Samsung’s extra cautious, and severely limited, approach to the Galaxy G Fold tri-foldable phone means you’ll probably have to pay a lot more to own one.
*Image credit — Huawei
The upcoming Samsung tri-foldable smartphone, likely to be called the Galaxy G Fold, is an even less ambitious experiment than initially reported. Contrary to earlier claims about 200,000 units in the works, a new report (translated source) reveals that Samsung is being extra cautious, and that the G Fold really is just an experiment.
Samsung will apparently only be manufacturing around 50,000 units of its tri-foldable. The phone will also be seeing a very limited release in a select few high-income markets, just so the company can gauge consumer interest in such a device.
However, there is a problem with producing such a small number of units: it’ll be super difficult to get your hands on one. As such, it’s very likely that the G Fold will actually become a scarce product, which will then be resold for much higher prices.
