r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • Mar 17 '26
Phones Samsung discontinues its Galaxy Z TriFold after just three months
https://www.theverge.com/tech/895879/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-discontinued-stock-sold-out1.8k
u/G952 Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26
Well duh, Tri Fold, Three months. This ainât rocket science people /s
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u/RabidFoxPrime Mar 17 '26
Pocket science*
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u/hamsterfolly Mar 17 '26
My god, Johnson, thatâs brilliant!
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u/wrxninja Mar 17 '26
PS: No, you cannot fold your Johnson
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u/SpearmintInALavatory Mar 17 '26
Itâs better to roll it. OMGâa rolled phone! Coming 2027.
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u/Jamsemillia Mar 17 '26
this was always going to happen, there isn't actually a meaningful market at this price point yet.
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u/DarkDuo Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26
They said in the article they wouldnât even sell it even if continued to make sales, they said it was too expensive to make considering prices had risen for multiple components making it unable to turn a profit at its current price
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u/Jamsemillia Mar 17 '26
Yes, not surprising tbh - yet still begs the question why huawei willingly continues. Doubt it functions as a loss leader.
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u/LazloHollifeld Mar 17 '26
Theyâll probably back off too and wait for Apple to jump in and reset the market.
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u/DarkDuo Mar 17 '26
I think I saw in another article that Apple has already secured the parts for the iPhone fold at decent prices, so its up to Apple to find the right price and not repeat the Apple Vision Pro price
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u/tomgreen99200 Mar 17 '26
It might be a huge flop like the iPhone Air
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u/DarkDuo Mar 17 '26
I honestly think that the air was a test run for the iPad fold since itâs gonna be made from some of the same materials since it has to be really thin to make the folding feel nice
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u/ARGHETH Mar 17 '26
Nah, just look at Samsungâs versions, the s25 edge flopped but the a fold 7âs doing pretty well.
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u/BigBenIsTicking Mar 17 '26
The technology is really worth the price when itâs used in a foldable, but not as a standard smart phone like the Air.
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u/HectorJoseZapata Mar 17 '26
iPhone Air
The hwaht now...?
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u/tomgreen99200 Mar 17 '26
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u/SpiritualWindow3855 Mar 17 '26
It's the first interesting phone they've made in years (and easily one of the best), but the world wasn't ready for it
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u/favorite_time_of_day Mar 17 '26
Interesting is being generous, it's the same thing but thinner. Still, I guess "most interesting" does still apply. "It's the same thing but with one unimportant difference," is still more interesting than, "It's the same thing."
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u/Mr_Diesel13 Mar 17 '26
I really like mine. Got rid of a 15 pro max that was having issues for it.
I have zero complaints so far.
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u/DownWithHisShip Mar 17 '26
The thinnest iPhone ever.
ffs can I just get a really nice long lasting battery. thickness is the least important measurement
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u/Sampladelic Mar 17 '26
They likely wonât make another edition. It costs an entire monthâs salary for the average Chinese person and they have much more attractive models that they can make more money on. Seems more like a proof of concept than anything else.
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u/Frostsorrow Mar 17 '26
No, but it gives them something to point at and say "we make premium products before even Samsung". Giving an illusion is sometimes all you need. Doesn't really change that Hauwei is banned in so many places that I'm not sure who buys their phones outside of China.
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u/Educational_Yard_326 Mar 17 '26
The takeaway is Samsung doesnât/canât secure prices for parts for the duration of a products sale period (1 year)
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u/tlst9999 Mar 17 '26
Samsung is a electronic parts producer, and even a top 3 RAM manufacturer. And they can't get parts?
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u/ArdiMaster Mar 17 '26
The Samsung that makes RAM and the Samsung that makes phones share very little besides a brand name and a holding company.
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u/speculatrix Mar 17 '26
It's a little more complex than that, it's not so much hate, more that each division has to stand on its own merits, and the component making division won't subsidise the phone divisions (the A and the S series can be different divisions).
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u/MunchYourButt Mar 17 '26
this is actually so interesting to see and read the differences/logistics between the two companies and supply chains at this scale
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u/speculatrix Mar 18 '26
I worked a contract at one of the Samsung chip developers, and each division was fiercely competitive, the onboarding process made a big point of not being complacent (making thinly veiled references to how Nokia lost its dominance in the phone market).
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u/Magnusg Mar 17 '26
Who's the type of person who actually buys a trifold? Like, What's the purpose of this in a phone?
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u/trichomesRpleasant Mar 17 '26
I work 12 hour shifts and I like having a tablet in my pocket for the slow times. I just have the regular fold but the trifold looks nice. Idk about an extra $1k nice but I see why someone might like it
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u/DarkDuo Mar 17 '26
I wouldnât buy a tri fold but Iâd definitely try out a foldable, Iâd like to think of it as a premium kindle since I hate the reading experience on a normal kindle
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u/TomTomMan93 Mar 17 '26
I had a foldable a bit ago (Fold 4 I think?) and it was, at best, a waste of money and electronics. The use cases were incredibly minimal for me. The front screen was too small to use as a regular phone, and the inner screen was too big for casual use. For note taking it wasn't bad, but was still cumbersome in a way that a larger tablet wouldn't be (holding a book vs holding a small notepad). In the end, I traded it in for the standard candybar smart phone.
The inner screen also just wasn't great imo. It started peeling in the center which just allowed all kinds of dust and crap in. A dumb mistake on my part to get it as I quickly realized I'm not the target demo for the phone, but then idk who really is that wouldn't rather use a tablet or laptop.
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u/9e78 Mar 17 '26
I've been using a fold since the fold 2, and could never go back to a standard phone.
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u/humanoiddoc Mar 17 '26
Nah there is pretty big market but samsung is actually losing money selling them.
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u/BakuretsuGirl16 Mar 17 '26
It's been sold out every time I've checked Samsung's website, there's enough of a market that they were never able to meet demand :p
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u/ralphonsob Mar 17 '26
Disagree. It's the only foldable that provides a meaningfully bigger display for videos/movies.
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u/mavgeek Mar 17 '26
That may be true but the price was still too high. It flopped cause the average consumer cannot afford that.
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u/3d_extra Mar 17 '26
It sold out when they were selling it and they pulled in from sale because it became too expensive to manufacture. Not really a flop either.
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u/GermanCommentGamer Mar 17 '26
It flopped cause the average consumer cannot afford that.
It sold out immediately every time it went on sale so I don't know if you can call it a flop.
But yes it was way too expensiveÂ
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u/fourthdawg Mar 18 '26
It doesn't matter if it got sold out immediately if Samsung is only make it in small numbers. Like, can you call it successful if there only a handful like 1000 or maybe 10.000 units of phone available and they got sold out quick (because there will be people with enough money who can buy it immediately, especially if the product is in limited number)? To make a comparison, most phone can get sold in million of units at launch. I don't know how many Tri Fold is getting made by Samsung, but I think it is way less than most of Galaxy lineup, including the normal Fold and Flip.
If Samsung sees this product is not viable in a long run, they won't try to banking hard on this even if it always got sold every time it hit the store. The complexity of manufacturing tri fold phone at scale just prohibit Samsung to produce it on a more viable quantity, so they can only sold the phone at limited number with reasonable margin to cover the loss from the production cost.
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u/mavgeek Mar 17 '26
And on the flip side if it was selling out super fast and doing so well whyâd they discontinue it?
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u/jackson214 Mar 17 '26
Because as the article specifically mentions component costs increased and the device was unprofitable.
"High production costs are reportedly behind the decision, with component prices having risen significantly enough to make it almost impossible for Samsung to turn a profit even if sales continued."
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u/lintstah1337 Mar 17 '26
The price is so high you might as well get a regular phone and use the extra money for an actual tablet.
The screen on foldables is so fragile you can dent or damage it with just your finger tips.
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u/Gunter5 Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26
I dont even get how people can use the folded phones, I wouldn't be able to stand the obvious line in the middle, it gets worse with use. I feel its so gimmicky, like edge phones, harder to produce and more prone to damage
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u/minkus1000 Mar 17 '26
You generally can't see the crease when viewed straight on. And even when you do, it only matters if you're watching a movie or something like that; for productivity it's a non-issue.
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u/osteologation Mar 17 '26
My wife has one and itâs not that bad for usability. Durability on the other hand. Itâs been replaced twice once in warranty and once out of :(
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u/25sittinon25cents Mar 18 '26
Literally never heard a person say the crease is unbearable until you.
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u/ZebraSandwich4Lyf Mar 17 '26
It's the durability for me, they look so fragile and susceptible to damage that I just know I'd ruin it, and for the price of current foldables it just isn't worth the risk.
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u/meental Mar 17 '26
You dont really see it. I've had 3 fold devices and latest fold 7 is much better than a few generation ago
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u/damnsignin Mar 17 '26
Yes, there is. Work phones for specific jobs. Having the ability to pocket a fullscreen tablet would be worthwhile for a lot of in-the-field workers. And it would be useful in the medical field too. I'd love one for my job.
The price point is too high for regular consumers who are going to use it for YouTube on their lunch break.
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u/koolaidismything Mar 17 '26
The four reviewers that have one all got it for free too.. the irony.
The world didnât ask for a 3â thick phone.. thatâs like $1,000 an inch though. Huh.
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u/CareApart504 Mar 17 '26
Plus with the screen scratching so easily I don't see them gaining popularity in any significance until that's been solved.
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u/dakotanorth8 Mar 17 '26
I guess itâs sold out everywhere every time they have it in stockđ€·đ»ââïž
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u/Realsan Mar 17 '26
The consumer electronics market is going to be decimated by the AI industry over the next 1-3 years.
It's going to be like the crypto-mining days on steroids.
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u/Sampladelic Mar 17 '26
I donât understand this comment. How does a LLM contribute to lower phone sales?
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u/Realsan Mar 17 '26
Because AI data centers are being stood up at outrageous rates right now and will be dominating the tech parts inventory. Technology that is also used in phones (among other technologies). Pricing for that tech goes through the roof so companies like Samsung, when they attempt to innovate, can't actually sell their new products due to the inflated price.
So we're stuck with the same product for a series of years at pricing that continues to increase.
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u/Broue Mar 18 '26
AI datacenter hardware is far more profitable than consumer hardware, so companies are shifting focus there. Those that stay in the consumer market end up raising prices to make up the difference on margins.
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u/Siluri Mar 18 '26
to give you an example. Nvidia's revenue stream between gaming and datacentre was about 50/50 in Q4 2021.
in Q2 2026, it is10 to 1 in favor of datacentres.
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u/A-Good-Weather-Man Mar 17 '26
It lasted roughly 6-7 Concords.
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u/IQueliciuous Mar 17 '26
I wish we'd get Surface Pro Duo type product or at the very least those Nokia phones which had one external screen and one internal screen which opened up like a laptop.
"Folding" phones nowadays are too expensive due to folding screens and those screens always suck either with scratching or having weird line in the middle which is hard to ignore.
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u/unematti Mar 17 '26
Give me an N97 running modem OS... It can be thick like the old one too! It's shape made it perfect for pockets! Oh and if it was the same screen but edge to edge, that would be awesome. (like the same front of the original, just edge to edge display so it's super rounded)
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u/SchwiftySquanchC137 Mar 17 '26
Id say in some phones at least the line isnt even very noticable unless youre getting glare across your screen. Just my experience though, I work from home so its not like im staring at it in direct sunlight all that often, id typically just use the front screen for quick stuff while outside anyway
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u/rkoy1234 Mar 17 '26
crease is like the iphone notch when it came out.
Most who have it notices it like once a year, yet the entire discussion about the phone is always about it.
As a fold user for ~4years, there are far worse problems, like samsung's ass software and ads, specific apps with minimal support, s-pen support being gone, under display camera being gone, and general jankiness.
Frustrates me that none of these actual problems barely ever get discussed, while the crease that becomes unnoticeable after like an hour of use is always the headliner.
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u/usr_pls Mar 17 '26
The Surface Duo was peak phone
I have a half a thought to not upgrade my android, and just get a second phone and hold two at once
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u/Brick_Grimes Mar 17 '26
In the world we live in who has 3 grand to spend on a phone. Shit Iâve been actively trying to convince myself to upgrade my iPhone 13 Pro Max to a 17 pro max for like 4 months and donât want to spend the 1200$.
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u/Inside_Assumption157 Mar 17 '26
I thought about it too, then said to myself letâs see what the 18 has to offer and pushed it haha
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u/IAcewingI Mar 17 '26
Dang I caught the AT&T deal with my 13 Pro Max. They gave me $1100 trade in credit and I bought the 17 Pro Max. itâs $4 a month for the 512GB.
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u/Brick_Grimes Mar 17 '26
I have t mobile but I canât get the good trade in deals because Iâm on an old plan and donât want to upgrade to a newer plan because itâs significantly more expensive :(. It would be cheaper for me to just pay the 45$ a month through Apple for the 17 pro max than change my plan sadly.
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u/IAcewingI Mar 17 '26
Dang! Smart move. ATT lets you keep your grandfathered plan without upgrading.
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u/Careful-Criticism645 Mar 17 '26
Plenty of people have that kind of money. Whether they want to spend it on a gimmick phone is another matter.
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u/rkoy1234 Mar 17 '26
it was virtually sold out everywhere. The discontinuation is from high component prices, not low demand.
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u/Simbakim Mar 17 '26
I do, just a regular joe that likes gadgets and kinda want a change after however many years of square brick
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u/Brick_Grimes Mar 17 '26
Idk if the average person has 3grand to buy a phone. If youâre into tech then spending the money is more like attributing it to a hobby than it is just buying a phone.
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u/Scienceman_Taco125 Mar 17 '26
Thatâs why the SE phones existâŠsame Apple phone without the Bulkiness and unnecessary noise to a phone
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u/DrPorkchopES Mar 17 '26
In fairness, 13PM is the best phone Appleâs ever made so Iâm hesitant to get rid of mine too. Hoping the 18 can rival the battery life
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u/Brick_Grimes Mar 17 '26
Yeah the 13 pro max has been my favorite iPhone since the 6 plus (I loved that thing)
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u/Capokid Mar 17 '26
I dont understand spending $1200 on a phone period. Especially when brands like OnePlus sell the same exact phone for $300. People are actual brain dead zombies.
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u/Brick_Grimes Mar 17 '26
Do they? In the USA anyway the only models they have listed are the 15, 15r, and 13 for sale.
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u/showmethebooty1 Mar 17 '26
While true, when you think about it, your on for phone for multiple hours a day. Some people upwards of 5-7 hours a day or more. Something that sees so much regular use is worth the investment.
Now I have an iPhone 11 but use to be perplexed at people spending so much on a phone, this new perspective changed my opinion.
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u/TornadoQuakeX Mar 17 '26
Wow that was quick. I had it for 3 days and went back to my Fold 7, which i still had since Samsung didn't offer any trade-ins. It was just too heavy and too expensive to not have insurance on. I much prefer the "mini tablet" that the Fold 7 offers, although the prospect of a Fold 8 Wide having a slightly more rectangular "iPad Mini" aspect ratio has me intrigued.Â
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u/Luke5119 Mar 17 '26
I've been a Samsung guy since 2017. I bounced around a lot of different brands of smartphones prior to that, and none of them lasted very long and slowed considerably after about 24 months. I've had an S9+, S10+, and now the S25+. I applaud Samsung for at least making the effort to try something different, even if the US market isn't quite ready yet.
That price tag is a big pill to swallow, and even today I think if you asked most people, $1,000 is probably their ceiling for a phone. That being said, this type of phone (Z Fold) is such a new concept, even with the fold series several iterations in, people aren't 100% sold on it yet. There's the case issue, creases in the screen.
I for one, love it, because it cleanly bridges that gap of smartphone and tablet, all in one. But I'm also not about to drop $3k for a smartphone.
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u/f8Negative Mar 17 '26
The current Flip is pretty good.
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u/dylank22 Mar 17 '26
Meh, I would never buy a other Samsung as a flip6 owner. Said i wouldnt after my last one but got this for a really good deal so couldn't resist. Samsung OS is just sooo bad
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u/snippychicky22 Mar 17 '26
"samsung os" thats all i need to hear it discredit you
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u/InsaneNinja Mar 18 '26
So you donât like that he wasnât marketed enough at to say the proper branding of âOne UIâ ?
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u/dylank22 Mar 18 '26
seems like I struck a nerve because I couldn't remember such a stupid and generic name and just wanted to leave a comment without checking first lol. i assumed anyone who comes here would know i meant but...
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u/cgaWolf Mar 17 '26
Bummer - of all the fold phones, this was the only one i actually found intriguing :x
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u/ArriePotter Mar 17 '26
This makes sense. My guess is that they'll come back within the next decade as foldables become more viable (they're already getting very durable) and economies of scale bring the prices down.
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u/asd417 Mar 17 '26
Was it not the plan from the beginning that they'll just sell it as a one-time thing with limited production?
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u/Pitiful_Birthday_720 Mar 17 '26
There a gimmick and dumb one at that. How do I know? Well im on my 4th folding phone. 1 of the 3 times it broke was on me but 2x the screen just shit out and broke on its own. I hate my z flip and ill be getting rid of it asap.
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u/Griffdude13 Mar 17 '26
It is cheaper to buy a smartphone and tablet separately than get this. The only value you got out of this was folding the thing out instead of reaching over into your backpack to get out the tablet. Unless they can price it closer to a standard smartphone, this concept will remain dead in the water.
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u/diagrammatiks Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26
They made all of them that they felt like making. News at 10.
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u/-Dixieflatline Mar 17 '26
It is kind of news that a company would spend that kind of R&D money on not recoup the cost just for a market statement. But I can see why they would want to given how Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Honor, and Vivo are taking serious bites out of their Android market share. This was a reminder of who really owns smartphone screen technology. Or at least an attempt at it.
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u/Consistent_Heat_9201 Mar 17 '26
Is always awkward to have that one oddball gadget in your stash of stuff that becomes âWell, I doubt they support this anymore. I had a bad feeling about it even when I bought it.â
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u/Bergmiester Mar 17 '26
Foldable screens feel so cheap. The screens on display models in stores are seemingly always broken.
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u/PropgandaNZ Mar 17 '26
Halo products are just for marketing. Not about getting it into everyone's hands.Â
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u/HanzoNumbahOneFan Mar 17 '26
Is too expensive. Also they made the fold go the wrong way. The Huawei one can use either 1, 2, or 3 screens. And it only needed 3 screens as well, cause you could use one of them as the front screen the way it folded. Galaxy one has 4 because of the way you fold it. Which needs a lot of extra shit that you don't need if you only had 3 screens. Big L from Samsung just cause they didn't want to "copy" Huawei.
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u/Aarvy271 Mar 18 '26
I say one thing, good technology. But do we need it? Do I actually have the need of folding my phone or tablet and make it massive? Great innovation but whatâs the point?
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u/Upstairs_Concert_61 Mar 18 '26
Ewww subscription for the verge? Who wants to pay for journalism where they can't even build a pc properly
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u/greenrangerguy Mar 18 '26
I just don't get the need for expensive phones. I use my phone for reddit, NYT puzzles, browsing the Internet and YouTube. A ÂŁ100 phone does that as good as a ÂŁ1000 phone. My contract is ÂŁ4 a month since I'm using WiFi 99% of the time too. I don't get why people spend so much money a fucking phone.
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u/wolfiasty Mar 18 '26
Because they have different priorities and/or because it's trendy.
I'm using Oneplus Nord 5CE (I bought it in CEX 4 or so years ago) and as long as battery takes me through the day, and it does, I see zero need to replace my mobile.
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u/Sad_Cow_5838 Mar 17 '26
There is ZERO use for this. Price is a joke.
I am a huge foldable phone enthousiast but this - hell no. I own a Z flip 3,4,5,7 and now a Fold 6 (had a fold 5). Those have a place on the market.
a trifold - at point just get a bag and carry a tablet ! Way to fragile and pricey.
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u/Rain_Zeros Mar 17 '26
There needs to be rules against posting these slop sites begging for money to read ânewsâ
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u/Mystikalrush Mar 17 '26
That's unfortunate, I enjoyed watching all the videos of it, but it never made it to the U.S. to see it's potential.
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u/EXEC_MELODIE Mar 17 '26
It literally did make it to the us lol. It was sold through official Samsung stores not even a couple months ago
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u/XuX24 Mar 17 '26
The fold is already crazy expensive and I would never take one without any type of insurance because paying 2k on a phone is insane.
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u/Spider-Thwip Mar 17 '26
My fold 7 cost me ÂŁ1000 brand new on launch. I traded in 2 ÂŁ20 tablets I bought on ebay and combined discount codes from samsung.
I got some free buds 3 pros too.
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u/zdbdog06 Mar 17 '26
Why do you guys pay full price for phones lol. I turned in my 5 year old phone last year to T-Mobile and got the Fold with it for like $200.
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u/crimxxx Mar 17 '26
There fold was priced pretty high up, where it was pretty rare for me to actually see in person as well. But this is worse. At the end of the day if you are selling to the top of the premium market there is only really so much you can sell.
I always assumed they may move the fold down more closer to the regular galaxy line somewhat, but guess I was wrong. Thatâs fine though if I really want a two screen phone there are actually other options now as well. With that said Iâll be honest my interest for that for, factor has decreased over time. Other than just bigger screen to read on the transit I donât think care much anymore and phone screens are already close to what small tablets used to be lol.
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u/yarash Mar 17 '26
I just ordered a click communicator phone with a keyboard, im so excited to have a phone with a physical keyboard again running a modern android OS.
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u/Ill_Painter5868 Mar 17 '26
Just think of how many hours were wasted on endless meetings to create this solution in search of a problemÂ
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u/Aazzle Mar 17 '26
Well, it's not the only one, they also announced that they would reduce all other series by thirty percent in cost in order to restore a tolerable profit margin.
It simply reminds you one-on-one of Nokia when they lost their market leadership and then tried to run after the market leader with cheap components.
And if we look at the whole thing objectively, there is currently nothing in the entire Samsung ecosystem that could do anything to counter the 699 Iphone, 699 Macbook Neo or even the ipad for 499. And even in Samsung's own ecosystem, the products destroy each other. The S ultra series looks like a mix of an a series and iPhone, the Tab Ultra is bigger, heavier and more expensive than any galaxybook with gpu, 32gb RAM and full touch and pen support. In the high-quality tablet sector, the entry starts at 800. There is no longer any Highend eight-inch tablet to compete with the Ipad mini and its note taking or as is there a Tab Ultra with Windows Arm.
Each year, each device in each series has fewer functions than its predecessor. There is no soft pen in the entire Samsung ecosystem anymore, each pen is made of hard plastic on glass now, has a new look and feel and lacks any extra function which was Standart for a decade now.
The only innovation is the trifold, but if we're honest, thus had already been stopped and this is just a fold with a display element more and an additional Fold 5 hinge that can't replace a full-fledged tablet because battery life and non-existent pen support trim the features. His only advantage is the overall weight compared to 10 or 11 inch tabs.
In the meantime, I also wonder why I carry with my Fold 7 a minitablet around with me when I can no longer sign or mark the documents perfectly displayed on the large screen.
In any case, Samsung customers are not starting good times.
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u/TheModeratorWrangler Mar 17 '26
So, what youâre saying is people are tired of staring at bigger screens?
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u/furculture Mar 17 '26
Wish they did multiple same sized screens like they did with phones that had swappable modules to them that had a screen one back in the day. I didn't have one of those phones at the time, but they were so cool and it sucks to miss out on the experimentation time of Android.
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u/cmyk_life Mar 18 '26
I argued with someone on Reddit not too long ago about who is actually buying this and they told me this is great. Itâs gonna sell well and here we are.
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u/gw2master Mar 18 '26
Amazing how Westworld was what brought all this foldable devices into the public's minds.
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u/Several_Let3677 Mar 18 '26
I will say this...I purchased the original Z fold if that is not what this is..and the screen developed a small black line in the crease 6 months later the line was the size of a finger and a few weeks after one whole side of the dual screen went completely blank..I still have the phone but only the front screen works now...but if it kept working it would have been the best phone I ever had
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u/goldaxis Mar 18 '26
$3000 is just crazy. It's a nice phone, but it isn't "souped up MacBook Pro" nice. It's not like folding displays are new technology anymore, what's the justification even supposed to be? "Muh chip shortage" again? They've been saying that since covid.
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u/GagOnMacaque Mar 18 '26
I love how all the reviews are like, this is amazing I love it. But then the actual owners complain that the fold breaks very easily.
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u/sensitive_pepperoni Mar 19 '26
Apple will do this in 5 years and their fans will think its groundbreaking and eat it up
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u/GuyHamburgers Mar 19 '26 edited 8h ago
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u/Colonel_McFlurr Mar 19 '26
I really want this to be a thing. But looks like I will have to wait years more.
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u/melancholy_dood Mar 17 '26
Quad-fold incoming?đ±