Samsung’s expensive Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6 may be more pricey

Just two days left in Samsung’s mega Unpacked event. The official launch taking place on July 10, but a new report says that Samsung has raised the price of its already expensive Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 by 100,000 won ($70) over their predecessors in South Korea.

Chosun claims that 256GB variants of Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 could cost 1,485,000 won (~ $1075) and 2,229,700 (~ $1615) won, respectively. Last year, the company’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 came with a price tag of 1,399,200 won while the Z Fold 5 at 2,097,700 won.

Korean media reports that Samsung has made the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 more expensive through a price hike of 100,000 won. In some previous rumors, we’ve observed the same could happen with the upcoming phones in some markets including Europe and Asia.

Despite this price increment, Samsung is said to sell the new foldables in Korea at the lowest price in the world. The handsets may be priced approximately 138,250 won ($100) higher in the global market. This price increase is analyzed as being due to the upgrade of specs.

Samsung is investing in artificial intelligence. Similar to the S24 series, Samsung will introduce new Galaxy AI features with the new foldable phones. The company confirmed that these AI features will be free for Galaxy users until 2025.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy will power the Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6. Unlike the S24 series, the new foldables will exclusively use the Snapdragon chipset. Exynos’ future is also uncertain due to low yields at Samsung Foundry’s 3nm process node.