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

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. Popular StoriesSamsung Debuts Galaxy Card With 5% Cash Back to Take On Apple CardMonday July 20, 2026 4:39 pm PDT by Juli CloverSamsung today announced the launch of its first credit card in the United States, debuting the Samsung Galaxy Card in partnership with Barclays. The Samsung Galaxy Card works as a standard Visa card and offers special financing options for Samsung Galaxy devices purchased through Samsung. Apple Card has a similar financing option for Apple devices. There is no annual fee for the Samsung...Hands-On With Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, the Closest Thing Yet to a Foldable iPhoneWednesday July 22, 2026 6:01 am PDT by Juli CloverSamsung 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...MacBook Ultra OLED Touch Panel to Be Exclusively Supplied by SamsungTuesday July 28, 2026 2:16 am PDT by Tim HardwickApple will exclusively rely on Samsung Display for the production of OLED touch panels for its redesigned upcoming MacBook Pro models, according to a new report from Korea-based The Elec. Citing industry sources, the publication says that the 14-inch and 16-inch panels will be produced at Samsung's 8.6-generation OLED line at Asan, in Korea's South Chungcheong Province. The estimated initial ...