Samsung's New Z Fold 8 Won This iPhone User Over

This is what happened in my first 24 hours with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 as an iPhone user. Samsung flew me out to London for Galaxy Unpacked and quick thank you to Samsung for that because it means I get to show you this with the backdrop of one of the best cities in the world. This is the reimagined Galaxy Z Fold 8 and it no longer is just a foldable for tech people, but I think it's a phone for everyone. With passport inspired dimensions, sitting in one hand comfortably, sliding into a pocket more seamlessly than the previous gens, super discreet, and on top of that, it's the lightest foldable ever. With refined edges that make it feel natural to hold and if it looks familiar, you're not wrong. This is almost the exact rumored shape of the iPhone fold that's rumored to drop sometime this year. Samsung just got here first. Now real quick, because the naming will trip some people out, this is the Z Fold 8, but it's a brand new design. The Fold 8 Ultra is refined version of last year's Fold 7. And look, on paper, the Ultra screens pro, screams ultra. 200 megapixels, a telephoto lens, bigger screen, even thinner, but don't let the spec sheet stop you from considering this one because what this one has is its form factor. Open it up and the crease is genuinely hard to notice. Just 7.6 inches of dynamic AMOLED display at 120 hertz and a 4 by 3 ratio. Full screen immersion for your favorite shows and a full screen timeline of your favorite social media platform. Dual 50 megapixel cameras, 8K video, dual capture, which I found super useful where the cover screen turns the main camera into your selfie camera, which leaves one question. Is this finally the foldable worth switching for? I'm not going to answer that quite yet, but at the end, I'll give you my impressions for the first 24 hours. Thank you to Lovable for sponsoring today's video. For years, I've collected spots across New York City that have shaped my experience, making this place truly feel like home. The cafes, the car meets, the low-key sunset spots, from social media to my notes and maps. But today, before this video is done, it becomes a real website. I put a lot into the world and not having a home for some of my favorite experiences and places in New York. A link in a bio isn't a brand. I wanted a real destination, building a better life in New York City, a guide to the places that actually shaped me here. Now, I used to be a software engineer and something like this could probably take weeks to a month, who knows, maybe even a quarter. But here's the thing, I'm no longer coding. I'm just describing it to Lovable in plain English. Watch this. I built an interactive map with location pins, the whole thing in literally minutes. And this isn't a wireframe or a mock-up. This is the actual site. I'm telling you, this takes vibe coding to a whole new level. And the experience is genuinely seamless. I'm going back and forth between just chatting in the live preview and the execution is responsive the whole way through. Recolor the map pins, done. Add a Jossie's pick list badge to my favorites, done. Add another section, done. I'm designing the entire thing and describing it exactly how I want with getting immediate results. Taking an idea and building it into something that's tangible that you could build off of has been a major bottleneck for myself and I'm sure a ton of other creators, really anyone who has a hobby that they want to create an internet presence for. Honestly, I've got no excuse not to build a stronger presence on the internet anymore, and neither do you. If you've got an idea sitting in your notes app right now, this is your sign. Lovable is linked in my description box. The first prompt is the hardest and it's not even that hard. Thank you again to Lovable for sponsoring this portion of today's video. It's 4.5 millimeters open, 9.7 closed, 201 grams, 7.6 inches of screen inside, and a 5.5 inch cover screen that's wider than any phone before. So closed, it still reads like a normal phone, just a bit shorter. A 50 megapixel wide and ultra wide camera, no telephoto, 4800 milliamp per hour battery, and a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. That's a sheet, but here's what it was actually like today. So, this isn't my first rodeo. Switching everything over from my S26 Ultra was pretty frictionless. Every fold before this looked like two phones sandwiched together, pretty much a gadget. This is the first one that feels more naturally as a phone, almost elegant. And it's also the first foldable that I felt that feels like it might even be designed for iPhone people, which is ironic considering the rumor released later in the year. And the unfold itself, it's snappier than I expected, effortless almost. And turns out, there's real engineering behind this new design. Samsung's new flex titanium structure, a titanium film and plate under the display that strengthens it, absorbs impact, and balances the hinge mechanics and magnetic force. That's why opening it feels this smooth and why the crease is barely noticeable. Samsung also says it keeps the crease from deepening over time, but I can only speak for day one. And on day one, I'm still looking for it even in the best lighting. First real stop, Tower of London, and I basically didn't put the camera down. I set it to 24 megapixels. Shout out Z for recommending this as a good balance between 12 and 50 megapixels. But the camera is the one place this phone reminds you what it's trading. Everything else about the fold is exceptional. An amazing camera would have just made this basically an ultra device with a 4 by 3 ratio. Borough market is where the widescreen went from cool to actually useful. We're hunting food spots, so I've got ratings on the left and realistic videos of what I should expect on the right. That's a foldable pitch in one moment, especially with this wider view. Stacking two photos next to each other, comparing the resolution like Ella's doing in this video, helping you decide which resolution makes the most sense. Now at Buckingham Palace, there was a ton of direct sunlight. The display for the most part did a solid job up until this point. And shooting photos after a while caused the phone to run a bit warm. Not alarming, but you could feel it. And for everyone who's wondering about the battery, this was a full tourist day. Camera constantly at the tower, maps, split screen open. And by 6.30 PM, I still had 28%. So for a first day with this thin, I'll take it. And the evening is where the phone fell into place for me. If the spec sheet is what moves you, the Ultra is probably the best choice. If you're intrigued and want a foldable, maybe it's your first time, this could be a nice stepping stone into the foldable space. And zooming out, if Samsung and Apple are both right about this form factor, I think it's genuinely good that an Android version of this shape exists. Android users get it without converting to iPhone, and iPhone users who've been curious about Android finally get dimensions that they'd actually carry transitioning from a bar iOS phone to an Android. Everybody wins when a good idea shows up on both sides. And in about six weeks, Apple's version of this is rumored to show up. And hopefully I'll have both in hand. If you like a comprehensive review on the Z Fold 8 and a comparison with the rumored iPhone Fold, be sure to give this video a thumbs up. And in September, we'll settle this debate for real.