The ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has prompted many tech giants to take steps towards boycotting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Now, Samsung has taken a new step and apparently dropped the “Z” from the name of its foldables in some parts of Europe. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are now being called simply Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Flip 3 in regions like Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
A report by SamMobile states that samsung The website in Ukraine still shows Samsung foldables with the “Z” branding, but that seems to be because the Ukrainian website hasn’t been updated yet. There has been no official statement from Samsung, but the change appears to be intentional as not only the text references, but even the graphic assets Galaxy Z Fold 3 And Galaxy Z Flip 3 Updated to remove ‘Z’ from name.
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According to reports, this is due to the Russia Ukraine crisis. The letter ‘Z’ was seen on Russian military vehicles during ongoing military activity in Ukraine, and it is being reported that the Russian state-owned news agency RT is wearing clothing with the ‘Z’ symbol in support of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. is selling. The three countries where Samsung has dropped the ‘Z’ from its foldable names, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia share borders with Russia.
Samsung halted sales of its products in Russia earlier this month in protest of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Samsung has suspended shipments of smartphones and chips to Russia. It is not known whether Samsung will change the name of its foldable smartphone in other regions as well. We’ve contacted Samsung for comment and will update this story when we receive a response.
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