Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 won Gadget of the Year 2026 at the sixth annual Indonesia Gadget Award in Jakarta on November 12, 2026.
Organized by Gizmologi and Gadgetdiva at the Graha Mandiri Ballroom, the annual event brought together industry leaders, media, and small and medium enterprises.
In addition to taking the top overall honor, the foldable flagship secured awards for Best Flagship AI Smartphone and Best Flagship Smartphone Design.
Samsung’s larger model, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, claimed the title of Best Smartphone for Business, according to Skor. Additional professional and creator hardware awards went to ASUS ExpertBook Ultra for Best Laptop for Business and Lenovo IdeaTab Pro Gen 2 for Best Tablet for Business.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra was named Best Flagship Smartphone for Creators, while Xiaomi 17T received Best Value Smartphone for Creators. Other creator category winners included Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, ASUS ProArt P14 (H7407BA), Infinix XBook 14 Neo, and Sandisk Creator Phone SSD.
Digital service providers also received recognition during the ceremony. MyTelkomsel won Best Digital Customer Experience, Indosat was named Best AI Tech Company, XLSMART took Best 5G Network, and ITSEC Asia earned Best Cybersecurity Provider.
The annual awards ceremony also highlighted top-performing hardware in the gaming sector. ROG Strix G16 (G615) earned the designation for Best Flagship Gaming Laptop, while Axioo Pongo 775 was selected as Best Value Gaming Laptop alongside Axioo Pongo 535.
For mobile gaming enthusiasts, POCO F9 Ultra captured the title of Best Flagship Gaming Smartphone, and iQOO 15R was recognized as Best Value Gaming Smartphone. Additional hardware accolades included the Sandisk Optimus GX PRO 850X NVMe SSD winning the category for Best SSD for Gaming.
On the technological front, Dominikus Susanto outlined the progression of mobile artificial intelligence, noting that processing integrations began as early as 2015 utilizing Digital Signal Processors prior to the integration of Neural Processing Units within modern System-on-Chip architectures. Observers said that processing applications extend far beyond conventional chatbot utilities, influencing overall hardware efficiency, RAM management, and expanded app development opportunities.
Parallel to the awards event, Samsung launched its Galaxy Upgrade Festival running through November 17, 2026, across official digital channels and Samsung Experience Store locations. The promotional campaign allows consumers to trade in eligible previous-generation devices to acquire the Galaxy Z Fold8 series at reduced promotional rates.
Under official pricing frameworks announced for the Indonesian market in November 2026, the baseline Galaxy Z Fold8 with 256GB storage retails for Rp28,499,000, with 512GB configurations listed at Rp32,499,000, and top-tier 1TB models priced at Rp40,499,000. Meanwhile, the upgraded Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is positioned starting at Rp32,499,000.
Promotional calculations from Samsung demonstrated that trading in a preceding Galaxy Z Fold7 256GB device—valued at Rp13,700,000 in trade-in valuation—alongside additional trade-in cashbacks and direct promotional deductions can lower acquisition costs for the Galaxy Z Fold8 down to a starting price point of Rp12,549,000, with similar upgrade incentives applied to the Ultra variant.
Commercial availability also highlights broader flagship rivalry, with alternative folding hardware such as competing Apple offerings noted near higher retail valuations in the domestic sector.