À the release period of Apple’s very first foldable-screen smartphone, the iPhone Duo, corresponds a curious spike in sales of its competitor Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. Coincidence? If Samsung’s foldable smartphone with this new 4/3 wide-screen format, the Galaxy Z Fold 8, is already selling like hotcakes since its launch in August, it also experienced an astonishing spike in popularity in South Korea between October 23 and 29.
The iPhone Duo effect on the market
During that exact period, sales of the South Korean device jumped by 20% compared with the previous week, reports the Korea Herald. As if by chance, this was when Apple’s iPhone Duo was officially launched on the market. Causality seems almost obvious when you know that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 had seen another 10% sales spike a few weeks earlier, right when Apple’s foldable was announced during its Keynote. The specter of Crackgate One of two things: either the public was prudently waiting to see what Apple had in store before deciding, or the famous “crackgate” will have fatally let down the Cupertino firm in spectacular fashion. For the record, this term refers to the many iPhone Duo users who quickly reported a serious hinge flaw that “cracks” with strong resistance, and then immediately punctures and damages the inner screen in the same spot on all affected models. Immediate availability. Indicative prices: from €1,999 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8.Reminder of the key features of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8:
• OS: Android 17
• Network: 5G, 4G/LTE, HSPA, GSM
• Screen: [abc]Oled[/abc] 7.6'' (19.3 cm) 120 Hz + 5.5'' (13.97 cm) Oled external screen 120 Hz
• Coating: Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
• Resolution: 1,828 x 2,448 pixels (403 ppi) for the 7.6" screen in 4/3 format and 1,248 x 1,972 pixels (428 ppi) for the 5.5'' screen
• Format: 4/3
• Peak brightness: 3,000 nits
• Processor: Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (2 x 4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6 x 3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) engraved in 3 nm
• Graphics chip: Adreno 840
• RAM: 12 GB or 16 GB
• Flash: 256 GB, 256 GB or 1 TB
• Camera: 50 Mpxls (f/1.8, 23 mm, 1 µm photosite, PDAF, stabilized) + 50 Mpxls (f/1.9, 0.7 µm photosite, Dual Pixel, PDAF)
• Selfie camera: 10 Mpxls ultra-wide-angle (f/2.2, 18 mm, 1.12 µm photosite) + wide-angle cover camera (f/2.2, 24 mm, 1.12 µm photosite)
• Wi-Fi Direct compatibility
• [abc]HDR10+[/abc] compatibility
• [abc]Wi-Fi[/abc] 7 compatibility
• [abc]Bluetooth[/abc] 6.0 LE APT-X HD compatibility
• Samsung DeX feature
• Video capture: up to [abc]Ultra HD[/abc] [abc]8K[/abc] at 30 fps, in Ultra HD [abc]4K[/abc] at 120 fps, [abc]1 080p[/abc] at 240 fps, Ultra HD [abc]4K[/abc] at 60 fps on the selfie camera
• Fingerprint sensor: yes, on the side
• Certification: [abc]Hi-Res Audio[/abc], IP48
• Face recognition unlock: yes
• Sound section: 384 kHz/32-bit DAC
• Connector: [abc]USB[/abc]-C port
• 3.5 mm mini-jack headphone jack: no
• Battery: 4,800 mAh (non-removable), wired fast charging (45 W, 63% in 30 min), wireless charging (20 W) and Reverse Charging (4.5 W).
• Reverse Charging feature: yes
• Dimensions: 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.5 mm unfolded, 81.9 x 123.9 x 9.7 mm folded
• Weight: 201 g
