"Sweet new shape": Samsung confirms next Galaxy phone's new size and shape changes

Social teaser campaign for Samsung's next folding phone — (Image credit: Samsung)

Quick Summary

Samsung has gone heavy on social media today, 1 July, with a batch of teaser videos related to its forthcoming Unpacked event and next Galaxy flagship folding phone – or phones, plural.

Each teaser makes reference to a wider and less tall product – with references such as 'Sweet new shape' and 'Bold stroke. New shape' – all but confirming the expected new form for Samsung's next foldable.

We're mere minutes into 1 July, but Samsung is wasting no time in teasing its next foldable Galaxy flagship. Albeit not in a traditional fashion.

Rumoured to launch later this month – leaks suggest 22 July for the next Galaxy Unpacked – various teaser videos have appeared across social media channels, depicting various objects being cut down to a new size.

Each is accompanied by a catchy slogan, ranging from 'Sweet new shape' to Feels just right', and 'Cut to what matters' to 'Bold stroke. New shape'. Subtle? Not really! It all but confirms the next foldable Galaxy flagship will be wider and less tall than previous.

The earlier Galaxy Z Fold 7 had received some criticism for sticking with Samsung's ongoing tall-and-narrow aspect ratio. This year, therefore, it appears that the South Korean brand has taken a different path.

However, it's unclear exactly how this will be delivered. Current rumours suggest multiple new foldable Galaxy devices, with one a wider format to appeal to those who've been repeatedly asking for such a device.

The other is expected to lean on Samsung's established aspect ratio, but use thicker ultra-thin glass (UTG) in its construction to try and further solve the 'crease' issue that's so often leveraged at foldable devices.

Rumours go further still, suggesting that there could be far more new Galaxy products revealed, creating a suite of 'Galaxy Fold' flagships to suit as wide a range of prospective buyers as possible.

But the biggest takeaway, as these official teasers are making abundantly clear, is that a new flagship in a new form and new aspect ratio is going to be the one everyone wants to know about.

That's as little as is being given away right now, though, so we'll be keeping ears and eyes to the ground about what Samsung has in store over these coming weeks.

Mike is T3's Tech Editor. He's been writing about consumer technology for 15 years and his beat covers phones – of which he's seen hundreds of handsets over the years – laptops, gaming, TV & audio, and more. There's little consumer tech he's not had a hand at trying, and with extensive commissioning and editing experience, he knows the industry inside out. As the former Reviews Editor at Pocket-lint for 10 years where he furthered his knowledge and expertise, whilst writing about literally thousands of products, he's also provided work for publications such as Wired, The Guardian, Metro, and more.