What is happening
Samsung Unpacked will go live on August 10, likely detailing the company’s next line of foldable phones.
why does it matter
Samsung is coming to its fourth generation of foldable phones, which started with the Galaxy Z Fold in 2019.
What follows
As the foldable phone space grows, both the rumored Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 could reveal features we’ll see in other companies’ foldable phones next year, such as rumored devices from Motorola and Google.
Samsung’s August 2022 Unboxing is just a few days away. The event, which is scheduled for Wednesday, August 10, will likely feature the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models. The rumored Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 would be the successors to the $1,800 Z Fold 3 and $1,000 Z Flip 3, and Samsung’s promotional art for the event showing a Z Flip phone appears to spark new flip phones that are on the way. .
In addition to foldable phones, Samsung could also offer a glimpse into the future of its Galaxy Watch line, as Samsung continues its partnership with Google on the latest version of the Wear OS operating system. This version of Wear OS, which will eventually incorporate features from Google’s Fitbit, is currently found on last year’s Galaxy Watch 4. Now that it’s been a year since this watch debuted, Samsung could have a new Galaxy Watch 5 ready for 2022 alongside the new one. details about Wear OS. Some announcements revealed by Samsung could even end up on Google’s Pixel Watch later this year.
Samsung Unpacked will take place as a live stream starting at 6:00 a.m. PT (9:00 a.m. ET) on August 10, with the company planning to broadcast on Samsung’s YouTube channel, Samsung.com and the Newsroom from Samsung. As the event gets closer, we’ll embed the live stream into this post.
CNET will also conduct live coverage that will include a before and after show, highlighting the latest reveals from Samsung’s Galaxy lineup. This live event will be streamed on CNET’s YouTube channel and will be accompanied by reports from CNET staff.
Samsung’s upcoming Unpacked event comes as phones featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip hit the market, including the OnePlus 10T, Asus Zenfone 9 and RedMagic 7S Pro. It will also come about a month before Apple unveils its 2022 iPhone lineup, which is expected to coincide with the iPhone 14 and the public release of iOS 16.