NEW YORK, January 31, 2026, 03:52 EST
- Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold is listed as “sold out” on its U.S. online store after the January 30 sales start.
- Tech outlets reported the $2,899 tri-fold phone vanished within minutes of going live.
- Samsung has not disclosed how many units were available or when it will restock.
Samsung Electronics’ $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold — a tri-fold phone with two hinges that folds the screen into three panels — is listed as sold out on the company’s U.S. online store after going on sale on Friday. Tech sites Droid Life and CNET reported the device went out of stock within minutes of appearing for purchase. Samsung Droid Life Cnet
The fast sellout gives Samsung an early read on whether buyers will pay up for a new form factor at a time when smartphone upgrades have slowed and price hikes are harder to justify. It also lands as Samsung leans on foldables to keep its high-end lineup from looking stale.
Foldable phones still sit outside the mainstream in the United States, and the TriFold pushes the pricing further than Samsung’s usual premium launch. A near-$3,000 device is a clean test: how many people really want a pocketable screen that opens like a small tablet.
Samsung said earlier this week the Galaxy Z TriFold would be available in the United States on Jan. 30 for $2,899, sold on Samsung.com and at Samsung Experience Stores, in a single 512GB model in Crafted Black. The device unfolds twice to a 10-inch display and is 3.9 millimeters thick at its thinnest point, the company said. “Samsung has a long history of pioneering category defining devices,” said Drew Blackard, senior vice president of mobile product management at Samsung Electronics America. Samsung
Early U.S. listings also showed no trade-in option, according to 9to5Google — a notable shift for a company that often uses trade-ins to soften sticker shock. Trade-ins let buyers swap an old phone for credit toward a new one. 9To5Google
At $2,899, the TriFold sits well above Samsung’s own Galaxy Z Fold 7, which sells for about $2,000 in the U.S., and even a high-end iPhone 17 Pro Max, Bloomberg reported. Samsung is effectively asking early buyers to pay more than many laptops for a phone that also tries to replace a tablet. Bloomberg
Avi Greengart, an independent technology analyst, described the TriFold as “early adopter tech, not a mainstream phone,” in a LinkedIn post ahead of the launch. He said he expected shipment volumes to be low even before the sellout. Linkedin
But the “sold out” label can be hard to read without supply numbers. Samsung has not said how many units it offered in the first U.S. run, and some tech outlets cautioned that a quick sellout can reflect limited initial stock as much as demand. Stuff
Samsung has used foldables to set itself apart from rivals, while most competitors still sell traditional smartphones at the top end of the market. Apple has not announced a foldable iPhone, leaving Samsung to carry the pitch — and the risk — in the U.S. premium foldable segment.
For now, Samsung’s U.S. store is taking sign-ups for restock notifications, but the company has not provided a public timetable for the next batch.
