Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra in Kenya

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra price in Kenya is KES 325,000 with 2-years warranty in Kenya. The Z Fold8 Ultra is Samsung's flagship foldable, opening from a 6.5-inch cover display into an 8.0-inch foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X running at 120Hz with a titanium support plate. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage, carries a 200MP triple camera system, folds to just 4.1mm at 215g, supports Samsung DeX and UWB, and is promised up to 7 major Android upgrades. The Z Fold 8 is available in graphite, violet shadow, and cream colours.

Highlights:

• An 8-Inch Tablet That Folds Into a 4.1mm Phone: The Z Fold8 Ultra unfolds into an 8.0-inch screen, nearly tablet-sized, then folds down to just 4.1 mm thick at 215 g, lighter than several conventional phones in this catalogue. A titanium plate supports the folding display. Combined with Samsung DeX desktop mode, it genuinely replaces a phone, a small tablet, and, for many tasks, a laptop, in a device that fits in a pocket.
• IP48 Means Limited Dust Protection: The Z Fold8 Ultra carries an IP48 rating. The 8 confirms excellent water protection with immersion up to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes, but the 4 means it only blocks solid particles larger than 1 mm. Fine dust, sand, and grit can still enter, which matters because they can damage the folding hinge mechanism. In dusty Kenyan conditions, at the beach, or on building sites, treat this phone with more care than an IP68 device.
• The Unfolded Screen Has a Plastic Surface: Unlike the glass cover display, the inner 8-inch folding screen uses a plastic front surface, which is a physical necessity for a display that bends. Plastic scratches far more easily than glass, so avoid fingernails, keys, and any pressure on the inner screen, and never remove the factory-applied protective layer. A visible crease along the fold line is also normal on all foldables.
• Warranty Duration Not Specified: The specification sheet supplied does not state the warranty period for this device. Given the price and the additional complexity of a folding mechanism, confirm the exact warranty duration and what it covers, particularly hinge and inner display coverage, with Smartphones Planet Kenya before purchase.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Full Specifications:

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Review and Features:

Design:

The Z Fold8 Ultra folds to just 4.1mm thick and weighs 215g. It uses Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic 2 on the cover display, a plastic front on the unfolded inner screen as required by folding displays, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the back, and an Advanced Armor aluminium frame. It carries an IP48 rating, meaning immersion to 1.5 metres for 30 minutes but only limited protection against particles larger than 1mm. Available in Graphite, Violet Shadow, and Cream.

Displays:

The main 8.0-inch foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X runs at 120Hz with HDR10+ at 1968 x 2184 (roughly 367 ppi), supported by a titanium plate layer. The 6.5-inch cover display is also Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X at 120Hz, 1080 x 2520 and a sharper 422 ppi, protected by Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2. LTPO on both allows the refresh rate to scale down to save battery.

Camera:

The rear system is a triple array: a 200MP wide with f/1.7, a large 1/1.3-inch sensor, multi-directional PDAF and OIS; a 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom and OIS; and a 50MP ultrawide with a 120-degree field of view and dual-pixel PDAF. Video reaches 8K at 30fps and 4K at 60fps with 10-bit HDR and HDR10+. There are two 10MP front cameras, one on the inner display and one on the cover, both recording 4K.

Performance and Productivity:

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) pairs two Oryon V3 Phoenix L cores at 4.74 GHz with six Phoenix M cores at 3.62 GHz, alongside the Adreno 840 GPU at 1.3 GHz. Configurations are 12GB RAM with 256GB, 512GB or 1TB, or 16GB RAM with 1TB, on UFS 4.x storage. Samsung DeX provides a desktop-style environment with windows and taskbar. It runs Android 16 with One UI 8.5 and is promised up to 7 major Android upgrades.

Connectivity:

Connectivity includes 5G, extensive SIM flexibility with dual Nano-SIM plus multiple eSIM support (two active at a time), tri-band Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX HD, NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) for precise location and digital car keys, and USB-C 3.2 with OTG. Positioning covers GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, and QZSS. The fingerprint sensor is side-mounted. There is no 3.5mm headphone jack, no FM radio, and no memory card slot.

Battery and Charging:

The 5,000mAh silicon-carbon battery supports 60W wired charging, reaching 75% in 30 minutes with PD3.0, 25W Qi2.2 magnetic wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless for earbuds and watches. Note that 5,000mAh powering an 8-inch display means real-world battery life depends heavily on how much you use the large screen versus the cover screen.