I tried Samsung's $2,900 tri-foldable phone ahead of its US debut - it won me over in minutes

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Samsung's TriFold feels like the future of foldables.
• The wider 10-inch screen makes multitasking feel more natural.
• It's coming to the US with a starting price of $2,899.

In between the humongous TVs, hypnotic slot machines, and whiffs of smoke and alcohol at CES earlier this month, I slipped into a private showroom to go hands-on with the elusive Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold.

While the foldable is officially launching in the US on January 30, there's little left to the imagination about its specs, design, and capabilities. Customers in South Korea got their units more than a month ago.

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