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title: 'Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=TLTK2WnaIfs'
video_id: 'TLTK2WnaIfs'
date: 2026-08-01
duration_sec: 211
channel: 'IGN'
---

# Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

> Source: [Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TLTK2WnaIfs)

## Summary

An interview with Samsung's product manager Kadesh Beckford highlights the Galaxy Z Fold8's gaming and multimedia capabilities. The device features a thin 4.5mm design, 7.6-inch display with 3000 nits, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and a 4800 mAh battery with fast charging.

### Key Points

- **Design and Ergonomics** [00:28] — Phone is 4.5mm thin, weighs 201g, pocketable with a 5.5-inch cover screen in 16:10 aspect ratio.
- **Main Display** [00:43] — 7.6-inch display with 3000 nits brightness and anti-reflective coating for outdoor visibility.
- **Processor** [00:56] — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 4 Galaxy processor customized for optimal gaming performance.
- **Gaming Features** [01:10] — Supports game streaming, Xbox connectivity, and multitasking with YouTube via the large display.
- **Game Launcher** [02:17] — Game booster allows customization of frame rates and ray tracing settings.
- **Battery and Charging** [02:43] — 4800 mAh battery with super fast charging 2.0 delivers 63% charge in 30 minutes, full charge in 75 minutes.

### Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is positioned as a powerful gaming and multimedia device with a thin design, high-performance processor, and fast charging, making it suitable for entertainment enthusiasts.

## Transcript

in London to find out about the new Samsung Galaxy X Fold 8. [music] viewing and gaming capabilities. To find out more, I spoke to Kadesh Beckford,
Samsung's smartphone specialist product manager to find out how the Galaxy XFold entertainment fans in mind. Now, Kadesh, can you just tell me what makes the Samsung Galaxy Xfold 8 great for [music] gaming? Well, first of all, I'd probably
say it's the design and ergonomics. So, it's only 4.5 mm [music] thin. It's only 201 g, so it's really light. It's pocketable. It's a 55 in screen, 16x10 are actually dying for. So, great from a if I'm just literally playing Ashvalt
[music] Legends as an example here. But once I've opened it, I'm now presented once I've opened it, I'm now presented with a large 7.6 in display. It's one ever at 3,000 nits. And also, it has an anti-reflective coating. So, it means no
you're playing [music] in, you'll be able to see it. We've got the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 4 Galaxy processor, which has been customized for going to get some of the best gameplay
well. So, storing a game or even Xbox, it's absolutely brilliant on this device. Now, the great [music] thing, especially for for gamers, especially you're not sure about how to clock a
favorite YouTuber or somebody on Twitch, [music] you can utilize this actually large display cuz it's perfect for viewing content and how loud it is. to be brilliant. When you ready, let's close it up.
>> I'm I'm quite a gamer. I like [music] to bring up a YouTube video while I'm >> You know what? pair. I can easily open up games like [music] Diablo Immortal, um, Genchin Impact, a load of ray tracing games to get that
Recently, I've actually been a massive fan of Ashvalt Legends, which I've been hub on these devices. So, I can literally stream the game, [music] play it, but not sure how to take the corner. I can just watch the video all at the
same time. So, from a web [music] browsing experience for a phone is absolutely brilliant, um, with that 4x3 aspect ratio. And then [music] again, to watch YouTube at the same time, you can just drag it. You can have it at the
you want it as well. So, it's loud, it's fast, it's great for gaming. And the one thing that I do love is the game launcher area and the gaming hub. So, in here, we've got our game booster where I can customize all my settings. So, I can
frame rates, and get all of that rate tracing quality. >> All good so far. But what about the battery? How quickly can we get back juice? Even though we've got an amazingly large display on [music] here
and fantastic processor and RAM, we've also been able to put in a 4,800 [music] millia battery. That's absolutely amazing. It's actually a larger battery [music] And we've made the charging faster. So, this has super fast charging
2.0 and you'll get 63% battery in [music] 30 minutes. So, you're looking about 75 minutes for a full charge with this device. But in reality, that first as well. So, [music] you find getting 63% in 30 minutes is absolutely great.
playing a game and [music] going out as well. >> To find out more about the new Galaxy X and the rest of the Galaxy X8 range, head to samsung.com. For all things gaming and tech, stick with IGN.