The Z Fold 8 could outsell its brother by as much as a million units
The Z Flip 7 has been less popular than the Z Fold 7, and the same thing is expected from the Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8. | Image Credit — PhoneArena
But it’s certainly not premature for the world’s number two smartphone vendor to try to anticipate your Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 demand based on their individual strengths currently being prepared behind closed doors, as well as the latest general industry trends, and perhaps most importantly, the success of last year’s Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7.
That split is in direct contrast with all previous Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip-series releases, before which Samsung was always prepared to sell more clamshell-type devices than book-style foldables. But while that was the case in 2025 as well, the Z Fold 7 surprised everyone by exceeding the Z Flip 7‘s global popularity, and now the Z Fold 8 is expected to do the same and possibly widen the gap to the Z Flip 8 compared to the two’s predecessors.
But what will be so special about the Galaxy Z Fold 8?
Yes, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will purportedly be even thinner than the Z Fold 7. | Image Credit — PhoneArena
What’s behind this shift?
Naturally, the company cannot manipulate your preferences (at least not directly), but by focusing so much more on improving the Z Fold 8 this year and Z Fold 7 in 2025 than the Z Flip 8 and Z Flip 7, Samsung is definitely encouraging your shift towards the more expensive and profitable product lineup.
If you don’t like that, all you have to do is boycott the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and buy the Galaxy Z Flip 8 instead when the two come out, and their manufacturers will swiftly revise those aforementioned production numbers to give the cheaper and more portable handset priority. But we all know you’re not going to be able to resist an even lighter and thinner book-style foldable with better cameras, especially if it doesn’t go up in price compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
