In a news we shared with you the other day, we mentioned that South Korean technology giant Samsung has made its next Galaxy Unpacked event official. According to the statement, this event, where we will meet the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, would be held on August 10. Now, a statement has come from Samsung on the subject.
Statements made by Samsung indicate that the interest in foldable screen smartphones has increased. It seems as if the company drew the eyes of consumers to this area before introducing its foldable screen phones. Because the statements made are somewhat exaggerated according to some industry sources. Let’s all take a closer look at Samsung’s statements.
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Samsung says it sold 10 million foldable screen phones last year
Making statements on the subject, the name responsible for Samsung’s mobile division was TM Roh. Publishing a blog post on Samsung’s website, Roh says the time has come for phones with foldable screens. Stating that foldable screen phones were seen as “innovation” three years ago, TM Roh said that now these products have become the choice of millions and detonated the bomb. According to the top executive, Samsung sold around 10 million foldable screen phones in 2021. This figure reveals that Samsung’s foldable screen phone sales increased by 300 percent in the one-year period from 2020 to 2021.
According to market research companies, around 8 million foldable phones were sold in 2021.
Statements from Samsung had a great impact in the industry. Because 10 million sales and 300 percent growth in this market was not something to be ignored. Famous analyst Ross Young, who made statements to The Verge, shared some data showing that 7.9 million foldable screen phones were shipped last year. According to market research company International Data Corporation (IDC), 7.1 million foldable smartphones were shipped in 2021. It is not known how accurate the numbers shared by Samsung are, but according to Ross Young, the winner of the foldable screen phone market is by far Samsung. According to the data obtained, Samsung dominated 87.8% of the foldable screen phone market in 2021.
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