SEOUL, December 12 (AJP) - The priciest handset-to-date Galaxy Z Tri-Fold landed across South Korea on Friday with much fanfare, selling out on the day one as consumers lined up to try the new concept phone whose dual display wings unfold into a 10-inch tablet-like screen.
The device debuted through Samsung.com and 20 stores nationwide, including Samsung Gangnam, where initial online inventory sold out almost immediately, leaving only restock notifications available.
The Galaxy Z Tri-Fold adopts an “in-folding” structure that allows both sides of the screen to fold inward, converting between a compact 6.5-inch bar-type display and a 10-inch tablet-like screen. When fully opened, the device measures just 3.9 millimeters thick — the slimmest profile in the Galaxy Z lineup — and houses a 5,600mAh battery distributed across three cells to balance weight and maintain durability. It supports up to 45W fast charging.
Samsung equipped the device with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the same chipset used in the Galaxy Z Fold7, along with a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera to enhance shooting, editing, and multitasking performance. The model comes with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage in a single “Crafted Black” configuration.
Priced at 3.59 million won ($2,500), the Tri-Fold is Samsung’s most expensive foldable to date — even higher than Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max 2TB, which sells for 3.19 million won. Samsung executives argue the new device reflects a leap in foldable engineering since the company introduced its first model in 2019.
After its domestic rollout, the Tri-Fold will expand to China, Taiwan, Singapore, the UAE, and the United States as Samsung seeks to widen its global footprint in an increasingly competitive category.
Samsung foldable fleet led by Galaxy Z7 series has made remarkable strides this year, expanding the market share to 64 percent.
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