Samsung Electronics to hold Galaxy Unpacked event in July in New York: sources

This photo shows the Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic edition unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in Paris, France, July 10, 2024. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is expected hold the summer edition of its Galaxy Unpacked event in July in New York, industry sources said Thursday.

At the event, Samsung Electronics will unveil the latest versions of its foldable smartphone series, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7, according to the sources.

The exact date of the event has not yet been finalized.

It is the first time in nearly three years that Samsung Electronics will debut its new Galaxy smartphones in New York following the event in August 2022, when the world's largest smartphone maker introduced the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4.

Samsung Electronics has hosted previous Unpacked events for its foldable lineup in cities including Paris last year and Seoul the year before.