Samsung Unpacked Event Set for Aug. 10, Next-Gen Foldables Expected

The next Samsung foldable phones will be unveiled in a virtual event at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 10.

Samsung's Unpacked event will be livestreamed on Samsung.com, and probably its YouTube channel. If you're interested, you can now sign up for a no-commitment "reserve" mailing list on Samsung.com, which will give you up to a $200 accessory credit if you pre-order the new products, Samsung says.

What's coming? The promotional image tells us it'll definitely be the Galaxy Z Flip4, and thus almost certainly the Z Fold4. Samsung Mobile Chief TM Roh told Bloomberg "our operation will focus on a two-track strategy: flagship S series in the first half of the year and innovative foldable lineup in the second half." And here we are in the second half.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch line also tends to be updated in the fall, and Samsung's reserve offers also mention "buds," so new Galaxy earbuds.

What's in the new phones? Leaker Evan Blass has hints about colors, while Slashleaks has supposed shots of the Fold4 and Flip4.

Ice Universe, a well-known Samsung leaker on Twitter, says the Fold4 will be "thin and easy to use" and weigh just under 9 ounces. The crease will be less visible on the screen, they say.

Blass also leaked the full design of the Samsung Galaxy Watch5, which will come in "Pro" and standard models with LTE and/or Bluetooth connectivity. The Galaxy Watch5 runs Google's Wear OS with Samsung's One UI Watch extensions.

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Former Lead Analyst, Mobile

My Experience

I'm that 5G guy. I've actually been here for every "G." I reviewed well over a thousand products during 18 years working full-time at PCMag.com, including every generation of the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S. I also wrote a weekly newsletter, Fully Mobilized, where I obsessed about phones and networks.

My Areas of Expertise

US and Canadian mobile networks
Mobile phones released in the US
iPads, Android tablets, and ebook readers
Mobile hotspots
Big data features such as Fastest Mobile Networks and Best Work-From-Home Cities

The Technology I Use

Being cross-platform is critical for someone in my position. In the US, the mobile world is split pretty cleanly between iOS and Android. So I think it's really important to have Apple, Android and Windows devices all in my daily orbit.

I use a Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 for work and a 2021 Apple MacBook Pro for personal use. My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, although I'm probably going to move to an Android foldable. Most of my writing is either in Microsoft OneNote or a free notepad app called Notepad++. Number crunching, which I do often for those big data stories, is via Microsoft Excel, DataGrip for MySQL, and Tableau.

In terms of apps and cloud services, I use both Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive heavily, although I also have iCloud because of the three Macs and three iPads in our house. I subscribe to way too many streaming services.

My primary tablet is a 12.9-inch, 2020-model Apple iPad Pro. When I want to read a book, I've got a 2018-model flat-front Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. My home smart speakers run Google Home, and I watch a TCL Roku TV. And Verizon Fios keeps me connected at home.

My first computer was an Atari 800 and my first cell phone was a Qualcomm Thin Phone. I still have very fond feelings about both of them.

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