Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 9 could bring back the under-display camera

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Samsung may restore an under-display camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 9, reversing the switch to a punch-hole selfie camera made on the Fold 7.

The Fold 9 is tipped to focus on internal upgrades, with minimal design changes and a thinner body than current models.

Rumors point to Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, at least 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

Apple's first foldable iPhone features several capabilities that Samsung initially introduced in its own foldables but omitted from the Galaxy Z Fold 8. However, taking cues from the iPhone Duo, the South Korean firm might bring back at least one feature it debuted years ago on earlier Galaxy Z Fold devices.

A tipster claims that Samsung has decided to equip the Galaxy Z Fold 9 with an under-display camera (UDC) on its inner foldable screen for the selfie camera. This feature was first introduced with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in 2021 and remained present through the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Samsung later switched to a standard punch-hole selfie camera on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 to improve overall camera quality.

The tipster also claims that Samsung will make major internal upgrades to the Galaxy Z Fold 9 while keeping exterior design changes to a minimum. The upcoming foldable will reportedly measure around 3.9mm thin when unfolded and 7.9mm thin when folded.

Positioned as a direct competitor to the iPhone Duo, the Galaxy Z Fold 9 will most likely feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor, a minimum of 12GB of RAM, and at least 256GB of storage.

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It would be great to see Samsung also add a telephoto camera, a larger battery, an integrated S Pen stylus, and an IP68 rating to the new device.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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