Overview
- Samsung confirmed sales are being wound down, stopping availability in South Korea immediately and ending U.S. sales once remaining stock clears, with the phone listed as sold out online.
- The $2,899 tri-fold launched in December in Korea and January in the U.S. as a constrained, super‑premium showcase that repeatedly sold out in small batches without carrier subsidies.
- Reporting ties the decision to the model’s complex, costly build and rising memory prices that pressured margins, even as demand outpaced the tiny supply.
- Some early buyers reported inner‑display failures, raising durability questions for a device that unfolds to a 10‑inch screen and uses dual hinges.
- Leakers including yeux1122 claim Samsung is developing a thinner, lighter successor targeted for mid‑2027 and a manual‑slide OLED phone for late 2027 or early 2028, while official comments indicate no confirmed successor for now.