Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Z Trifold goes on sale on this Friday, January 30th, and the price is every bit as steep as we’d feared: $2,899, which gets you 512GB of storage and a phone that kind of wants to be a tablet all the time. The Trifold first premiered in Korea late last year, so the sky-high price isn’t totally unexpected. You can spend two thousand bucks on a slab-style iPhone after all; maybe $2,900 for three phones in one isn’t so outrageous.
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand
You’ll need some deep pockets in more than one way.
You’ll need some deep pockets in more than one way.
is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview.
Samsung first teased the Trifold almost exactly a year ago, which is a pretty rapid journey from teaser to shipping product — especially considering that there’s really just one other company making a phone like this. And that trifold isn’t sold in the US, so you’re probably gonna spend more than $2,900 to get one imported. If you’re in the US and itching to get your hands on a trifolding phone, then you’ll want to have your credit card ready to go later this week.
Correction January 27th: A previous version of this article listed the on-sale date as Friday January 26th; the Trifold goes on sale Friday January 30th.
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