We’ve been totally anticipating Samsung to launch a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Four and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Four on August 10, however whereas these two telephones are nonetheless anticipated, it seems like they could land with barely surprising names.

In response to leaker SnoopyTech (opens in new tab), Samsung gained’t embody the letter Z of their names, in order that they’ll land simply because the Samsung Galaxy Fold Four and the Galaxy Flip Four as a substitute. Future foldable telephones from the corporate may also apparently not embody a Z within the title.

That is supposedly as a result of the letter Z has began being utilized by the Russian army, and may be seen as a logo of help for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Samsung Electronics tries to eliminate the “Z” letter of their folding cellphone sequence. Beginning with Flip/Fold 4, the letter will not be printed on the bins anymore. That is as a result of Russian army is utilizing the letter.August 2, 2022

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Whereas that is only a rumor for now, it’s a really plausible one, particularly as Samsung has already eliminated the Z from Galaxy Z Fold three and Galaxy Z Flip three branding in some Baltic international locations.

We’d nonetheless take this with a pinch of salt for now, however we’ll know a method or one other very quickly, as Samsung is holding an enormous launch on August 10 the place we’re anticipating to see each of those telephones, together with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Professional.

Evaluation: transfer, even with out the Russia issue

Samsung’s present foldable cellphone naming conference makes some sense. You immediately know that something with a Z within the title is a foldable, which could possibly be all of the extra helpful if Samsung expands past its two present foldable traces.

Plus, most different Samsung telephones additionally include a letter of their names – there’s an S for the standard flagships, and an A for extra inexpensive telephones, for instance.

However alternatively, there are exceptions to this. The now-deceased Galaxy Observe line didn’t have a letter for instance, and there was no sense that it wanted one, as a result of it being a Observe instructed you what you wanted to know.

Equally, realizing {that a} cellphone is a Flip or a Fold tells you a lot about it, so the Z is superfluous, and makes the title longer than obligatory. Even having Galaxy within the title is a bit pointless, however we will not see the most effective Samsung telephones dropping that anytime quickly.