Samsung ends Galaxy Z TriFold sales three months after launch
TL;DR
Samsung will end Galaxy Z TriFold sales in South Korea on March 17, just three months after the device launched.
Key Points
- In the US, the phone stays available until existing inventory is gone; retail price was nearly $3,000.
- Samsung sold the TriFold in small batches through its website, with each batch selling out within minutes.
- Only around 3,000 units were sold across the first two allotments, and Samsung never sent review units to media.
- Industry sources describe the TriFold as a technology showcase rather than a revenue product, with rising DRAM and NAND flash costs making mass production unviable.
Nauti's Take
3,000 units sold, zero review devices for press, sold out in minutes – this was not a product launch, it was a controlled demonstration. Samsung wanted to prove it can build triple-fold displays without exposing itself to the market risk of true mass production.
That is a shrewd move, but also an honest one: better a pricey showcase with hype than a full-scale flop. The real question is whether and when component costs will drop enough to make a TriFold successor genuinely accessible – and whether Samsung will still be first to market when that day comes.
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