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Updated · Android Headlines · Sep 8
iPhone Switchers to Samsung Fold 8 and Flip 8 Double as Z Fold 8 Sets Preorder Records
Updated
Updated · Android Headlines · Sep 8

iPhone Switchers to Samsung Fold 8 and Flip 8 Double as Z Fold 8 Sets Preorder Records

3 articles · Updated · Android Headlines · Sep 8

Summary

  • Switches from iPhone to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 series have doubled from last year, with most defectors in their teens, 20s and 30s.
  • The surge came as the Galaxy Z Fold 8 posted Samsung’s strongest foldable launch yet, outselling every previous Galaxy Z Fold in global preorders and, in Korea, even topping all Galaxy S launches.
  • Samsung’s redesigned Fold 8 — with a smaller, wider cover screen and wider main display — appears to be driving demand, while Smart Switch now transfers call logs, eSIMs, messages, passwords and passkeys wirelessly from iPhones.
  • The gains are notable because Samsung has struggled to win younger users from Apple, and they come even with Apple’s first foldable iPhone Ultra said to be nearing launch.