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8.3 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold $2,900 at Samsung Pros Generous 6.5-inch cover screen
Long-lasting battery
Multitasking is seamless
Excellent camera Cons Prohibitive $2,900 price
Typing on main display is difficult
Not all apps work well with 10-inch display
Phone feels clunky when closed
The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is a spectacle. With a display split into three sections that fold and unfold like a pamphlet, it's a phone that essentially doubles as a tablet when open. The TriFold is the result of Samsung's yearslong effort to make its foldable phones sleeker and more compact -- and, ultimately, more practical.
As one friend aptly put it when I first showed her the TriFold: "So you're just walking around with an iPad in your pocket?" More like a Galaxy Tab, but yes, that's the idea.
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