Samsung has reportedly stopped production of its first Galaxy Z Trifold smartphone which has been in hot demand in the few markets where it was released just three months ago.
The company says it won’t be restocking the device in South Korea and will eventually stop supply the other countries where it was released – US, UAE and Singapore.
Bloomberg is reporting Samsung will sell all its remaining stock but will not be manufacturing anymore units.
The Galaxy Z Trifold has a front 6.25-inch display that opens with two hinges to reveal a 10-inch tablet size display.
In February Tech Guide spoke with Samsung head of Southeast Asia and Oceania, CU Kim after the Galaxy Unpacked S26 launch event who expressed hope the Trifold smartphone would be made available to Australia and other southeast Asian countries later this year.
The Trifold was priced at $US2,899 – that’s around $A4,000 – so it was a device that wasn’t for everyone.
But the speed in which new stock sold out in the handful of countries where it was available showed there was demand for the device.
Samsung demonstrated its engineering and manufacturing prowess when it released the Trifold in December.
Later this year Apple is strongly rumoured to be releasing its first foldable iPhone which will energise the whole foldable category – a category Samsung has dominated for close to a decade.
Samsung is expected to release the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in July.
Could we see the Trifold re-introduced as part of Samsung’s comprehensive foldable offerings at that time.
It would also be just ahead of the Apple iPhone launch which usually takes place in early September.
There are other brands entering the foldable space including Google, Motorola and Oppo.
