TL;DR
- Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition sold out in South Korea within 10 minutes of its first sale on October 25th.
- Sales were delayed by seven hours, and there were rumors that there were quality issues, which Samsung denied.
- Samsung is planning a restock, but no specific date for the next sale has been announced.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition created a frenzy across South Korea and sold out within 10 minutes. The company announced that the first inventory of the new foldable sold out within 10 minutes.
The first Galaxy Z Fold SE sale started on October 25th, after a seven-hour delay. There were rumors that there were concerns about quality, but that was not true. Samsung is reportedly assessing the quantity and will start selling it in the next few hours.
Within 10 minutes of the launch, Samsung announced: “All inventory is sold out.” The company plans to prepare additional inventory and resume sales, but the specific timing has not been disclosed.
Samsung was scheduled to supply devices to carriers on the same day, but was unable to do so due to a lack of inventory. Enthusiasm for the special edition model is palpable, with Koreans warmly welcoming this grand innovation.
Special edition…
At 10.6 mm thick and 236 grams, the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is Samsung’s thinnest and lightest foldable phone. It’s 1.5 mm thinner and 3 grams lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 announced last July.
Sales postponed…
On October 21st, the Korean tech giant announced that the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition will be on sale from 9am (Korean time). However, the device did not go on sale until after 9 a.m., and sales began seven hours later at 4 p.m.
A Samsung representative explained as follows: “The delay was due to the time it took to evaluate production and decide how much to release.” They denied speculation that sales were delayed due to quality concerns.
