Samsung Electronics said on the 5th it will hold the third round of sales for the twice-folding smartphone "Galaxy Z Trifold" on the 6th of this month. Despite a price nearing 3.6 million won, the Z Trifold has continued to sell out.
Samsung Electronics announced that through Samsung.com it will accept restock purchase requests for the "Galaxy Z Trifold" at 10 a.m. on the 6th on Samsung.com. Offline, it will be sold at 20 major stores nationwide, including Samsung Gangnam.
The Galaxy Z Trifold was released on the 12th of last month, and the prepared stock sold out as soon as sales began. On the release day, all units prepared were sold out within five minutes of sales opening. A second batch was released on the 17th of last month, but it sold out within two minutes of the start of purchase requests. As a result, unopened products appeared on secondhand trading sites at prices 1.5 to 3 times higher.
The third batch to be released on the 6th of this month will first give purchase priority to customers who visited stores during the second sale on the 17th of last month but could not buy, after which any remaining stock will be offered for general sale.
The size of the batch to be released this time was not disclosed. However, as with the first and second sales, it is reported that only a small quantity will arrive. Samsung Electronics is said to be bringing in small quantities each week this month.
Samsung Electronics sold the product only as an unlocked device without carrier tie-ins. A frenzy of sellouts occurred as the buzz around the company's first twice-folding form factor product combined with the scarcity from limited supply. Although the Z Trifold carries high cost of goods and repair expense burdens, the company is seen as having set the price in the mid-3 million won range, resulting in a low margin rate.