Samsung confirms new Galaxy Ultra phone is coming | Tech News

Samsung has begun ramping up the teasers for an upcoming Android phone launch and although particulars are scarce, the tech giant has dropped a big and unsubtle trace about what we are able to count on from its subsequent flagship smartphone.

In a weblog post launched on Tuesday, Samsung is closely hinting that it’ll use its famed ‘Ultra’ branding on the following Galaxy Z Fold machine, which was till now rumoured to be referred to as the Z Fold 7.

With the headline ‘Meet the Next Chapter of Ultra’ alongside a looping video of a phone in shadow that unfolds down the vertical crease, similar to the Z Fold telephones, Samsung hasn’t left an excessive amount of up to the creativeness, even ending the post with: “The Ultra experience is ready to unfold”, implying we are going to quickly see the primary ever Galaxy Ultra branded foldable.

“For years, Samsung has listened to users asking for bigger screens, better cameras and new ways to connect and create,” Samsung stated. “The demand is clear — an Ultra-experience that goes beyond a simple list of upgraded features in a smaller and more portable form factor.”

Samsung has used the Ultra branding for a number of years to call the priciest and most succesful phone in its Galaxy S line up, the sequence of telephones that are typically launched in the beginning of every calendar yr. The newest Galaxy S25 Ultra consists of an S Pen stylus accent and has a bigger screen and battery in comparison with the S25 and S25 Plus.

Usually round July or August, Samsung opts to launch its foldable units, most not too long ago the Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 in July 2024. While the Z Flip telephones open up like old skool flip telephones and pack away into tiny squares, the Fold line up are tall, skinny telephones that open up to reveal almost-square pill screens on the inside.

These telephones haven’t had the Ultra branding earlier than, however this new weblog and video suggests the following Galaxy Z Fold might bear the identify. That may imply it might embody an S Pen within the box or one which inserts into its body, just like the S Ultra telephones. Z Folds have been S Pen suitable, however are usually not included within the sky-high asking price. The Z Fold 6 retails for £1,799.

“With industry-leading hardware, cutting-edge performance and seamless AI integration optimized for the foldable format, it’s what users have come to expect from Galaxy Ultra”, the post stated.

Samsung has not but confirmed what its new foldable units will probably be referred to as, however, maybe by accident, the video file within the weblog post bears the identify ‘Galaxy-Z-Fold7-Z-Flip7-Pre-tease’.

This leaves open the likelihood of a third Ultra-branded folding phone alongside a Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. Samsung launched a slimmed-down model of the Z Fold 6 for the Korean and Chinese markets final yr and referred to as it the Galaxy Z Fold Special.

It’s attainable that design will probably be used for the Z Fold 7 with the Ultra branding slapped onto it for the worldwide market, however now I’m simply speculating. We’ll have to attend not less than a month, almost certainly, to search out out precisely what Samsung has cooking.