Apr 9, 2026SAMSUNG-PHONE-0104Wrong

AssembleDebug: Galaxy Z Fold8 tied to model SM-F976

Model number SM-F976 corresponds to the Galaxy Z Fold8.

Code in the Phone by Google app listed model numbers for Samsung's next foldables. AssembleDebug reported that SM-F976 belonged to the Galaxy Z Fold8, alongside SM-F971 for a new Wide Fold model and SM-F776 for the Galaxy Z Flip8.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedModel number SM-F976 corresponds to the Galaxy Z Fold8.
  2. Who said it, and whenAssembleDebug reported it on Apr 9, 2026 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenSamsung Galaxy Z Fold8 was announced on Jul 22, 2026, 104 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyWrongIt did not turn out this way.Why: Samsung identifies SM-F976 as Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The standard Galaxy Z Fold8 uses SM-F971.
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Reported by
AssembleDebug
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 · reported as “Galaxy Z Fold8”
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The story of this report

  1. Apr 9, 2026AssembleDebug reported it · Android Authority
  2. Jul 22, 2026Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 was announced
  3. VerdictWrongWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

AssembleDebug · Leaker

21 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 10 we have checked, 9 held up. The other 11 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 10 never settled.

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What we know now

Our stories about Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

Other reports about Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

31 reports about Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 from 8 sources. Of the 30 we have checked, 27 held up.

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Questions about this report

Did this Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 report turn out to be true?
Wrong. It did not turn out this way. Samsung identifies SM-F976 as Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The standard Galaxy Z Fold8 uses SM-F971.
Who reported it first?
AssembleDebug reported it on Apr 9, 2026 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 104 days before Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 was announced on Jul 22, 2026.