# Samsung plans a second wide Galaxy Z Fold 9 for 2027

Source: https://idevice.com/samsung-second-wide-galaxy-z-fold-9-2027
Published: 2026-09-30

> The Fold 8's wide shape took about 70% of Samsung's Korean foldable pre-orders, and a second wide model built for video is reportedly next.

Samsung is reportedly building two wide Galaxy Z Fold 9 models for 2027 instead of one. Korea's ETNews reported the second wide device in August, and says Samsung is designing it with [an inner screen shaped for watching video](https://9to5google.com/2026/08/17/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-9-wider-design-video-report/) rather than the 4:3 panel the Fold 8 uses.

The Fold 8 opens to a 7.6-inch screen, with a 5.5-inch display on the outside. Samsung's new foldables drew a record [1.44 million pre-orders in South Korea in seven days](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2026/08/18/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-9-leak-reveals-galaxy-z-fold-8-upgrade/). The wide Fold 8 took about 70% of them and outsold the Fold 8 Ultra, which keeps the older book shape. That demand is what reportedly pushed Samsung to a second wide model.

It makes five foldables for next year. The other four were already expected: a Galaxy Z Flip 9, a Fold 9, a Fold 9 Ultra and a second TriFold. Samsung is expected to launch them in the second half of 2027.

Galaxy Club listed the fifth phone in July under the codename Z9 and said it [could be Samsung's first rollable](https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-z-flip-fold-9-ultra-trifold-2-rollable-phone-codename-leak/), because its hardware looked more like a tablet than a phone. ETNews has since described it as a second wide Fold instead. Separate Korean reports put Samsung's rollable panels on a 2028 target.

Neither report explains how the pair differs, or gives a price for either.

## Sources

- [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/08/17/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-9-wider-design-video-report/) (9to5Google)
- [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2026/08/18/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-9-leak-reveals-galaxy-z-fold-8-upgrade/) (Forbes)
- [SamMobile](https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-z-flip-fold-9-ultra-trifold-2-rollable-phone-codename-leak/) (SamMobile)