Samsung's folding wars just got an emergency sequel: the Galaxy Z TriFold 2 could launch early, and the reason is pure Apple. The iPhone Duo landed two weeks ago, and Samsung is now reportedly weighing an early release for its triple-folding answer instead of letting Apple own the headlines into the holidays.
Perspective check: the original TriFold only hit the US in January, at $2,900. Now Samsung wants the follow-up out faster than anyone expected — because for the first time in about a decade, Apple is the one setting the pace in the foldable race, and Samsung does not do spectator sports.
The catch? Reports say the TriFold 2 targets a similar price to the original. So yes, the sequel to the phone that cost more than a gaming PC will still cost more than a gaming PC.
The original's two-hinge, three-panel design is the whole pitch — a tablet that folds into your pocket. The sequel reportedly keeps that DNA while Samsung works out how to build it at any kind of scale.
I broke down the whole folding-war escalation in today's episode — the timeline, the price, and why Apple's Duo launch lit a fire under Samsung's launch calendar.
Source: 9to5Google