A New Period of Foldables: Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold Is Coming to the US Early Subsequent 12 months

After months of teasing a triple-display foldable phone, Samsung is gearing as much as launch what it is calling the Galaxy Z TriFold — as a result of foldables with only one hinge are so final 12 months. 

The phone is slated to develop into obtainable first in Korea on Dec. 12, and can then launch in different places together with China, Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. It’s going to arrive within the US within the first quarter of 2026. Samsung hasn’t shared a US value for the trifold, however Reuters notes it’s going to value 3.59 million gained in Korea, which converts to round $2,440.

To get this caveat out of the best way: A trifold telephone would not truly fold thrice. Reasonably, units just like the Z TriFold have a major display screen with two hinges, permitting the telephone to fold into three sections. They seem like extra of a hybrid between a telephone and, when unfolded, a pill. The Z TriFold boasts a 10-inch show when unfurled and a 6.5-inch cowl show. 

“The corporate’s decade-long expertise in foldable class innovation impressed Galaxy Z TriFold’s distinctive multi-folding type issue, which makes use of an inward-folding design to guard the principle show,” Samsung mentioned in a blog post. “The folding mechanism has been exactly engineered for simple opening and shutting, with an auto-alarm alerting the consumer of incorrect folding by a sequence of on-screen alerts and vibrations.” 

A Galaxy of options comes collectively

The Galaxy Z TriFold seems to borrow parts from two of its siblings: the Galaxy S25 Edge and the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Each telephones are impressively skinny, with the Edge measuring 5.8mm and the Z Fold 7 measuring 4.2mm thick when unfolded. 

The Z TriFold goes one step additional. It is simply 3.9mm thick “at its thinnest level,” Samsung says. Studying the wonderful print reveals that measurement excludes “the digital camera and the preinstalled protecting movie.” The thickest panel is the middle one, which measures 4.2mm. The panel with the facet button is 4mm thick. Nonetheless, that ought to all assist to cut back bulk when the three screens are stacked shut on high of each other. 

The rear triple-camera system features a 200-megapixel wide-angle digital camera, much like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25 Edge and Z Fold 7. There’s additionally a 12-megapixel ultrawide and 10-megapixel telephoto digital camera. For selfies, you may discover 10-megapixel front-facing cameras on each the quilt and major screens. 

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Like Samsung’s different premium telephones launched this 12 months, the Z TriFold is powered by a customized Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. It additionally has a 5,600-mAh three-cell battery — a pleasant improve over the 4,400-mAh battery on the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Samsung notes this technique “has been positioned in every of the three panels of the gadget for balanced energy supply and all-day endurance.” The telephone helps 45-watt super-fast charging. 

Not like Huawei’s Mate XTs trifold, which unfurls right into a Z form, Samsung’s trifold has panels that fold inward, extra like a pamphlet. 

The Z TriFold has two different-sized hinges, “making a smoother, extra secure fold regardless of various weight and parts throughout the gadget,” Samsung notes. This additionally helps to cut back the hole between the screens. The titanium hinge housing “resists put on over time,” and the telephone’s Superior Armor Aluminum body must also assist with sturdiness, whereas stopping the screens from touching when folded shut. 

The Z TriFold borrows one other trait from the Z Fold 7: an IP48 score. Which means the telephone will be submerged below 1.5 meters of water for as much as half-hour and is protected towards stable particles bigger than 1 millimeter, however not towards mud. In the meantime, Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold boasts a formidable IP68 score for water and mud resistance. 

Samsung’s triple-display foldable has Corning’s Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 on the entrance, whereas the again is made from ceramic-glass fiber-reinforced polymer. 

Why would somebody purchase the Galaxy Z TriFold?

So what is the level of a telephone that unfolds into a large 10-inch show? Samsung says the Z TriFold is right for multitasking.

“Customers can use the display screen with infinite versatility — they’ll create throughout three completely different portrait-sized apps side-by-side with out interruption, resize apps in multi-window to view crucial data clearly, or maintain it vertically when reviewing paperwork for improved focus,” the corporate notes.

Samsung additionally says a wider display screen will be good for watching motion pictures and TV exhibits. And if you happen to’re watching a YouTube video, you may concurrently learn the feedback on the neighboring show. Samsung notes that “minimized creasing on the gadget retains content material seamless and uninterrupted.” That’ll be an important component. 

The telephone’s AMOLED cowl and major screens have a refresh charge as much as 120Hz. The duvet show boasts a peak brightness of two,600 nits, whereas the principle display screen encompasses a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. 

The Galaxy Z TriFold will arrive with Android 16 and One UI 8. It isn’t but clear how a lot the telephone will value within the US, however given the Z Fold 7’s $2,000 beginning value, it’s going to most likely be a fairly penny.