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iPhone Duo's woes are a boon for Samsung as Galaxy Z Fold8 sales go up by 20% in a week

Reports of spotty quality assurance and breaking displays have scared off some potential iPhone Duo buyers and driven them into Samsung’s arms – a report from South Korea states that Galaxy Z Fold8 sales increased by more than 20% in a week after the Duo started shipping.

Something similar happened back in September when the Duo was unveiled – Z Fold8 sales went up by 10% on a week-to-week basis after people finally saw Apple’s fabled first foldable (and its price).

Samsung is moving to seize the moment by extending the subscription period for the New AI Subscription Club by a month (until November). This is Samsung’s upgrade program that lets you trade in your old device and get a new one every 1, 2 or 3 years.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

Club members who get a Samsung foldable (Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra or Z Flip8) are guaranteed a 50% buy-back for the 1-year plan, 40% for the 2-year plan (50% if you go for the Flip) and 25% for the 3-year plan.

You don’t even have to go to a store to return your old phone, you can drop it off at an automated Mintit ATM kiosk and you’ll even get a KRW 100,000 ($75) bonus to the trade-in value if you do that.

Additionally, Samsung is running a “Galaxy End of the Year Fiesta” promo campaign until December 31 and will have in-store shopping perks.

Things are going well in Europe too, where the one-two punch of the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra beat the Z Fold7 sales by 45%.

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