Galaxy Z Fold 4 And Flip 4 Leak Dashes Hopes For Cheaper Foldables

According to tech blog GizPaw, the starting price of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in Europe will be around €1,864 or as low as €1,849 ($1,890) for the base 256GB model. Even with the lower figure, however, that’s still a €50 increase from last year’s launch price of €1,799 ($1,840). The 512GB model might even have a €100 increase, so one can only imagine how much the rumored 1TB option would cost.

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 doesn’t stray too far, though, thankfully with a smaller price increase. The foldable clamshell is leaked to start at €1,079 ($1,103), a €30 increase from last year’s €1,049 ($1,072) rate. As with the Galaxy Z Fold, the price increase doubles as the storage capacity does. The highest 512GB capacity, which is new to this line, is marked at €1,279 ($1,307).

There are various factors affecting prices, including the cost of components themselves, economic inflation, and many more. Many of these factors might go over most people’s heads, and they will only be able to compare the final price with what they’re getting in return. Judging by leaks, that won’t be much compared to last year’s foldable pair, so some might find fewer compelling factors to actually buy this year’s models. Despite that outlook, Samsung seems to be very optimistic that it will be able to sell 15 million Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, up from the reported 10 million it sold for last year’s generation.