Samsung will reportedly end Galaxy Z TriFold sales in South Korea on March 17, three months after the device went on sale, according to South Korean newspaper . Samsung has not yet confirmed the report, but Engadget has reached out for comment. In the US, where arrived in January, the phone will remain available until existing inventory runs out. A unit at retail (if you can find it) will run you .
Samsung seemingly never intended the model for mass production. It sold the device in small batches through its website, with each selling out within minutes. Samsung reportedly moved roughly 3,000 units across the first two allotments and did not send review units to the media.
Industry sources told Dong-A Ilbo that the TriFold was a technology showcase rather than a revenue-generating product. Rising costs of components like DRAM and NAND flash have left virtually no profit margin on the device. In South Korea, the phone briefly traded for nearly three times its retail price on the secondary market.
In Engadget’s with the TriFold, the device felt solid, despite not having been built for a true production run. The original had to be in 2019 after multiple review units sent to the press within days.
