The new foldable smartphones from Samsung, namely the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, are expected to see great sales in the company’s home country. In South Korea alone, sales are projected to cross 1 million units this weekend.
While the latest foldable smartphones were launched back in August 2021, their sales are already set to cross the 1 million mark just a month after their announcement. This marks a major milestone for foldable smartphones, as per industry officials. As per The Korea Herald, the pace of the sales is similar to that of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy S8 that were two of the fastest smartphone from the company to reach the 1 million mark in South Korea.
Furthermore, pre orders for the new Galaxy Z series of foldable smartphones had reached 920,000 units in just a seven day period. Out of this notable figure, 270,000 of the handsets were activated on the first day of the pre activation period, which is a a record figure for Galaxy smartphones. Notably, the popularity of the two newly launched foldable smartphones has even led to the extension of the early activation period of the pre ordered Galaxy Z smartphones.
As of right now, the Galaxy Z Flip3, which is a clamshell folding device, has sold twice as much as the Z Fold3 that is the more expensive out of the two and folds like a book. Both device feature top notch specs along with the Fold3 even offering an under display selfie camera setup on the front.
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