The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Tries Hard to Justify Its New ‘Ultra’ Name

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Don’t be fooled by the new “Ultra” name: The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is the next generation of Samsung’s book-style foldable, following on from last year’s Z Fold 7. We loved that phone, giving it a healthy score in our review and a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice Award. The new “Ultra” model is very much an evolution. While it looks similar, a few key upgrades address some of our main concerns about the 7 (notably its battery and charging), along with its slightly higher price.

Starting at $2,100, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is $100 more than last year’s model, and that’s for the same 256GB of storage. Sure, any price rise is going to sting, but given the ongoing RAM shortageand the price hikes it’s causing on all kinds of tech, I honestly expected this year’s starting price to be even higher. But let me...

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