Snap Map Meets Galaxy Z Fold8: Follow the Pin to Find The World’s Lightest Folding Phone

Manal Saleh 

The new collaboration bridges innovative digital to retail experiences powered by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 and Snapchat’s Snap Map, offering exclusive rewards at participating stores.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 1 September 2026: Your phone screen is about to get a lot more interesting. Samsung and Snapchat have teamed up to turn the Snap Map into your personal guide to the Galaxy Z Fold8. Here’s how it works: open Snap Map on Snapchat, find the nearest highlighted Samsung store, and get hands-on with the new Galaxy Z Fold8 impressive new design and features.

With this collaboration, participants can also unlock exclusive in-store rewards and benefits just for showing up via the Snap Map instant location technology.

Omar Saheb, Vice President Marketing & Online Business, Samsung Electronics MENA: “We wanted people to experience the Galaxy Z Fold8 the way it’s meant to be experienced, in their hands, and not just on their feed, while enjoying a range of exclusive experiences at participating Samsung stores.”

“Snap Map has always been about helping Snapchatters discover what’s happening around them and getting out from behind the screen and into the world,” said Antoine Challita, UAE Country Head, Snap Inc. “Our collaboration with Samsung shows how that discovery can drive in-store engagement. By bringing Samsung’s retail locations directly into the Snap Map experience, we’re creating a natural journey from discovering the Galaxy Z Fold8 on Snapchat to experiencing it firsthand in store.”

Unlike traditional navigation-first maps, the Snap Map is designed around social discovery, helping Snapchatters discover places, stores and experiences around them. Through this collaboration, Samsung stores become easy-to-find destinations on the map, giving users a simple path from discovering the Galaxy Z Fold8 on their phones to visiting a store, exploring the device and unlocking exclusive rewards in person.

The Galaxy Z Fold8 delivers a new foldable experience that brings together advanced design and dynamic content viewing in a single device. With the support of the Snap Map, it enables consumers to easily discover and engage with products on their smartphones before experiencing them in person inside stores.

Ready to go? Open the Snap Map, locate your nearest highlighted Samsung store, and go see (and fold) it for yourself.

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About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, digital signage, smartphones, wearables, tablets, home appliances and network systems, as well as memory, system LSI and foundry. Samsung is also advancing medical imaging technologies, HVAC solutions and robotics, while creating innovative automotive and audio products through Harman. With its SmartThings ecosystem, open collaboration with partners, and integration of AI across its portfolio, Samsung delivers a seamless and intelligent connected experience. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at news.samsung.com

About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.