Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 9 Could Hide Its Selfie Camera Under the Screen (Again)

Brands sometimes drop a feature, pretend as if it never existed, and bring it back years later as if it is entirely new. I find that hilarious and fascinating. A fresh tip says Samsung’s next big-screen foldable may do exactly that, and for me, Apple’s recent debut makes the timing interesting.

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Is Samsung Bringing the Under-Display Camera Back to the Galaxy Z Fold 9?

Possibly, yes. Tipster kro (@kro_roe) says on X (formerly known as Twitter) that the Galaxy Z Fold 9 could bring back the under-display selfie camera for the inner screen. For those catching up, Samsung omitted the camera tech with the Fold 7 in 2025. If that happens, it would mean Samsung is reversing a decision it made only two years ago.

While the Fold 3 debuted with the under-display selfie camera in 2021, Samsung replaced it with the higher-resolution 10MP selfie shooter on the Fold 7. As for the “why,” under-display cameras generally struggle with detail, texture, and overall clarity, which leaves most image quality to software processing. 

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Even the Fold 8 (review) and Fold 8 Ultra (review) stayed with a 10MP unit. Apple adds spice here. Its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, arrived in September with its own hidden FaceTime camera, so a Samsung U-turn would put both rivals behind the display. 

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What Else Is Tipped for the Galaxy Z Fold 9?

The same tipster expects major internal upgrades with minimal exterior changes. An early target puts the Fold 9 at 7.9mm folded and 3.9mm unfolded, which is 1.0mm and 0.2mm slimmer than the Fold 8 Ultra’s 8.9mm and 4.1mm (my math, not the tipster’s or the brand’s). 

Another report expects design and thickness to stay close to this year’s Fold 8, so I treat the slimmer figure as a target. Rumors also point to a next-generation Snapdragon chip (likely the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 for Galaxy), at least 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

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