Samsung's new foldables are doing surprisingly well in this price sensitive market

Last updated: August 27th, 2021 at 13:37 UTC+01:00

Samsung'due south new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip iii are not cheap phones by whatever stretch of the imagination. Although Samsung's foldables are a tad more affordable than their predecessors, non everyone tin can fork out $999, permit lonely $1,800, for a smartphone in several markets. Nonetheless, that hasn't stopped the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 from existence a resounding success in one of the world's near price-witting regions: India.

Bloomberg analyst Sohee Kim says that the 24-hour interval one pre-order numbers for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Milky way Z Flip iii in India were most 2.vii times more than than that of the Galaxy Notation 20 launched final year. This is quite an interesting anecdote, given that the Galaxy Annotation 20 Ultra sits squarely between the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Milky way Z Fold 3 in terms of price, while the base Galaxy Note twenty is cheaper than both foldables.

The Galaxy Z Flip three's relatively affordable price tag could be the reason for its success in India

While the pre-guild figures practice not break downward the private Galaxy Z Fold iii and Galaxy Z Flip 3 pre-order figures, we can reasonably assume that the latter did better due to its more affordable cost tag of Rs 84,999. On the other hand, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 costs an middle-watering Rs 149,999 in India. Both phones technically fall in the 'premium' segment of the Indian market, and it'll be interesting to see which phone sold more than, in one case — and if — the information becomes available.

We found the Galaxy Z Flip 3 to exist near-impeccable in our review, although it could do with a few quality-of-life improvements. Similarly, the Galaxy Z Fold three is an first-class device in its own right, but its prohibitively loftier toll still puts it beyond the achieve of well-nigh consumers. The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the closest affair we have to an 'affordable foldable' right at present, and that probably won't modify anytime soon.