Multiple reports say Samsung will change its pre-order storage deal for upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra, and Flip8 models. For recent Galaxy foldables, Samsung’s pre-orders have included a “free” storage upgrade, where buyers pay for a lower storage tier and receive the next tier at no additional cost. The new reports, citing information attributed to Korea, state that this perk will not apply to the July 22 launch devices mentioned. Instead, Samsung will reportedly offer only partial support for upgrading storage: buyers would cover 50% of the price difference between the 256GB option and the 512GB model. In practical terms, the higher storage tier would not be fully discounted as it has been in earlier promotions. The reporting frames the change as an adjustment to the pre-order value proposition and suggests the cost to move to higher storage may increase compared with prior generations. No details in the provided excerpts confirm the exact prices or whether other pre-order incentives will change, but the storage upgrade discount structure is described as the key change.