Overview
- South Korea’s OMG_electronics livestreamed continuous folding over eight days, with hinge creaks starting near 61,000 and 121,000 cycles and hinge elasticity weakening around 144,000–145,000 folds.
- After the hinge could no longer hold the device fully open, the screen continued working and testers kept folding to about 150,001 repetitions.
- Samsung’s launch claim is a 200,000-fold durability rating, framed as roughly 100 folds per day for five years, though the torture test’s nonstop method differs from lab conditions.
- The TriFold is priced at KRW 3,590,400 in Korea and is slated for limited release in South Korea, the United States, the UAE, China, Singapore and Taiwan.
- Industry reports describe an intentionally constrained rollout—roughly 3,000–4,000 domestic units sold so far and an estimated 20,000–30,000 global shipments—with no broad review loans, reflecting high costs, complex assembly and a brand-protection strategy.