We weren’t surprised when the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 got off to a flying start in their first week of release. After all, their respective predecessors had already broken all sales records for folding smartphones and it seems that the demand for the Korean manufacturer’s models continues to increase over time. Also, the latter did not hesitate to show himself very ambitious in sales prediction.
Indeed, internally, Samsung plans to sell no less than 15 million Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 by the end of the year. It is certainly a colossal figure but which, once again, does not appear in any way unrealizable given the history of the range. However, not everyone agrees. This is particularly the case of Noh Geun-chang, director of the Hyundai Motor Securities Research Center, who brings the firm down from its high horse.
Samsung would ultimately only sell 10 million copies of its new folding smartphones
Thus, the analyst leans rather for sell scores around the 8000000 for the latest range of Samsung folders. The latter is therefore much more moderate than the company, almost halving the initial forecasts. Nevertheless, this is still more generous than the results for 2021, which saw 7.1 million units sold for the Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, i.e. a 13% increase from year to year.
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In total, Noh Geun-chang thinks Samsung will sell 10 million folding smartphones in 2022, all generations combined. It may well be that the global economic context of recent months proves the analyst rather right. Critics around the price of the Galaxy Z Fold 4, sold at 1799 €have not failed after the presentation, and it seems understandable that many users restrict themselves from such a purchase in the face of general inflation.
Source: TheElec
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