Samsung Display’s foldable display / News1 Reporter Min Kyung Seok

Samsung Electronics is gearing up to release its groundbreaking double-folding smartphone, tentatively named the Galaxy G Fold, in South Korea and China around September or October this year.

On Wednesday, Indian tech news outlet Smartprix reported that model numbers for the Galaxy G Fold had surfaced in the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) database.

According to the report, Samsung registered two model names—SM-F968N and SM-F9680—in the GSMA database on Monday. Both devices are listed under the market name Q7M.

The Q7M designation represents a new codename for Samsung’s foldable phone lineup, which was first introduced last year.

Industry insiders suggest that the Galaxy Z Flip 7, expected to debut at Samsung’s fall Unpacked event, carries the codename B7, while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is referred to as Q7. Given this pattern, it’s highly likely that Q7M corresponds to the Galaxy G Fold.

The registration of only two model numbers—SM-F968N and SM-F9680—indicates that Samsung plans to limit the Galaxy G Fold launch to the South Korean and Chinese markets.

Typically, Samsung assigns an “N” suffix to models released in South Korea, a “U” for the U.S., and a “B” for Europe, while Chinese models are registered without an additional letter.

Last year, Samsung adopted a similar strategy by launching the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition—an experimental device coded Q6A—exclusively in South Korea and China.

Industry analysts estimate that Samsung will launch the Galaxy G Fold sometime between September and October, following its usual practice of releasing products six to seven months after they appear in the GSMA database.

According to international tech news site <em>GSMArena</em>, Samsung’s double-folding phone will have a limited release, with production capped at approximately 200,000 units in 2025.

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