Sources say Samsung hopes to set its foldable device shipments at 15 million units this year with the recently launched Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. However, the latest industry estimates show that Samsung may not be able to achieve this goal within the year.
Current industry estimates put total Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 shipments at 8 million units, which still represents a significant 13% increase compared to last year’s 7.1 million unit shipments. The forecast was made by Noh Geun-chang, who heads the Hyundai Motor Securities Research Center.
He said that including previous devices such as the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Samsung will ship 10 million units for the full year 2022. Samsung may have revised its target based on market reaction and the broader economic situation. TM Roh, head of its mobile business, mentioned the new foldable devices at the Galaxy Unpacked event, where the company expects to sell more than 10 million foldable devices by 2022.
