Samsung Logs 1.44 Million Z Fold 8, Flip 8 Preorders in 7 Days
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Updated · Android Police · Aug 4
Samsung Logs 1.44 Million Z Fold 8, Flip 8 Preorders in 7 Days
3 articles · Updated · Android Police · Aug 4
Summary
1.44 million South Korean preorders in seven days made the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 Samsung's best-ever phone launch, topping the Galaxy S26's 1.35 million and the Note 10's 1.38 million.
70% of orders went to the Z Fold 8, whose thinner, wider design appears to have broadened foldable appeal and pulled more buyers from conventional smartphones.
Samsung is already raising production as demand held up despite higher prices tied to DRAM and NAND shortages and weaker trade-in incentives than in past launches.
The record extends the foldables' momentum after the Z Fold 7 turnaround in 2025 and suggests Samsung could keep strong sales until Apple is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone in early September.
As Samsung shatters preorder records despite massive price hikes, could Apple's rumored September foldable release suddenly derail this unprecedented market dominance?
With prices soaring past $2,000, what hidden feature is driving over a million users to abandon traditional smartphones for Samsung's latest foldables?
Are aggressive carrier subsidies masking a fragile market, or have consumers finally accepted the massive cost of next-generation foldable technology?