Truong Xuan, a client in Hung Yen Province, discovered broad worth variations whereas purchasing for the newly launched Galaxy Z Fold8, which carries an official worth of VND47 million.
Main electronics retailers had been providing reductions of round VND5 million, bringing the value all the way down to roughly VND42 million. Some chains lowered it additional to about VND39 million by combining trade-in bonuses with loyalty-program incentives.
Smaller retailers supplied even higher offers. By giving up bundled items, Xuan may purchase a brand new Z Fold8 for round VND37 million. On main e-commerce platforms, fashions listed at VND40–42 million may successfully price simply over VND36 million after retailer and platform vouchers had been utilized.
The opposite two foldable telephones launched in Vietnam on Aug. 8 are seeing related markdowns.
The Galaxy Z Flip8, formally priced at VND32 million, is out there for round VND23–24 million, whereas the Galaxy Z Fold8 Extremely could be discovered for about VND43 million, roughly VND10 million beneath its listed worth.
In consequence, real-world costs of the Z Flip8 and Z Fold8 at the moment are near these of their predecessors.
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Galaxy Z Fold8. Photograph by Tuan Hung |
A consultant of electronics retailer CellphoneS stated the Z Fold8’s redesigned display proportions have emerged as considered one of its largest sights this yr.
The chain bought round 1,100 models throughout the first three days, up 70% from the corresponding interval final yr.
Demand has been concentrated closely on the bigger foldable fashions. The Z Fold8 accounted for about 60% of gross sales at CellphoneS, whereas the Z Fold8 Extremely made up 35%, leaving solely a small share for the Z Flip8.
Samsung Vietnam stated pre-orders for the brand new era had been 2.4 instances larger than for the earlier lineup, with the Z Fold8 accounting for greater than half of orders.
Sturdy demand has additionally been reported in Samsung’s residence market. The 2026 Galaxy Z collection generated 1.44 million pre-orders in South Korea, surpassing the earlier file of 1.38 million models set by the Galaxy Note10 in 2019 and the 1.35 million pre-orders recorded by the Galaxy S26 earlier this yr.
The Galaxy Z8 collection made its international debut at Samsung’s Unpacked 2026 occasion in London on July 22 and went on sale in Vietnam on Aug. 8.
