Samsung details the journey of making the Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra thinner and lighter
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Samsung details the journey of making the Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra thinner and lighter
The original Galaxy Fold weighed a hefty 276g – and that isn’t even the heaviest Fold. That honor goes to the Z Fold2, which tipped the scales at 282g. And yet Samsung’s latest book-style foldable is only 201g. Okay, to be fair, this refers to the Galaxy Z Fold8, which has a smaller form factor than previous Folds. This is the story of how Samsung engineers made their Z foldables both lighter and thinner. The Galaxy Z Fold7 achieved an ambitious…
Samsung Electronics announced on the 9th that developers looked back at 270 parts and 180 types of auxiliary materials to reduce the weight of the Galaxy Z Fold 8. According to Samsung Electronics, the Galaxy Fold, which was first launched at 276 grams in 2019, continued to become lighter through Z fold 5 (253 g), Z fold 6 (239 g), and Z fold 7 (215 g). The Z fold 8 reduced the weight to 201g. Samsung Electronics has a large number of components
Behind the 201 g there are ultrafine layers, an optimized hinge and materials like Flex Titanium; in addition, the team redistributed grams for battery and camera.
In July, Samsung announced Galaxy Z Fold 8, the lightest folding in the world, with a weight of 201 grams. The device features a 52 gram body less than Galaxy Z Fold 5, still at 253 grams. A goal that comes to the end of a progressive lightening path started with [...] This article Galaxy Z Fold 8 drops to 201 grams: it is the lightest folding in the world was originally published on GizChina.it.
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