IT News on October 3rd: On October 1st, the source @kro_roe posted a tweet on the X platform revealing that in order to enhance competition with Apple's iPhone Duo, Samsung has set aggressive R&D goals for this foldable phone: the thickness of the phone is 3.9 millimeters when unfolded and 7.9 millimeters when folded.
According to public information from the IT community, @kro_roe is considered a relatively active leaker in the vertical fields of Samsung, Exynos, and high-end chip and model planning by Qualcomm, and is frequently cited by the media. Currently, several overseas media outlets, including Android Headline, have adopted this source's information for their reports.
If this goal of a folding thickness of 7.9 millimeters is achieved, Galaxy Z Fold9 will be 1.8 millimeters thinner than Galaxy Z Fold8's 9.7 millimeters. Regarding the camera, the informant mentioned that Samsung is considering using an under-screen camera ( UDC ) on the inner screen of Galaxy Z Fold9. They indicated that this solution "may already have been confirmed," but no specific configurations or mass production details have been announced.
