The original Galaxy Z TriFold barely spent enough time in the market to warm pockets before Samsung pulled the plug on it. The company launched the phone on January 30, 2026, as the world’s first mass-market triple-fold smartphone sold in the United States, but it was discontinued just three months later.
However, Samsung hasn’t given up on the concept yet, as it’s already engineering a sequel and starting from the hinge.
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Supply chain sources now indicate that Samsung is developing an entirely new hinge solution to make the TriFold 2 meaningfully slimmer. The company could focus on “lightweight and ultra-slim design,“ according to a Korean blog called Naver.
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