Earlier this week, we saw reports that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 could be subjected to a serious price hike in the European market — rising by as much as €280 for some high-storage models. Now U.S. pricing has leaked and, you guessed it, the prices are set to be higher than last year.
According to a new report from SE Daily, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 (formerly known as the Z fold Wide) will come with a price tag in excess of $2,000 — possibly as high as $2,099. In comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 started at $1,999, while the Z Fold 6 was $1,899 and the Z Fold 5 started at $1,799.
The upgrade from Z Fold 4 to Z Fold 5 was the last time Samsung kept the Z Fold series price static, which makes this price hike the third time in a row Samsung has decided we need to pay more for our folding phones.
SE Daily appears to be referring to the flagship foldable, which the rumor mill has taken to calling the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. This is the successor to the Z Fold 7, and is expected to come with the same form factor and high-profile features like the 200MP camera.
What about the Z Fold 8 Wide and Z Flip 8?
The other book-style foldable on the way is what used to be called the Galaxy Z Fold Wide, but has now started being referred to as the Z Fold 8. This foldable is set to offer a shorter and wider design, similar in shape to a passport and a close approximation of what the foldable iPhone Ultra may look like.
SE Daily claims this phone will cost $1,899, which is $100 less than the price of a Z Fold 7. That slightly lower price tag will likely account for the fact that the Z Fold 8 doesn't have as much high-end hardware, and skips out on features like the telephoto camera lens and 200MP photo resolution.
There's no mention of how much the Galaxy Z Flip 8 might cost, but the EU leak suggests we may also see a €100 price hike on the flip-foldable too.
We don't currently have any official information to work with, so it shouldn't be surprising to anyone that Samsung could increase the price of the Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8. After all, the cost of making phones has gone up, especially if you're hoping to offer a good amount of memory and storage. So while I fully expect the price of the Z Fold 8 to go up, the question I have is how much the higher-storage variants might cost.
According to that EU leak, the 512GB Z Fold 8 Ultra will be €180 more than the equivalent Z Fold 7, while the 1TB model will be €280 more. That's a lot of extra money to be asked to spend, and it's not like Galaxy Foldables were ever cheap to begin with.
We'll find out for sure at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22, which has now been officially confirmed by Samsung. The event is set to take place in London, starting at 9a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. BST, and in the meantime you can read all about the upcoming phones in our Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 hubs.
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