The punch hole on the cover screen of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is already quite small. But Samsung could make it even smaller on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 A new leak from well-known tipster Ice UniverseThe Galaxy Z Fold 8 camera cutout on the cover display will have a diameter of just 2.5 mm. This is 3.7mm less than on the Fold 7, which brings a reduction of about 33%.
Ice Universe says that Samsung has adopted new technology to overcome this. However, the tipster also suggested that the actual camera hardware may not have changed. So this is less about a new sensor and more about how Samsung is fitting it into a tight space. The leak specifically only refers to the cover screen cutout, so whether the internal display punch hole is also getting smaller has not been confirmed yet.
what we don’t know yet
A small hole seems like a straightforward win, but there are some open questions. The cover screen of Fold 7 uses a 10MP selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture. Squeezing it into a smaller opening without touching the hardware raises some questions about what has changed on the engineering side.
For comparison, Samsung actually went the other direction with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The company increased the cutout size of that phone to allow a wider field of view. The Fold 8 appears to be taking the opposite approach, prioritizing a clean look on the cover screen.
That being said, Samsung hasn’t confirmed any of this, and the specs may still change before launch. Based on first-look CAD renders revealed last month, the overall design of the Fold 8 isn’t changing dramatically from the Fold 7.
If the Galaxy Z Fold 8’s lack of a camera cutout persists, it’s one of the more visible changes on a phone that is otherwise playing things close to the chest. Samsung has already made the Fold 8 its production priority. It’s expected to launch in July, so more details will start emerging soon.
