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Apple's Foldable iPhone Ultra Faces a Surging Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

MacRumors • Mon, 10 Aug 2026

Apple's foldable iPhone is expected to arrive in September against a rival already outrunning its own forecasts. ETNews reports Samsung is building an extra one million Galaxy Z Fold 8 units, after the 4:3 device took 70 percent of a record 1.44 million Galaxy Z8 series pre-orders. Apple's foldable display – made by Samsung – is rumored to use the same aspect ratio in the same book-style form factor. Tags: Foldable iPhone , iPhone Ultra , Samsung This article, " Apple's Foldable iPhone Ultra Faces a Surging Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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Apple's foldable iPhone is expected to arrive in September against a rival already outrunning its own forecasts.

ETNews reports Samsung is building an extra one million Galaxy Z Fold 8 units, after the 4:3 device took 70 percent of a record 1.44 million Galaxy Z8 series pre-orders.

Apple's foldable display – made by Samsung – is rumored to use the same aspect ratio in the same book-style form factor.

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