Starting tomorrow, the Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8 will be available in 106 markets worldwide. If you haven’t pre-ordered one (last chance today!), you will be able to pick one up from a local carrier, retailer, Samsung Experience Store and the Samsung.com online store.
Each Galaxy Z foldable comes with a free 6-month trial of Google AI Pro (this includes 5TB of cloud storage), which is valued at $120. Additionally, the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 are launching in the same 106 markets tomorrow – these come with a 60-day Strava trial (valued at $24) and a 2-month iFIT trial (valued at $20).
The Galaxy Z8 foldables and the new smartwatches launch globally tomorrow
Samsung reports that pre-orders for the Galaxy Z8 series were up 30% globally compared to the Z7 series last year. If you want a regional breakdown, check out previous reports – pre-orders are up 20% in Europe, broke the record in South Korea and seriously outpaced Z7 pre-orders in India.
Here are some curious stats too – Graphite was the most popular color choice for the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra, while Pink was the top Galaxy Z Flip8 colorway.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra in Graphite, Z Flip8 in Pink
As you know, Samsung.com offers exclusive colors that you can’t get from third-party retailers. Those colors proved popular with customers aged 15-34 as they flocked to Pistachio for the Z Fold8, Green Shadow for the Z Fold8 Ultra and Mint for the Z Flip8.
Z Fold8 in Pistachio • Z Fold8 Ultra in Green Shadow • Z Flip8 in Mint
Check out our Galaxy Z Fold8 review for our thoughts on the new wide form factor and our Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra review to find out whether the “Ultra” name is warranted. We also have a hands-on review for the Z Flip8 and the two new watches.