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Just three months after its debut, the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is already dead. Following a report on March 16, Samsung confirmed the next day that TriFold sales are officially winding down and that the phone is being discontinued.
Samsung was clear from the beginning that the TriFold was never meant to be a mainstream release like the Galaxy S26 or its other foldables. However, its almost immediate demise does raise questions about why it failed so quickly.
While Samsung isn’t getting into those details, I think there are a few reasons why the TriFold was doomed from the start.
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The $2,899 price problem
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The first, and most obvious reason, is the price. In the US, the Galaxy Z TriFold costs $2,899. It’s one of the most expensive Android phones we’ve ever seen from a mainstream brand, and the high price of admission almost certainly kept it out of reach for everyone except the most die-hard enthusiasts with lots of extra cash.
$2,899 is a big number on its own, but it looks even more outrageous when considering other Samsung gadgets you could buy for that same amount of money. For example, you could buy a Galaxy S25 Ultra, a Galaxy Watch Ultra, a new pair of Galaxy Buds, and a Galaxy Book 5 360 laptop, while still spending almost $200 less than buying a TriFold.
There are a lot of device combos you can recreate like this to highlight the absurdity of the TriFold’s price, but it really isn’t any more complicated than the fact that it was simply too expensive for a long-term audience. Combined with global economic uncertainties and the ongoing RAM crisis, a luxury foldable that costs nearly $3,000 was never going to make sense — at least not right now.
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