Samsung reveals its tri-fold phone – and its desktop mode

Never using a Samsung foldable again. I bought the 4th gen of ZFold thinking it would be out of the prototype stage, and it fell apart in less than a year. The Chinese makers seem like a better bet and invest in things like silicon carbide batteries, flagship-tier cameras and dual-screen stylus support. Samsung barely innovates while the price has continued to rise with each generation.

$2400 is... surprisingly inexpensive? The Z-fold 7 retails for 1600-2000, and an iPhone now retails for up to $2000. This tri-fold is a phone and a full-size tablet. You could easily pay more than $2400 for a phone and a 10" tablet.

Probably the price climbs about 2500 once you get a protection plan, better storage, case etc., but still.

Also 3.9 mm thick is just nuts. The iPhone Air is 5.6 mm thick. I wonder how much thinner phones and tablets will get.

A few people I know that have bought Samsung folding phones have all had their screens break, I get the desire to have a larger display on a mobile device but they don't seem very reliable.

Is the number of folds going to be the new "add more cameras"?

I get the flexible screen technology isn't there but having entire extra front screen is profoundly inelegant.

Sigh, these totally useless "innovations". Where is the holo screen everyone wants?