The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 has been certified by the FCC – specifically, model number SM-F776U. Given that it’s for the US (the letter “U” at the end), this will use a Snapdragon chipset.
According to the documents, the phone supports the following 5G bands: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77 and 78. It has Wi-Fi 7 (be, including 6GHz), Bluetooth, NFC and wireless charging (no power rating is listed, though). The Additional Capabilities section also lists DisplayPort.
Here’s something potentially exciting – the wireless capabilities include NB-NTN B255. That stands for “NarrowBand Non-Terrestrial Network” and is used to communicate with satellites (on the B255 band in this case). The Pixel 10 series supports B255 and B266, for example. This could extend the current support for satellite communication on Samsung flagships.
Rumors so far point to a limited set of upgrades for the Galaxy Z Flip8 – Samsung has reportedly developed a crease-free display, but won’t be upgrading the cameras, battery or charging. Phones sold in Europe and South Korea will run on an Exynos 2600 chipset, ones sold everywhere else will use a Snapdragon chip (which chip exactly is TBD).