"In theory, Samsung's ambitious TriFold has been on sale in the US since January 30th (retail price: $2,899), but it has been damn near impossible to get one. For any other phone launch we would typically use a review unit on loan from the manufacturer; Samsung PR did not provide a TriFold review unit to The Verge."
"Weeks went by - weeks in which I asked Samsung's PR in vain if they were absolutely sure they didn't have one I could borrow - and the TriFold remained stubbornly out of stock. I called retail stores; they didn't have any to sell me. The phone went back in stock briefly in February, but once again, it sold out before we could get all of the corporate credit card details punched in."
"I strongly suspect not very many, and the scarcity effect is a feature of offering just a handful of phones at a time, not a bug."
Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold has proven nearly impossible to obtain since its US launch on January 30th at $2,899. The device sells out within minutes whenever it becomes available, forcing reviewers to purchase units from secondary markets at inflated prices like $4,399 on eBay. Samsung did not provide review units to media outlets, and retail stores consistently lack inventory. The phone's setup process requires a USIM card to progress, creating additional barriers. The extreme scarcity suggests Samsung is intentionally limiting supply, potentially using artificial scarcity as a marketing strategy rather than experiencing genuine production constraints.
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