While the world waits until September for Apple to unveil its first folding iPhone, Samsung is taking its own folding ambitions to new heights with the Galaxy Z TriFold, a multi-folding phone that opens to a 10-inch tablet.
It’s definitely an impressive device. Less than 4mm thick when unfolded, it’s got a 6.5-inch cover display, a triple camera system with 3X optical zoom, a 5,600mAh battery, and super-fast 45W charging. It’s also got a commensurate price tag: $2,899.
Apple may have a reputation for luxury prices, but Samsung’s premium devices aren’t exactly cheap. The Galaxy S25 Ultra costs as much as an iPhone 17 Pro Max, while the super-skinny S25 Edge rivals the iPhone Air. Even the cheap S25 FE is still about the same as an iPhone 16e. It sells a $1,499 tablet. You can quibble over the specs, of course, but Samsung’s premium devices are hardly bargains.
So we expected its new TriFold phone to cost a lot. After all, its regular folding phone starts at $1,999. But $2,899 is a shockingly high price for what is essentially a fancy phone. How high? Consider you could buy these Apple products for the same price:
- M4 MacBook Air: $999
- iPhone 17: $799
- iPad: $349
- Apple Pencil USB-C: $79
- AirPods Pro 3: $249
- Apple Watch Series 11: $399
- Total: $2,874
And that’s at full MSRP. Shop at Amazon or Best Buy, and you can save enough to buy an Apple TV 4K and a 4-pack of AirTags, too. (Though you’ll still need to kick in a few hundred bucks to get an Apple Vision Pro.)
When Apple’s folding iPhone arrives in September, it won’t be cheap. It might even be more expensive than the Galaxy Z Fold7. But Samsung fans probably shouldn’t throw any stones.
