Samsung today debuted its latest foldable devices, including the Galaxy Z Flip8 , the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra , and the new Galaxy Z Fold8 , which has a design similar to what we're expecting from the foldable iPhone coming this September. We were able to take a look at the new Samsung foldables ahead of launch. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Galaxy ZFold 8 Ultra has a 6.5-inch cover screen when closed, and an 8-inch display when it's unfolded. Both displays are OLED with 120Hz refresh rates. The device is just 4.1mm thick when open. Samsung included a three-camera setup with a 200-megapixel wide lens, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 10-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and 30x Space Zoom. There are also two selfie cameras, one on the cover screen and one on the main display. Samsung's Z Fold8 has a 7.6-inch display when open and a 5.5-inch display when closed, and it looks like Samsung read the foldable iPhone rumors and beat Apple to it. It has a passport-style form factor, so it's not as tall as prior Samsung foldables. It's wider and more square than the designs Samsung used in the past. The aspect ratio of the unfolded Z Fold8 makes it feel similar to using an iPad mini , which feels more natural than using taller foldables. It's a size that's perfect for watching videos or running two apps side by side. The Z Fold8 gives us a pretty clear look at what the Apple foldable will look like and what it will feel like to use. Samsung is reserving higher-tier specs for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The Z Fold8 also has a three-camera setup, but with lower-end camera options. Both devices support the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, and offer up to 16GB of RAM. Samsung is also releasing the Galaxy Z Flip8 , which has a 6.9-inch display when unfolded and a 4.1-inch cover screen when closed. The Flip8 doesn't open like a book, and instead has a clamshell design. Samsung is now offering foldables in three sizes and two form factors, and it has had multiple years to refine its foldable designs. Samsung is on its eighth-generation devices, while Apple's first foldable hasn't launched yet. Along with new foldable smartphones, Samsung also launched the Galaxy Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9, which have the same round display that Samsung watches have used for several years. The titanium Ultra 2 is 47mm, while the Watch 9 is available in 40mm and 44mm sizes. Samsung's watches offer a bioelectrical impedance analysis, reading body composition from the wrist. They also have heart rate tracking, sleep apnea detection, and other features that mirror what's available on the Apple Watch. Samsung's new Galaxy foldables and smartwatches are available for pre-order starting today from the Samsung website. Tags: Foldable iPhone , Samsung This article, " Hands-On With Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, the Closest Thing Yet to a Foldable iPhone " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
WhatsApp just announced a raft of new features spanning CarPlay, iPad, and iPhone that are "designed to work wherever you do, across your devices and the other apps you use." First up, WhatsApp for CarPlay and Android Auto has been completely refreshed. Now you can hear and respond to messages, make calls, see your call history, and reach your favorites, all hands-free directly from your car's screen. Over on WhatsApp for web and desktop, a new feature powered by Adobe Acrobat means you can now open PDFs right inside WhatsApp without having to download them, then make lightweight edits like highlighting and annotating right in the chat. Thirdly, you can now share a song straight from Apple Music or Spotify to your WhatsApp Status, so your friends can see what you're listening to. Last but not least, it's now possible to sign up to WhatsApp on your iPad. Since WhatsApp announced its iPad app last year, one of the most requested features from users is the ability to create a WhatsApp directly on an iPad, without needing to link a phone. Now you can. WhatsApp says these features are already rolling out to users now. Related Roundup: CarPlay Tag: WhatsApp Related Forum: HomePod, HomeKit, CarPlay, Home & Auto Technology This article, " WhatsApp Announces New CarPlay Experience, iPad Sign-Up, and More " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Months ahead of the fall launches, and historically right on time, Apple supply chain partner Foxconn has started to hire a small army of assemblers to build the iPhone 18 Pro . Workers at a Foxconn facility - Image source: Foxconn Each summer, the Apple supply chain prepares for the annual iPhone mass production ramp-up by hiring more employees. For chief assembly partner Foxconn, that process has gotten underway in China. According to China Securities Journal via MyDrivers on July 22 , the iPhone 18 series has entered the mass production stage. As such, Foxconn and others in the pipeline are rapidly trying to grow their workforce for the period. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
