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        "msgid": "samsung-reportedly-halts-sales-of-triple-folding-galaxy-z-trifold-phone-1773895884",
        "date": "2026-03-19 11:02:00",
        "title": "Samsung Reportedly Halts Sales of Triple-Folding Galaxy Z TriFold Phone",
        "author": "Reska K. Nistanto",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Samsung has confirmed it will gradually halt sales of its first triple-folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, just months after its launch in late 2025. The decision, starting in South Korea and extending to the US once stocks are depleted, appears driven by high production costs, rising component prices, and global RAM shortages that have squeezed profit margins. This move underscores challenges in the premium foldable market, with limited stock\u2014around 6,000 units in Korea\u2014highlighting potential demand issues for the innovative device.",
        "content": "<p>Samsung is reportedly set to discontinue sales of its first\ntriple-folding (trifold) phone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, merely months\nafter it was officially launched.<\/p>\n<p>This information was conveyed by a Samsung spokesperson to Bloomberg.\nIn the report, Samsung confirmed that sales of the Galaxy Z TriFold will\nbe halted gradually.<\/p>\n<p>Sales will first be stopped in South Korea, before finally being\ndiscontinued in the United States (US) after all remaining stock has\nbeen sold.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy Z TriFold itself only began selling in the US at the end\nof January 2026, or about three months after its initial debut.<\/p>\n<p>Signals of the sales halt were actually visible as early as the\nbeginning of March.<\/p>\n<p>On Samsung\u2019s official US website, the company no longer displays\ninformation on new restock schedules for the device, even though it had\npreviously been promised.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Samsung is instead directing consumers to purchase remaining\nunits through physical stores (Samsung Experience Store), without\nadditional online purchase options.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has not detailed the official reasons behind the halt in\nsales of the Galaxy Z TriFold. However, several reports suggest that\nthis was triggered by the device\u2019s production costs, which are\nconsidered very high.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, issues of rising component prices and global RAM\nshortages are also suspected to have influenced production costs.<\/p>\n<p>This situation is said to have sufficiently pressured Samsung\u2019s\nprofit margins, reportedly becoming a factor driving the discontinuation\nof sales for this device.<\/p>\n<p>A previous report by South Korean media Dong-A Ilbo stated that the\nGalaxy Z TriFold was only available in around 6,000 units in the\ndomestic market since its release on 12 December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The exact number of Galaxy Z TriFold stocks in other countries,\nincluding China, Taiwan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the\nUS, is not yet known.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/samsung-reportedly-halts-sales-of-triple-folding-galaxy-z-trifold-phone-1773895884",
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