Starting tomorrow, January 23, inside Samsung Experience Stores, Samsung is allowing potential buyers to test out its wildly ambitious Galaxy Z TriFold, a three-part smartphone that’s essentially a 10-inch tablet that can origami into a slim, portable communication rectangle. The future feels like it’s happening now, honestly, and I’m here for it.
Here’s the list of stores where you’ll be able to go hands-on with the upcoming device:
· Bloomington, MN – Samsung Experience Store, Mall of America
· Cerritos, CA – Samsung Experience Store, Los Cerritos Center
· Elmhurst, NY – Samsung Experience Store, Queens Center
· Frisco, TX – Samsung Experience Store, Stonebriar Centre
· Garden City, NY – Samsung Experience Store, Roosevelt Field
· Glendale, CA – Samsung Experience Store, The Americana at Brand
· Houston, TX – Samsung Experience Store, The Galleria
PCMag calls the TriFold a ‘technical marvel,’ while CNET is saying Samsung’s new foldable is ‘impressively sleek.’ The Trifold is obviously a common sense evolution of the company’s equally useful (albeit only two-part) Z Fold phones, which I’ve used in the past and have found to be reliable and indispensable, at least in terms of day-to-day media consumption and productivity. The TriFold adds yet another panel, giving it even more display real estate than a standard Fold. Imagine that.
The TriFold’s three-cell 5,600 mAh battery is also appealing, for sure, as is the purported 45W super-fast wired charging, and it appears there’s a charge brick packed inside the box. Perhaps we’re coming back around to including these sort of necessary accessories with expensive phones, and that’s great news. By comparison, the Z Fold 7 is only equipped with a 4,400mAh battery and supports a lowly 25W wired charging speed.
There’s no official US release date for the TriFold just yet, or an official asking price for that matter, through estimates are for a first quarter 2026 launch and a $2,500 (at the very least) price tag. Tech enthusiasts and curious people with deep pockets seem to be the target market here, but that’s no surprise for a flagship device pushing this kind of display innovation. If you want to play, you’ve got to pay.
As cool as the TriFold seems to be, it’s a bit rich for my blood, even if it’d be fantastic for gaming. I’m simply happy that technology has advanced to a point wherein we can carry foldable tablets in our pockets. The pockets don’t contain any money after purchasing a TriFold, but still.