Samsung clocks record 50K pre-bookings for Galaxy Z Fold4 and ZFlip4 in India

Samsung has witnessed a sturdy demand for its fourth-generation of foldables in India, registering greater than 50,000 pre-bookings for Galaxy Fold4 and Galaxy Flip4, Raju Pullan, Senior Vice President and Head of MX gross sales at Samsung India, mentioned on Wednesday.

The record pre-bookings got here in lower than 12 hours on Day 1 on August 16.

“Samsung is focusing on to promote 1.5 instances extra foldable telephones this yr. We are assured of assembly our goal as a result of the brand new foldable telephones include enormous upgrades as in comparison with final yr,” Pullan instructed IANS.

He attributed the large pre-book success to the corporate’s technique to increase the foldable expertise in India this time.

For Fold4 and Flip4, Samsung has expanded its retail community, taking the premium telephones to over 10,000 cities, together with tier 2 cities and additional.

This is double the variety of stores as in comparison with final yr for the foldable telephones, in line with Pullan.

Samsung has additionally employed greater than 12,000 demo models of Fold4 and Flip4 in India to make sure that shoppers get nice expertise with these units earlier than finalizing their buy.

“The Fold4 is probably the most highly effective PC in your pocket with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 processor and flagship 50MP digicam. The Flip4 is the last word machine for younger shoppers who want to categorical themselves with its Flex digicam,” Pullan famous.

Samsung led the broader smartphone market with 22 per cent worth market share in the primary six months of the yr.

Available in Bora Purple, Graphite and Pink Gold colors, Galaxy Z Flip4 is priced at Rs 89,999 for the 8GB+128GB variant and Rs 94,999 for the 8GB+256GB variant.

The ‘Bespoke Edition’ that gives glass colors and body choices will likely be out there on Samsung Live and Samsung Exclusive Stores for Rs 97,999, the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Available in Graygreen, Beige and Phantom Black colors, Galaxy Z Fold4 is priced at Rs 154,999 for the 12GB+256GB variant and Rs 164,999 for the 12GB+512GB variant.

Consumers also can buy 12GB+1TB variant completely on Samsung Live and Samsung Exclusive Stores for Rs 184,999.

(Except for the headline, the remainder of this IANS article is un-edited)

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