Samsung Lifts Galaxy Z Fold 8 Output to 2.8 Million Units Ahead of Unpacked

3 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jul 21

Samsung has raised the Galaxy Z Fold 8’s initial production run to 2.8 million units from 2 million, signaling stronger confidence in the standard model days before its expected debut.
The increase reverses an earlier plan to split output evenly between the Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra, suggesting Samsung now expects the Fold 8 to become its top-selling foldable.
Current estimates put Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra production at 2 million units and Galaxy Z Flip 8 at 1.5 million, reshaping Samsung’s foldable lineup mix.
Industry watchers tie the move partly to Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone and to a wider shift toward 4:3 displays, with all three Samsung devices expected this week at higher prices amid memory-chip shortages.