{"id":823314,"date":"2026-11-04T00:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T00:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/823314\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T00:06:14","slug":"iphone-duos-woes-are-a-boon-for-samsung-as-galaxy-z-fold8-sales-go-up-by-20-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/823314\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Duo’s woes are a boon for Samsung as Galaxy Z Fold8 sales go up by 20% in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reports of spotty quality assurance<\/a> and breaking displays<\/a> have scared off some potential iPhone Duo<\/a> buyers and driven them into Samsung\u2019s arms \u2013 a report from South Korea states that Galaxy Z Fold8<\/a> sales increased by more than 20% in a week after the Duo started shipping.<\/p>\n

Something similar<\/a> happened back in September when the Duo was unveiled \u2013 Z Fold8 sales went up by 10% on a week-to-week basis after people finally saw Apple\u2019s fabled first foldable (and its price).<\/p>\n

Samsung is moving to seize the moment by extending the subscription period for the New AI Subscription Club by a month (until November). This is Samsung\u2019s upgrade program that lets you trade in your old device and get a new one every 1, 2 or 3 years.<\/p>\n


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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8<\/p>\n

Club members who get a Samsung foldable (Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra or Z Flip8) are guaranteed a 50% buy-back for the 1-year plan, 40% for the 2-year plan (50% if you go for the Flip) and 25% for the 3-year plan.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t even have to go to a store to return your old phone, you can drop it off at an automated Mintit ATM kiosk and you\u2019ll even get a KRW 100,000 ($75) bonus to the trade-in value if you do that.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Samsung is running a \u201cGalaxy End of the Year Fiesta\u201d promo campaign until December 31 and will have in-store shopping perks.<\/p>\n

Things are going well in Europe too, where the one-two punch of the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra beat the Z Fold7 sales by 45%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a> (in Korean) | Via<\/a><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8<\/p>\n

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