Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold: What Real Users Actually Think

This was always going to happen, there isn't actually a meaningful market at this price point yet.

They said in the article they wouldn't even sell it even if continued to make sales, they said it was too expensive to make considering prices had risen for multiple components making it unable to turn a profit at its current price.

In the world we live in who has 3 grand to spend on a phone. Shit I've been actively trying to convince myself to upgrade my iPhone 13 Pro Max to a 17 pro max for like 4 months and don't want to spend the 1200$.

TL;DR: Good: weight, display. Bad: Can only be used fully open or fully closed.

At that price it's clear they only had demand for one manufacturing run. Still, I thought it looked incredible. I have a Moto Razr and the 'hotdog' fold phones never made sense but this did for me.

$2899 is huge chunk of change, especially with no trade in offers because it sold out in minutes.

$2,000+ is an instant nope from me. Where I do like the idea of carrying around a tablet in my pocket I cannot justify that sort of price point. After watching Flossy Carter's unboxing on YouTube it reinforced my opinion that one day, if they are more affordable, these foldables will become much more common.

Yeah i'd be fucking geeked if i got paid to receive a $3k phone as well. The problem with all these reviewers is that they don't live normal lives, the price tag straight up isn't a consideration for them, so of course it's awesome lmao.

Because this was just a test bed for the form factor. They made enough units for tech enthusiasts and early adopters so they can have some real world tests, measure desirability and test pricing. I fully expect a more refined version next year.

Very odd. The Edge made sense since sales were not great. Wonder if the BOM is too high to justify keep making or if they have another plan for this production line that they don't want this to cannibalize.

For me it was definitely worth the upgrade, but I completely understand it being out of most people's budget. The increase in screen real estate over the Z Fold 7 is immense and something you need to experience to truly understand. Definitely no buyers remorse, though it does have some first world problems like the weight taking some getting used to and the difficulty in finding a good case.

I used to be super into his vids back when he was the only US reviewer covering unlocked midrange phones. I can tell you after using the mate XT for over 6 months this is a non-issue and it's completely overblown. I have used my mate XT in dual screen mode less than five times probably in 6 months. It just never happens. You just never feel the need to do it with this device.

Not to mention they don't live with any of the devices for more than a week. Even if they are being perfectly honest and not somehow swayed by receiving free devices among other things, they are constantly in honeymoon phases for every device.

This is certainly the best form factor in my opinion as far as folding devices are concerned. The aim is to have a phone and a tablet experience on the same device. I would love to get rid of my tablet for this, but they don't support a stylus for the big screen, and that significantly hampers its usability.

The consumer electronics market is going to be decimated by the AI industry over the next 1-3 years. It's going to be like the crypto-mining days on steroids.

Well if it wasn't 3 grand ($2900 USD) before tax. Like I can buy a flagship Samsung phone and flagship Samsung tablet for less. A Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 256GB for $1300 and a Galaxy Tab S11 for $800, for a total of $2100, almost a grand cheaper. Granted I can't put the tablet in my pocket but with the $900 I'd save I can get a decent backpack or bag.

It's a prestige product and technology demonstrator. It's similar to how automakers sell ultra-high end 'halo cars' to illustrate a brand vision and build prestige.

Yeah this is the first folding smartphone I've given any attention to whatsoever. Ultimately, I didn't buy it because I'm an iOS user with no interest in switching. But I totally agree with you this is the first that's actually made practical sense. Samsung has the right ideas. This isn't being cancelled for any reason other than rising component costs.

The idea is good, but it's too expensive to manufacture and buy. It still needs a lot of work. Hopefully, it will be back in a few years.

Shocking. Didn't they sell out immediately?

I think it was meant to be a test device in small quantities for early adopters and enthusiasts so Samsung could get feedback and real world usage data. They did the same with the original Fold so it makes sense. But for me personally, I'm more excited about the upcoming Fold Wide.

Looks cool but I like my fold because I can instantly, easily, one handily unfold it into a larger screen to enjoy. This Tri fold looks like a two handed PITA two step process to fold/unfold every single time, and there's no in-between screen size like on Huawei's. It's not for me.

Yeah this device was always going to be a limited production run, it's the high margin, experimental model sold in low quantities to limit liability, in case of the eventuality that there is actually something wrong with their design. It's almost like they used an identical strategy when releasing the Fold 1!

Wow that was quick. I had it for 3 days and went back to my Fold 7, which I still had since Samsung didn't offer any trade-ins. It was just too heavy and too expensive to not have insurance on. I much prefer the 'mini tablet' that the Fold 7 offers.

Screen durability might not ever get to the point people are wanting here. BUT as someone that has had three foldables now (Z Fold 4 and 6, Pixel 9 Fold), if you take care of your devices in general, the screen isn't really an issue. Basically just don't jam your fingernail into it.

I wonder how fast they would bring it back if Apple released a Tri-fold.

Love mine. It's a daily. I work in a cement plant so 3k ain't coming in here except in my bag. Needed a tablet, not much cheap this thin and light. I watch sports and stream/read at home. Working on a side business so this is worth it... for me. It's a niche market and not a cheap one.

I look at this as any other new piece of technology. There will of course be people screaming 'tooooo expensiiiive!' Compared to a phone, sure, but it's not just a phone. If you say 'I'm not paying $3000 for a phone,' then this isn't for you. It's a phone with a foldable screen so it can work like a tablet. Not everything is marketed to you.

It is cheaper to buy a smartphone and tablet separately than get this. The only value you got out of this was folding the thing out instead of reaching over into your backpack to get out the tablet. Unless they can price it closer to a standard smartphone, this concept will remain dead in the water.

Having used the Fold 4, 5 and 7...and now back to my S25 Ultra I can safely say that Folds are not for me. Main gripes I have are 1) The cover display is still too narrow to type on after coming from an S24/25 Ultra and the inner display is too unwieldy to type on. Movies and media don't really look that much bigger due to the black bars/aspect ratio.

I've had my Trifold since release day a few weeks ago. You definitely have to get used to how big it is while open. All my vehicles had to switch out the phone holders to tablet size holders. I always have my phone on charge wherever I am, and this Trifold definitely needs to be plugged in as often as possible, just in case. Being careful is a must with this phone. It has met all my expectations and I look forward to at least 3 years of use before I upgrade again.

This sucks. I hope they figure out how to make it profitable. After using it, I will not want to go back to bi-fold.

I love the idea of it but the fact there is only humongous tri fold or single screen is something that needs to change. The potential for this device category is to offer more steps in between. Then it will go from being 'a phone and a tablet in one' to something more practical and unique.

I came from a OnePlus Open, not a Samsung. I'm super happy with mine. Not as happy as I was going from a bar phone to a book style foldable, but it's still a very nice upgrade. There's a much bigger difference between using the cover screen and the inner screen versus on my OPO where the inner screen was bigger but didn't feel massively bigger.

I use my Fold7 unfolded more than not because unfolding is quick and simple. But on the TriFold it's kind of a process. Having a pocketable 10-inch screen does sound awesome, but I'd probably find myself too lazy to unfold it as often as I do now.

I'm so excited! This is perfect as I travel for work. Cell phone folded and tablet unfolded.

I would have bought one, but I didn't want to half my Fold 7's storage. My Fold 7 has about 700GB used out of its 1TB. Can't wait for them to launch a future version with a full run and proper amounts of storage.

I'm ready for a phone and tablet replacement — but was disappointed US version only has 512GB and RAM not increased (6 years now) — especially since there's no SD card. It's supposed to multitask, I've long overwhelmed phones with those specs.

It was a design fail from day one. Lot of people cancelled their initial orders after the final concept came out. The limitation of using only full screen or single screen, compared to the Huawei Trifold model, was already a bad start. Battery prices going up, only surpassed by the prices of Ram memory production, never held the story together. It feels like it was just a concept to show where to start. But definitely not a final product.

Sad to hear, though I can barely afford normal folding phones, let alone a tri fold. The hardware of a tri fold to me makes more sense than a dual fold, since it unfolds to a better aspect ratio for regular app usage. Whereas the dual folds are specifically power user phones, you need to know you want to multitask to buy one.

I am an Apple user, through and through. And I think that the Tri Fold looks amazing. It's exactly what I want out of a folding device: smart phone to full size tablet. This is the new template, and it will be very cool to see where tech goes from here.

The regular fold barely holds 3 years before suffering a mechanical flaw. We just got to a feasible shape and size to carry this around and you expect me to lug a VCR brick around again? And way too expensive in THIS economy?