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Samsung’s new phones will land next month at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris. But that hasn’t stopped the company from teasing the new Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 with some early reservation emails.
The Korean company has sent booking emails to potential buyers in India, said SamMobile. These are not pre-order emails, but rather dates when the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 can be reserved for pre-order. If SamMobile explains.
“We received a message from a Samsung Experience Store indicating that the B6 and Q6 smartphones will be available for pre-order on June 26, 2024.” B6 and Q6 are code names for the Flip 6 and Fold 6 respectively.
There was no information about price, specifications or even offers included in the reservation email. But chances are Samsung will give away a coupon, or dangle an early pre-order deal to people who signed up for the marketing emails. It did just this with the Galaxy S24, offering $50 vouchers to users who registered with the website before the official pre-order period started.
Updated June 26 with new details about the reservation offer.
Samsung has now confirmed that its next Galaxy Unpacked event, where it will announce the Fold 6 and Flip 6, will take place in Paris on July 10. In the announcement, Samsung confirmed that buyers can once again reserve their spot in the pre-order queue and receive a $50 credit. Reservations cost nothing and buyers are not obliged to do anything.
Samsung doesn’t explicitly say what the $50 can be spent on (as it doesn’t want to name the devices before officially announcing them), but its terms and conditions say it can be used on an “eligible device.”
That suggests it’s part of a discount on a new handset, rather than just a voucher for an accessory, as was the case with the Galaxy S24. The Korean company also hints at a pre-order deal that offers $1,500 off a “new Galaxy device.” That offer is likely a reference to trade-in savings and some sort of bundle deal.
What will be interesting to see is what other deals the company launches with. Samsung could temporarily increase trade-in prices, as it has done with previous launches. When the Galaxy S24 was released, Samsung sent £100 ($126.91) vouchers to potential buyers who didn’t have a phone to trade in.
There’s also the long-standing 5% discount when the code “APP5” is used during a purchase in the Samsung Shop app. Crucially, these codes are often stackable, meaning they can all be used at once.
There’s also the likely existence of a new Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Ring, and earbuds, all of which will almost certainly be part of bundle deals. Samsung’s two new devices, the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring, will be the focus of these deals, so keep an eye out for the company’s promotions.
In anticipation of a major competitor launch, Google has dropped the price of the Google Pixel 8 Pro to its biggest discount yet. The company has offered £300 ($380.66) off the Pixel 8 Pro for UK buyers, which is one of the biggest discounts the company has launched since the phones came out last October – much higher than the last sale in the U.S. The base Pixel 8 costs £150 ($190.33) cheaper, while the Pixel 8a has been reduced by £50. All this is backed by higher trade-in prices, saving the new handset up to £665 ($843.80). Google is also expected to release its rival Pixel Fold 2 soon, so stay tuned for more deals.