What To Expect From Samsung Unpacked Today: Galaxy Z Fold 7, Watch 8 Classic, Tri-foldable, More

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Three things are definite erstwhile July comes along: backyard barbecues, fireworks past midnight, and Samsung Unpacked. 

Just past month, Samsung confirmed that nan adjacent Unpacked arena will return spot today, Wednesday, July 9, successful Brooklyn, New York. This follows nan big cities of Paris, France, and Seoul, South Korea, complete nan past 2 years -- pinch nan institution suggesting that it's chosen Brooklyn for its "bold ideas, creativity, and culture."

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While nan ZDNET squad will study connected each nan announcements unrecorded from nan arena floor, we've besides gathered nan basal accusation you request to cognize earlier nan Wednesday keynote. Here's what we're expecting to spot astatine Samsung Unpacked this morning, including products that whitethorn make astonishment appearances.

When is Samsung Unpacked July?

Samsung Unpacked is taking spot connected Wednesday, July 9. The arena will commencement astatine 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT and beryllium live-streamed crossed YouTube and Samsung.com for nan nationalist to watch.

The unrecorded event, reserved for media, ambassadors, manufacture analysts, and business partners will return spot successful Brooklyn, New York.

What's expected astatine nan Samsung Unpacked July event? 

Foldable phones person been nan inclination for Samsung, pinch nan Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 slated for release.

Key improvements we're expecting see lighter and thinner designs (partly inspired by nan Galaxy S25 Edge), camera upgrades specified arsenic a 200MP Ultra-level sensor, and displays that lucifer nan value of nan well-tested S25 series. 

Last year's Unpacked July arena saw nan motorboat of nan Galaxy Z Fold 6 (left) and Z Flip 6 (right). 

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Considering really overmuch attraction Samsung has invested successful making its telephone displays much durable and brighter than ever, hole for news connected improved solid materials and hinge designs crossed nan board. That's successful statement pinch nan company's continued committedness to 7 years of operating strategy and information updates, allowing nan caller foldable phones to enactment feature-relevant until astatine slightest 2032.

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With these upgrades successful mind -- and nan unpredictable economical climate -- it wouldn't beryllium astonishing to spot some nan Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 costs much this year. Samsung antecedently alleviated its value hikes pinch retention upgrades, doubling nan guidelines representation of prime Galaxy phones from 128GB to 256GB. 

Whether nan institution plans to repetition that strategy remains up successful nan air. Just don't expect these phones to costs immoderate little successful 2025.

Last year's Samsung Unpacked saw nan unveiling of nan Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and Galaxy Buds 3 series.

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If we're lucky, we'll besides spot a group of wearables and accessories to accommodate nan handsets connected Wednesday. Maybe a caller Galaxy Watch Ultra? Galaxy Buds? Galaxy Ring? Regardless, nan upcoming Samsung arena will footwear disconnected nan 2nd half of nan twelvemonth for user hardware launches aft a engaged agelong of software-focused developer conferences.

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What's definite is that Samsung will proceed to attraction connected interconnected wellness and fittingness features pinch its adjacent activity of wearables, pinch OneUI 8 introducing adjuvant AI devices for illustration Running Coach, Bedtime Guidance, and more.

What astir nan tri-foldable phone?

It's been agelong rumored that Samsung has been moving connected a foldable telephone that bends successful 2 ways. While nan institution wouldn't beryllium nan first to do it -- nan Huawei Mate XT Ultimate gets that grant -- it could beryllium nan first successful nan broader world market, including nan US.

We don't expect Samsung to afloat motorboat a tri-foldable telephone astatine Unpacked this week, but there's a adjacent chance that nan instrumentality will beryllium teased successful immoderate capacity -- possibly done a sizzle reel astatine nan extremity of nan keynote. That's go nan company's motorboat strategy for its astir anticipated products successful caller years, including nan Galaxy Ring successful 2024 and nan Galaxy S25 Edge successful 2025.

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Reservation offer

Ahead of Unpacked, Samsung is opening up a preservation connection to folks who are willing successful nan upcoming devices. By placing a preservation to preorder -- not to beryllium mistaken pinch committing to bargain -- connected Samsung's website, you'll get $50 worthy of Samsung shop in installments (with nan opportunity to prevention up to $1,150 disconnected pinch a trade-in later) for free, applicable toward accessories and different products.

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