If you haven’t yet shelled out nearly $3,000 for a Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, you might have missed your chance. The company is winding down sales of the phone after it’s been on the market in the US for less than two months, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
But it wasn’t for lack of interest — the device has been a hot seller in US and South Korea since it first went on sale in December. According to multiple reports, Samsung wanted to sell a small amount to showcase the company’s design expertise and also gauge customer interest.
Samsung will begin the phase-out by first ending sales in its home market of South Korea, and will then stop selling the phone in the US after all inventory has been depleted, Bloomberg said, citing a company spokesperson. In the US, the only way to buy a TriFold is on the Samsung website or at one of its seven Experience Stores across the country.
Samsung didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The TriFold is 12.9mm thick when closed, which CNET reviewer Abrar Al-Heeti says “can feel a little clunky.”
CNET’s take: ‘Not for everyone’
We liked the Galaxy Z TriFold when it debuted earlier this year in the US, and apparently so did many Americans — it sold out in minutes on its first day in the US.
CNET Senior Writer Abrar Al-Heeti spent two weeks with the foldable and called it “versatile, innovative and practical,” although ultimately a niche device that’s not for everyone.
She wrote in her review that she enjoyed the TriFold’s adaptability, noting that it can easily double as a workstation or tablet for watching movies or multitasking. But the price tag of nearly $3,000, she said, is a lot to ask for the average phone buyer.
“Still, this phone embodies what foldable phones have long strived to be,” she wrote. “And honestly, it’s just a joy to use.”
Will the TriFold return? Bloomberg reported that Won-Joon Choi, chief operating officer of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Business, said in an interview last month that the company hadn’t decided yet if it will bring the device — or an updated version — to a wider market.
If you’re interested in alternative trifold phones, be sure to also check out the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate (not sold in the US) and Tecno’s Phantom Ultimate G, which the company showed at MWC 2026 as a concept.
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