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Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Samsung says its Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales in Europe ran forty-five percent above the Fold 7 over nine weeks; the post never says Apple.
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- First reported by Ars Technica: “Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales”, with reporting from Forbes, Makhadzi Omerovic, Mezha, SamMobile and Android Authority.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:35 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
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- Ars TechnicaSamsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
- ForbesGalaxy Z Fold8 Series Sales Up 45%: How Apple’s iPhone Duo Unveil Sparked A Samsung Boom October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Makhadzi OmerovicHow Apple's iPhone Duo is Boosting Samsung Galaxy Z8 Sales (2026) facts used on air
- MezhaSamsung data suggests iPhone Duo may be boosting Galaxy Z8 sales October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- SamMobileGalaxy Z Fold 8/8 Ultra doubled Samsung’s foldable sales in Europe in nine weeks - SamMobile October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Android AuthorityApple's iPhone Duo boosts interest in Samsung foldables facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe iPhone Duo goes on sale tomorrow at two thousand dollars. Samsung's wide foldable debuted at nineteen hundred. Is that your pricing policy?
Governor Tobias Marchetti-VaneYes. A hundred dollars is a gap I personally closed, on the first of October, with this pen, in a ceremony.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGovernor, you'd get a better ending by agreeing with the people crediting Apple.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSamsung won't say Apple, and you won't say nothing happened. Sir, you two should share a post.
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