Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra on July 22, 2026, and will likely make them available for preorder on the same day. If you are interested in any of them, you may not receive Samsung's usual preorder benefit: a free storage upgrade.Chosun Biz reports that Samsung is scaling back its “Free Double Storage” preorder benefit for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra due to skyrocketing memory chip prices. The benefit will cover only half the cost of a storage upgrade. This means that if you want to upgrade from a 256GB model to a 512GB model, you will have to pay 50% of the price difference between the two.Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 could cost more and have fewer pre-order perksIn addition to reduced preorder benefits, you may also have to pay more for Samsung's new foldable phones than you did for last year's models. The Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra are reportedly expected to cost more than the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7, respectively.Samsung began offering free storage upgrades with the Galaxy S23 series and has continued the perk for all Galaxy S and Galaxy Z devices since then.In Korea, the price difference between the Galaxy S26 Ultra's 256GB and 512GB models was KRW 253,000, or about $170. The difference was around $200 in the US. This means you may have to pay about $100 to upgrade to a 512GB version of the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, or Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.While Samsung Electronics achieved record profits in the second quarter of this year, its memory chip division accounted for most of that profit. The smartphone division's profit declined sharply due to higher memory chip and component prices. In fact, Samsung MX could reportedly post an operating loss in the third quarter of 2026 for the first time in years.