.”

“And the Fold 8 Ultra, which is $200 more, carries on with the same design you're used to seeing with previous generation of Folds.”

“there are business user types who are not really watching videos and they've got one note open and you they've got a three split screen going and maybe their email and then maps or something like that. So a bigger screen and the squarer aspect ratio can work out.”

“it's one of the best phones I've ever used.”

“The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is shorter and wider, and that means it behaves differently in different use cases than the taller and narrower Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.”

“On the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, the stories for some reason stay cropped, so you have black bars on the sides. Whereas on on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, you fill the whole display.”

“But when playing games on the inner screen, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 definitely has the advantage over the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra cuz you get the full screen experience.”

“If you're someone who wants a great, large content-watching screen, this one is fantastic. I was genuinely speechless watching our RE footage, something I haven't been on a phone display in a long time.”

“But, between the issues of me just kind of struggling to even open it because it's so thin, the camera quality looking questionable, and kind of just the small revision over the Fold 7, I don't think it's worth your time unless you're an old Fold [...] user, like a Fold 4 or older.”

“Here's the thing. After a week of using this, in terms of hardware, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, it's not an Ultra. There's just too much missing.”

“I can't really decide whether I'm disappointed in the upgrades that Samsung gave this, or I'm just disappointed that they went down the Ultra name, especially when it's not an Ultra phone. If Samsung had just called this the Galaxy Z Fold 8, I'd probably be sat here praising it a little bit more, but they decided to call it Ultra. And Ultra is supposed to mean better than everyone else. And while this is a good foldable, it isn't the best.”

“Despite all my complaints, I know that this will be the foldable in my pocket this year. There is something about Samsung Fold that I just love. I have better folds to pick from, but One UI and its multitasking and good luck, I'm kind of all in on it.”

“So 72 hours later, I would say the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, this is sick. Okay, this is sick.”

“But as far as the Z Fold 8 Ultra, I love it. Okay, I love this phone.”

“The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra has the more traditional form factor we're used to from the Fold series.”

“This means you get the formatting you're used to from basically any other phone. And when unfolded, it means that you get the equivalent space of two smartphone displays next to each other. Great for split-screen multitasking.”

“the Ultra stays tall and thin with a bigger battery and the higher-powered cameras.”

“Honestly, I'm kind of over the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. You know, you know this one. I'm I'm over this narrow outer display. I'm kind of over this. I would take a chance and get something different. I would take a chance with this one.”

“with a weight of 214 g, meaning it's significantly lighter and slimmer than the Motorola Razor Fold”

“The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra also features the new top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. A new 50-megapixel ultrawide camera with an aperture of f/2.2 [...] and, a noticeably larger battery.”

“In essence, it's better than before, but unfortunately, it's not on the level of the Oppo Find N6. The crease is shallower, but still present. [...] The movement might indeed be smoother, but also less certain and somewhat springy.”

“Well, it is a small... incremental improvement again, but then they also did something really clever, which you'll see what I mean in a second.”

“But it is way better than last year, which would be like a 5.”

“it's for the power user. It's the person who's doing a ton of multitasking.”

“So, kind of closing thoughts on this phone. One, I really, really like this phone. I loved the Fold 7 last year. There's not a whole lot that I want changed, but Samsung seemed to nail all the right changes on here.”

“But otherwise, objectively looking at this phone compared to last year, across the board, nice incremental upgrades that make this a solid phone. A really good recommendation for anybody who wants the best folding phone in 2026 and probably 2027 as well that is not only very powerful, really good form factor, really well built, and you know, has software to really back it up.”

“So, I'm a big fan of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. I'm probably going to be using this as my everyday phone”

“This is the first time that Samsung's calling a Fold Ultra. So, you've got the same improvements to its opening mechanism with the wider gap in the magnets. Nice. It's got that new chipset and all the same display improvements that we've just seen with the regular Fold 8. Ultra bright, anti-reflective, and if anything, the screen is even more impressive here because of its 8in stature.”

“It's actually the slimmest Samsung Fold ever at just 4.1 mm when it's open. Not a huge leap over the previous record of 4.2, but an improvement nonetheless. And what's great to see is that it's this thin while having an even larger battery than both the Fold 7 and the Fold 8 at 5,000 mAh.”

“So, all in all, then I'm not sure there's any particular change here that warrants this sudden jump to ultra. I'd call this the same level of improvement that we've seen year-on-year. Anyways, it's just now the price has gone up a little from $2,000 to 2,100.”

“The Fold Ultra has three camera lenses, so theoretically it's better”

“If I had that previous narrow Fold, I don't know if I'd want this next Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, whether it's a sufficient technological leap.”

“Those who want better zoom shots will apparently be referred to the $2,100 Fold 8 Ultra with its [...] This thing still muddles through with a 10-megapixel 3x zoom?”

“However, on first impressions only, the ZFold 8 Ultra is still the most confident and I think the best looking and best performing foldable on the market.”

“I think if you skipped the ZFold 7, this might be the one to get, but keep watching.”

“Funny enough, the one that I'm least excited about is the most capable, which is the Ultra. Arguably the best. It's the thinnest. It feels probably the most advanced from an engineering standpoint still, but it's just something that I have experience with.”

“Would you want the new and fun form factor and save a couple of bucks or would you go to the ultra, get a slightly bigger battery? I mean, it's not that much bigger, but a slightly bigger battery and a zoom lens.”