Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority
Samsung has finally announced US availability details for the Galaxy Z TriFold. Samsung’s first tri-folding smartphone will officially hit store shelves on January 30, and if you want to buy one for yourself, it’ll set you back $2,900.
No, that’s not a typo. The Galaxy Z TriFold costs $2,900 in the United States, making it the most expensive smartphone you can buy in the country.
The TriFold is a fascinating device, but spending that much on a single foldable is outrageous. In fact, for less than the price of the TriFold, you could buy an entire ecosystem of Samsung devices. I priced out a few different options, and each one shows just how overpriced the TriFold really is.
Is $2,900 too much money for the Galaxy Z TriFold? 18 votes Yes! That's way too expensive for a phone. 67 % No, that's the price of innovation. 33 %
1. The Ultra Samsung ecosystem
My first ecosystem build starts with the Galaxy S25 Ultra. What it may not have a fancy folding design, it has just about everything else you could ask for in a flagship Samsung phone — including the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip as the TriFold, the same 200MP primary camera, and much better secondary camera sensors. You also get a big 6.9-inch display that’s excellent for gaming or watching movies, and it’s housed in a chassis that weighs almost 100 grams less than the TriFold.
An Ultra phone deserves an Ultra smartwatch, so let’s pair the Galaxy S25 Ultra with the Galaxy Watch Ultra. You should also get a pair of high-end earbuds, so let’s add the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro to the mix. And for those times when you need a really big screen to work or waste time on, you’ll be using the Galaxy Book 5 360 laptop — a fully-fledged Windows PC with a 15.6-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 30+ hours of battery life, and an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor.
To be clear, this gives you Samsung’s highest-end non-folding smartphone, a flagship smartwatch, top-of-the-line earbuds, and a killer Windows laptop for $180 less than the price of the Galaxy Z TriFold.
2. Five gadgets for the price of one
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