Samsung Weighs 2027 Galaxy Z TriFold 2 Launch Shift as Apple Sets iPhone Duo for Oct. 23
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Updated · Mashable · Sep 15
Samsung Weighs 2027 Galaxy Z TriFold 2 Launch Shift as Apple Sets iPhone Duo for Oct. 23
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Sep 15
Summary
Samsung is considering moving up the Galaxy Z TriFold 2 and a separate slideable device from their rumored 2027 timetable, according to a 9to5Google report citing leaker Lanzuk.
Apple's iPhone Duo buzz appears to be driving the rethink, with Samsung weighing a faster foldables roadmap even though both devices could still arrive on the original 2027 schedule.
The TriFold 2 is rumored to be thinner, lighter and more durable while keeping pricing near the first model's roughly $2,900 U.S. level.
That would be notable because the original tri-fold launched at about $2,500 in South Korea, reportedly lost money on each unit, then reached the U.S. in January 2026, sold out and disappeared from Samsung's store three months later.
With Apple's iPhone Duo due on Oct. 23, the decision shows how intensifying foldable competition could reshape Samsung's premium-device timeline.