Samsung Developing Thinner Successor to Galaxy Z TriFold as Original Model Sales End

Samsung is preparing a follow-up to its Galaxy Z TriFold even as it pulls the first-generation device from shelves less than three months after its U.S. debut.

The original Galaxy Z TriFold launched in South Korea on December 12, 2025, and became available in the United States on January 30, 2026, at a price of $2,899. The device unfolds twice to create a 10-inch display optimized for productivity and media viewing.

Galaxy Z TriFold sales have now officially ceased. Samsung confirmed it will not produce additional units.

A company spokesperson told Bloomberg that sales would first wind down in Korea and then end in the United States once remaining inventory is cleared. Reports indicate only 6,000 units reached the Korean market.

Despite the limited commercial run, Samsung has moved forward with development of a successor.

A tipster posting on Naver under the name yeux1122 claimed this week that engineers are testing a refined tri-fold design.

The new model is expected to arrive lighter and thinner than the original while remaining slightly thicker than the Galaxy Z Fold 7 when folded.

Most hinge verification work has already been completed, with a target launch window around mid-2027.

The same source described a separate slideable phone in development that would expand manually to roughly 7 inches.

That device could reach the market in late 2027 or early 2028 and is designed to be thinner and more stable than earlier prototypes shown at industry events.

Samsung has offered no official comment on either project.

In a February interview, mobile business chief Won-Joon Choi said the company had not committed to a TriFold successor at that time.

The activity underscores Samsung's continued experimentation with multi-panel and expandable form factors alongside its core Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip lineup, whose next versions are expected in July.