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TL;DR

• Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Z8 foldables have broken preorder records in Korea.
• Roughly 1.44 million units were preordered in Samsung’s home market, beating the record previously held by the Galaxy Note 10 range.
• The Galaxy Z Fold 8 accounted for roughly 70% of all preorders.

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 series last month, and they’ll be available for pre-order until August 7. Preorders in Korea close today, though, and it turns out that these foldables helped Samsung break a long-standing record in its home market.

Samsung announced (h/t: Yonhap News) that 1.44 million Galaxy Z8 foldables were preordered in Korea. This sales performance broke Samsung’s all-time domestic preorder record of 1.38 million units, set by 2019’s Galaxy Note 10 series.