TL;DR
- Samsung will sell a Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokemon Edition device in Korea.
- The special edition comes with a variety of accessories.
- It is not immediately clear whether the phone will also come to the US.
Update: Apr 26, 2022 (2:27 ET): Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokemon Edition went on sale in Korea yesterday and has already sold out. Yonhap News reports that the device, which was only available through Samsung’s Korean website, sold out within five minutes.
Samsung has not disclosed sales figures for the special foldable edition, which costs 1.28 million won (~$1,025). A company spokesperson also said: Yonhap that Samsung has not yet decided whether it wants to bring the device to overseas markets.
Original Article: Apr 19, 2022 (3:04 AM ET): Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 is available in a variety of colorways, while the company also offers the Bespoke Edition that allows users to customize colors.
Now Samsung Korea has finished the Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokemon Edition website (you/t: Maeil Economic Newspaper). So how is it different from the standard folding one?
Well, an image of the whole package (seen at the top of the page) shows that the phone comes with a clear Pikachu cover, a Pokemon pouch, some sort of Pikachu tail phone ring, a Poke-ball phone grip that looks like a Pop-Socket, and different cards.
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There’s no official confirmation on whether the phone itself is aesthetically different from the standard Galaxy Z Flip 3. But it looks like you’re getting a standard colorway here. Samsung has not yet announced a price tag.
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokemon Edition will reportedly go on sale from April 25 through Samsung’s Korean website. We have asked Samsung representatives if the special edition phone is coming to the US and will update the article if they contact us.