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You don’t have to wait for launch day to try Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold

The device will be available to experience in a small number of US Samsung stores from tomorrow.
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Jan 22, 2026 — 11:14 AM ET

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  • Samsung says that consumers can experience the Galaxy Z TriFold from tomorrow.
  • The device will be on display at select Samsung Experience Stores, mostly located in California, New York, and Texas.
  • The US launch date is yet to be officially announced.

Whatever your opinion of a triple-panel phone, you might still be curious to check one out for yourself. In the case of the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, that doesn’t mean you have to wait for the as-yet-unannounced US release date or spend a small fortune to order one when that date comes. Samsung says the Galaxy Z TriFold will be available to experience in person across the US starting tomorrow, ahead of its official US launch.

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The announcement comes via Samsung’s US Newsroom, which says the device will be on display at a limited number of Experience Store locations. It’s not the launch, but it does mark the first time most US customers will be able to get hands-on with Samsung’s most experimental foldable without traveling overseas or attending an industry event.

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We’ve already spent time with the device at the Dubai Mall and at CES 2026. While reactions have been mixed, it’s undoubtedly a very different kind of foldable, and it makes at least a bit more sense once you hold it. Based on Korean pricing, the Galaxy Z TriFold is expected to cost around $2,500 when it launches in the US, although Samsung has yet to confirm official US pricing or an exact release date beyond a Q1 2026 window.

Samsung hasn’t exactly made this a nationwide rollout. The Galaxy Z TriFold will only be available to try at one of the seven Samsung Experience Stores across the nation, located in a handful of major shopping centers in California, New York, Texas, and Minnesota. You can check out the locations here.

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