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Samsung Foldables Rack Up 271,000 Pre‑Orders in India in 72 Hours

Nearly half of reservations came from tier‑2 and smaller cities, suggesting foldable phones are reaching mainstream buyers as Samsung prepares shipments on August 3.

Rival phone makers will spend years trying to match Samsung’s benchmark with a different form factor foldable. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)

Overview

  • Samsung announced it received 271,000 pre‑orders for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Flip8 in India within the first 72 hours after pre‑orders opened.
  • The company said it hit that milestone far faster than with the previous generation, which took 15 days to reach the same pre‑order total.
  • Forty five percent of Indian pre‑orders came from tier‑2 cities and smaller towns, a distribution Samsung and analysts say points to adoption beyond early adopters in big metros.
  • Samsung will begin shipping the three foldables on August 3, with general retail sales scheduled to open on August 4, after pre‑orders launched at the Unpacked event.
  • Samsung expressed confidence the Z Fold8 family and Flip8 could match Galaxy S26 series pre‑orders, and the strong early demand could tighten near‑term availability for some SKUs.