Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series has turned out to be an absolute smash hit for the company, with the new foldables now delayed across the board in shipping amid demand that’s apparently 3x higher than initial Fold 7 demand.
Last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 was already a big success for Samsung, taking the company’s foldable series out of a long-running slump. In the US alone, Samsung confirmed the device saw roughly a 50% jump compared to the prior generation.
It sounds like things are a lot better than even that this year.
Korean media reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is seeing roughly 3x the pre-order demand compared to Fold 7, though it’s unclear whether that encompasses both the Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra.
It’s abundantly clear that this demand is beyond Samsung’s own expectations, as the company is communicating to customers that there is a delay on “popular combinations” of both the Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra through Samsung.com:
