{"id":44499,"date":"2025-08-04T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/44499\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:02:08","slug":"10-6-million-heist-nearly-12000-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-and-flip-7-phones-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/44499\/","title":{"rendered":"$10.6 million heist: Nearly 12,000 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 phones stolen"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a fresh scoop, a truck transporting Samsung\u2019s new Galaxy Z7 foldable smartphones was stolen near London Heathrow Airport late last week. The shipment comprised approximately 12,000 units of the Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a> and Z Fold 7<\/a>, and is valued at $10.6 million – according to reliable tipster @UniverseIce<\/a>, which makes this one of the largest electronics thefts reported in the UK this year. <\/p>\n

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 retails in the UK for \u00a31,049 (~$1,395), and the Z Fold 7 starts at \u00a31,799 (~$2,393). Since these are premium price points, the loss isn’t limited to just economic impact: such incidents can delay product launches, squeeze inventory for pre-orders, and tamper a company’s distribution plans. <\/p>\n

Large-scale thefts of high-value electronics around Heathrow are nothing new. As per past reports, criminal gangs frequently target shipments at or near major UK airports. Earlier this year, authorities intercepted a cache of 1,000 stolen smartphones also at Heathrow<\/a>. Statistically, a huge portion of stolen devices are quickly exported; as per an estimate from the UK police, up to 75% of snatched phones are moved overseas, which adds a whole new layer of complication to the recovery efforts. <\/p>\n

For Samsung<\/a>, the aftermath will likely include insurance claims, more scrutiny on logistics vendors, and a temporary review of supply chain routes. Buyers should be vigilant as well: stolen devices often show up on secondary markets and may be blacklisted or ineligible for official support. <\/p>\n

Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 for $1,219.99 on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Anubhav<\/a>Anubhav Sharma<\/a> – Tech Writer – 858 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2024<\/p>\n

Fueled by a childhood spent taking apart video game consoles to see how they worked, I turned my passion for tech into writing. I have a double Bachelor’s in Computer Science Engineering (2018) and English (2024). I’ve been writing on a variety of tech topics since 2016, with a particular interest in gaming. When I’m not hunting down the latest tech news, you’ll find me producing music, gaming, or hiking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a fresh scoop, a truck transporting Samsung\u2019s new Galaxy Z7 foldable smartphones was stolen near London Heathrow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[214,49,48,215,207,190,213,206,216,212,208,209,61,211,210],"class_list":["post-44499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-mobile","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}