New Delhi: Samsung is prone to enhance the costs of its newest foldable smartphones in India, together with the Galaxy Z Fold8 Extremely, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, as rising reminiscence chip prices put stress on smartphone makers, main retailers and trade analysts mentioned.
The brand new Samsung foldables, priced between Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 2.6 lakh, have obtained an unprecedented response in India. Samsung India mentioned almost 2.71 lakh customers pre-ordered the three gadgets inside simply 72 hours of their launch, marking report pre-orders for the corporate’s foldable smartphone portfolio.
Retailers now anticipate the robust demand for reminiscence chips, a vital part in smartphones, to push up machine prices additional. Analysts additionally imagine Samsung could ultimately go on a part of the upper part prices to customers after absorbing a good portion of the rise thus far.
The most recent foldables characterize Samsung’s most superior foldable lineup but, with enhancements throughout hinge design, shows, sturdiness and efficiency, together with purpose-built Galaxy AI options. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Extremely measures simply 4.1mm when unfolded, making it the corporate’s thinnest Galaxy Z Fold machine, whereas the Galaxy Z Fold8 weighs 201 grams, making it the lightest Fold mannequin from Samsung.
Samsung President and CEO, Southwest Asia, JB Park, lately mentioned the corporate has been absorbing a considerable portion of the rising smartphone prices to guard customers from the total impression of worth will increase.
“In case you examine how a lot they (competitors) have elevated the value, Samsung’s increment is comparatively lesser than competitors as a result of we have now been absorbing the price,” Park mentioned in London on the launch of the brand new Galaxy foldables.
He added that the price burden being absorbed by Samsung in 2026 is “humongous”, whereas stressing that the choice was pushed by the corporate’s concentrate on offering premium gadgets reasonably than merely defending or increasing market share.
Samsung has additionally launched long-tenure zero-cost EMI choices for patrons of the Galaxy Z Fold8 Extremely, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8 in India, probably serving to cushion the impression of upper upfront costs for customers.
Business analysts anticipate the broader reminiscence scarcity to have an effect on smartphone shipments within the second half of 2026. Abhilash Kumar, Lead Analysis Advisor (Director) at Good Analytics International (SAG), mentioned the Indian smartphone market may see annual cargo declines within the third and fourth quarters as reminiscence shortages drive up part and retail costs.
“The smartphone market in India will proceed to see annual cargo decline in Q3 and This autumn 2026, given the worldwide reminiscence scarcity within the smartphone trade resulting in costs enhance,” Kumar mentioned.
