Apple Prices iPhone Duo at $1,999, Challenging Samsung's $1,899 Fold8 in US
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Updated · The Korea Herald · Sep 16
Apple Prices iPhone Duo at $1,999, Challenging Samsung's $1,899 Fold8 in US
3 articles · Updated · The Korea Herald · Sep 16
Summary
$1,999 puts Apple’s first foldable iPhone just about $100 above Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 in the US, far below prelaunch estimates near $2,500 and setting up a direct premium-market fight.
Samsung enters with eight generations of foldable refinement: the 201-gram Fold8 is about 53 grams lighter than Apple’s roughly 254-gram Duo, and its hinge, multitasking and durability are already proven ahead of Duo’s Oct. 23 release.
Apple still holds the stronger position with affluent buyers, controlling 65% of the global premium smartphone segment versus Samsung’s 19%, while more than 32% of consumers in one survey said they would definitely buy a foldable if Apple made one.
Korea looks different: Duo starts at 3.29 million won, more than 1 million won above Fold8’s 2.28 million won, reinforcing Samsung’s home-market edge even as analysts say the US—about 10% of global foldable shipments—matters more than Korea’s sub-2% share.