Samsung Says Its Next Galaxy Z Foldables Will Be Its 'Thinnest, Lightest'

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4 hours ago

Another week, another cryptic teaser for Samsung's upcoming foldables.
On Monday, the company said in a blog post that its "newest Galaxy Z series is the thinnest, lightest and most advanced foldable yet." This comes after Samsung last week teased a foldable packing "an Ultra-experience," including a "powerful camera" and "AI-powered tools."
Now, it appears Samsung is borrowing from the design of another one of its phones, the slim and lightweight Galaxy S25 Edge. It's also following in the footsteps of another skinny foldable, the Oppo Find N5, which is dubbed "the world's thinnest book-style foldable when closed." Whether Oppo will hold onto that title after Samsung's reveal remains to be seen.
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In its post, Samsung notes that, "it's only natural that users desire a foldable device that is as easy to carry as it is to use. To that end, Samsung engineers and designers are refining each generation of the Galaxy Z series to be thinner, lighter and more durable than the last."
Personally, I'm all for a thinner and lighter foldable; the Galaxy S25 Edge and Oppo Find N5 really opened my eyes to how much more enjoyable using a slim and lightweight device can be. I can see the Galaxy Z Fold especially benefitting from this redesign, since the Z Fold 6 is still pretty bulky. But even a slim Galaxy Z Flip could help revive the nostalgia of a skinny flip phone, perhaps even better than the modern-day Motorola Razr.
Samsung's new Galaxy Z foldables are slated to arrive in the summer, and it appears the company will keep dropping hints about what's in store leading up to the full reveal.