Samsung Launches Galaxy Z TriFold Smartphone With 10-Inch Display

[MacRumors]

Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Z TriFold, its first smartphone that has three total screens and two folds instead of one. The Galaxy Z TriFold features a 10-inch display when opened, and a 6.5-inch cover screen when closed, with "minimized creasing."

The device has an inward-folding design that's meant to protect the main display, and Samsung says that the "easy opening and closing" folding mechanism has been engineered with an alarm that alerts the user if it's folded incorrectly. Samsung is using a titanium Armor FlexHinge with two differently sized hinges that work together with a dual-rail structure. Samsung claims that the new design offers a smoother, more stable fold despite the varying weight across each display, plus greater durability thanks to the inclusion of a "thin piece of metal" that protects the folding mechanism.

A third of the display is 3.9mm thick when the smartphone is unfolded, though it is thicker in the area with the triple-lens camera. The main center screen is a bit thicker at 4.2mm, and the screen with the side button is 4mm. There is a reinforced overcoat over a shock absorbing display layer for better resistance, and the aluminum frame keeps the screens from making contact with one another.

There's a 5,600 mAh three-cell battery system with one battery behind each display panel. Samsung says it is the largest battery that it has used in a smartphone to date. There are three cameras at the rear of the device, including a 200-megapixel wide angle camera, a 12-megapixel ultra wide camera, and a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. There are two 10-megapixel selfie cameras on the cover screen and the main screen.

Galaxy Z TriFold users can use three different portrait-sized apps side-by-side, resize apps in a multi-window view, watch shows in full screen, or hold the device vertically for reading. Samsung added standalone Samsung DeX, so the Galaxy Z TriFold supports up to four workspaces with five apps running simultaneously. Samsung apps have been optimized for the larger screen, as has Google's Gemini Live.

The Galaxy Z TriFold is launching in Korea on December 12, and it will expand to other markets like China, Taiwan, Singapore, and the UAE later. It will launch in the United States in the first quarter of 2026, and pricing is unknown.


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[Apple Fan 2008]

Real ones remember this:

 

[UliBaer]

Wow, time to seek out to test this in person!

 

[rgeneral]

I bet we will see quad fold soon

 

[segfaultdotorg]

I hope the iPhone Fold (iFold?) is the first quad-folding phone. If not, Apple will be so far behind they might never catch up.

 

[usersince86]

1. "You're folding it wrong" alarm

2. Honestly, 3 folds make the aspect ratio better IMHO

3. Cue the "This is stupid" and the opposite "Apple is so far behind" posts

 

[Cuesca]

The hinge doesn't look safe at all, what happens if you fold it in the wrong order?

 

[lemoncrsh]

I’ll hold out for the iPhone: Origami

 

[TVreporter]

Tim: Um… well does it have Siri?! Didn’t think so!!

This device looks cool - it’s like a foldable iPad Mini.

Your turn Tim… quad fold or nothing!!

 

[boswald]

The hinge doesn't look safe at all, what happens if you fold it in the wrong order?

Usually the hinges are strong. It’s the rest of the phone around it that can be flimsy.

 

[JPack]

I hope the iPhone Fold (iFold?) is the first quad-folding phone. If not, Apple will be so far behind they might never catch up.

Prepare to be disappointed.

 

[Kidseeghost]

Is this satire? April 1st? Okay, now it's getting ridiculous. The small market share and the gimmicky folding phones weren't enough, and now we're getting a triple folding device. More potential points of failure and a higher price. How much will it cost? 3k? When the rumors about the foldable iPhone first surfaced, I joked that companies would start a race to see who could fold the screen the most, and now here we are.

 

[Kidseeghost]

In a time when people need to reduce screen time on their mobile devices that make them addicted companies add more screens for more ad space. I kind of understand the fold. Some niche use cases for a few users who need a bigger screen but who wants to carry an iPad with them all the time.

 

[Cuesca]

Usually the hinges are strong. It’s the rest of the phone around it that can be flimsy.

I own the Fold 7 the hinge is strong but the inner screen I am assuming is very weak.

 

[klasma]

I bet we will see quad fold soon

Let’s be more ambitious:

 

[klasma]

what happens if you fold it in the wrong order?

It converts into a Galaxy N TriFold.

 

[klasma]

Is this satire? April 1st? Okay, now it's getting ridiculous. The small market share and the gimmicky folding phones weren't enough, and now we're getting a triple folding device. More potential points of failure and a higher price. How much will it cost? 3k? When the rumors about the foldable iPhone first surfaced, I joked that companies would start a race to see who could fold the screen the most, and now here we are.

Did you miss that Huawei already launched a trifold last year?

 

[jz0309]

Nice, 10" screen is quite cool. Now if the price is right... no, I wouldn't get this but can't wait to see what Apple will be announcing

 

[JPack]

Is this satire? April 1st? Okay, now it's getting ridiculous. The small market share and the gimmicky folding phones weren't enough, and now we're getting a triple folding device. More potential points of failure and a higher price. How much will it cost? 3k? When the rumors about the foldable iPhone first surfaced, I joked that companies would start a race to see who could fold the screen the most, and now here we are.

Huawei launched tri-fold in 2024 and sold a million units so far. The whole point of Samsung launching now is the tri-fold market is proven.

 

[Belisama]

Too small.
I need a IMAX iPhone.
I want to fully enjoy 70mm movies on the go.

 

[Digital Dude]

I doubt I will live long enough for Apple to produce one, but I am very interested to see how it plays out in Korea and what the price will be in the United States. It is just quirky enough that an early eighties tech nerd like me might actually like it and maybe even want it. 👨‍🔬

 

[tridley68]

Definitely will be passing on this gimmick 👎😂

 

[JTK Awesome]

And then Samsung claimed “minimal creasing”

 

[Art Mark]

Did I miss the price? Or is that a trade secret?

 

[guerro]

I'll hold out for the quad-fold.