{
  "id": 3779698,
  "title": "Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra finally dies in bend test, unlike past models [Video]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-finally-dies-in-bend-test-unlike-past-models",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/08/27/galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-finally-dies-in-bend-test-unlike-past-models-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra appears to be the first mainstream foldable to fail a bend test, according to a video by YouTube channel JerryRigEverything. Previously, foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Fold 8 have shown durability under similar torture tests. The Ultra, while thinner than its predecessors, may have reached a breaking point. In the bend test, the Ultra's hinge and frame remained intact, but the inner display failed. This is notable as the wider and previously more durable Fold 8 also passed the same bend test. Samsung's latest foldables are currently available for purchase.",
  "summary": "Despite their increasingly-thin designs, Samsung’s foldables have held up well to torture tests that include more bending than you’d ever see in real life. But it seems the Galaxy Z Fold 8 UItra might finally be too thin, as it’s the first mainstream Samsung foldable that’s died in a bend test.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Galaxy S27 Pro has Ultra’s design as leak reveals just how much smaller it is [Gallery]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/galaxy-s27-pro-has-ultras-design-as-leak-reveals-just-how-much",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Creative Bloq",
        "title": "The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is a five-star phone, but has one key disappointment for digital artists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/the-galaxy-z-fold8-ultra-is-a-five-star-phone-but-has-one-key",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "I thought I wanted the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The cheaper Fold 8 changed my mind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/i-thought-i-wanted-the-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-the-cheaper-fold-8",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:15:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "The Galaxy S27 Pro could follow the Ultra’s new look, iPhone vibes and all",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/the-galaxy-s27-pro-could-follow-the-ultras-new-look-iphone-vibes-and",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:28:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}