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<\/p>\nUpdated Dec. 6 with more details of release date and pricing, panel thicknesses and comparisons to other thin and folding phones. <\/p>\n
The next Samsung smartphone has been revealed. The Galaxy Z TriFold is a folding phone with two hinges so its internal screen opens out to be the size of a 10-inch tablet. Here\u2019s when it will arrive and how much it\u2019ll cost, plus details of why it\u2019s different from other rival folding and super-thin phones. Oh, and whether TriFold is the right name.<\/p>\n
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Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold <\/p>\n
SamsungSamsung Galaxy Z TriFold Release Date: Friday, Dec. 12<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the date that the new phone will go on sale. But there\u2019s a catch: it\u2019s in South Korea only, where it will be available to view from Dec. 9 in 20 stores.<\/p>\n
ForbesiPhone 18: How Apple\u2019s 2025 Releases Reveal The Secrets Of The Next iPhonesBy David Phelan<\/a><\/p>\n It will be available more widely, but no date has yet been attached. \u201cSamsung Electronics will launch the ‘Galaxy Z Trifold’ in Korea on the 12th and then launch it sequentially to global markets such as China, Taiwan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States,\u201d Samsung said in a newsroom post<\/a>.<\/p>\n No exact date yet, then, though I\u2019d be astonished if it was before 2026. A report from Bloomberg<\/a> comments that it will ship in very limited volume. <\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold open<\/p>\n Samsung<\/p>\n And a more recent update from Tom\u2019s Guide<\/a> claimed that while no actual date has been set, there is at least a clue. \u201cAs for the U.S., Samsung says it’ll be coming sometime in Q1 2026,\u201d it reported.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven that January or February could also see the next Galaxy Unpacked event for the Galaxy S26 series, it\u2019ll be interesting to see if Samsung will wait to release the TriFold later in Q1, just to make room in between releases,\u201d it went on.<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Price<\/p>\n \u201c ‘Galaxy Z Trifold’ is released as a single model of ‘Crafted Black’ color in 512GB storage with 16GB memory, and the price is 3,594,000 won,\u201d Samsung said, which is around $2,450.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not cheap, but there\u2019s a lot in the box, it seems. \u201cThe ‘Galaxy Z Trifold’ package includes ‘Carbon Shield Case’, ’45W Fast Charger’, and ‘Data Cable’ as basic components,\u201d Samsung added.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth adding that the U.S. price is not expected to be an exact translation of the Korean price and there have been rumors that the price could be as high as $2,999. We\u2019ll see. I suspect Samsung will pick a price that\u2019s high, to confirm this is a premium product, but not impossible. <\/p>\n As to what else to expect from the phone, there are neat details in the Bloomberg report. \u201cAt its thinnest point, the TriFold measures 3.9 millimeters (0.15 inch). Inside, it contains a 5,600 milliamp-hour battery, marking the largest capacity that Samsung has used in a folding phone so far. The battery provides as much as 17 hours of consecutive video playback with the TriFold display fully open,\u201d it reads. You can also read details about the phone on Prakhar Khanna\u2019s post here<\/a> on Forbes.<\/p>\n The phone will close by folding left and right parts in to the middle \u2014 so not a Z shape at all. Mind you, two folds doesn\u2019t sound like \u201ctrifold\u201d to me either. I fear it\u2019s too late for sensible minds to get hold of this and rename phones with two folds as Bifold, but the name is irksome, to say the least, or am I just being pedantic?<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold<\/p>\n Samsung<\/p>\n \u201cIn a brief hands-on session, the TriFold was intuitive to use. If the user begins to fold it incorrectly \u2014 by closing the right side before the left, for instance \u2014 the phone quickly warns them with on-screen notifications and physical vibrations,\u201d Bloomberg comments.<\/p>\n More than that, we know that the Galaxy Z TriFold will have three cameras, matching the Galaxy Z Fold7, meaning the new phone will include a 200MP main camera.<\/p>\n And it will be the first major competition to Huawei\u2019s Mate XT \u2014 which does fold in the shape of a Z so perhaps has a better claim to the name, or am I being pedantic again? Huawei\u2019s phone is fractionally thinner when folded, measuring 12.8mm against Samsung\u2019s 12.9mm.<\/p>\n But Samsung\u2019s phone pulls off an interesting trick. Although it\u2019s thicker than the Z Fold7 (which only folds once, not twice) which is 8.9mm when folded, it\u2019s only a little thicker than last year\u2019s Z Fold6 which was 12.1mm when closed. To add an extra fold but less than a millimeter of thickness in total is noteworthy. <\/p>\n It seems that the Z Trifold will also lack something the Z Fold6 had, which is compatibility with the S Pen stylus. The Z Fold7 doesn\u2019t support the S Pen either, so this may not be a surprise. <\/p>\n The three panels on the TriFold (so, should that be called TriPanel? Okay, I\u2019ll get off the pedantic tip now) are all different thicknesses. The thinnest is 3.9mm thick, the central one is 4.2mm and the third is 4mm. <\/p>\n The thinnest has a physical SIM card slot, which is interesting because the iPhone Air does not, and it\u2019s thicker. Reports suggest the predicted iPhone Fold will not find room for a SIM card tray either. <\/p>\n Samsung has also said that the fold is robust and that the phone undergoes a lot of testing, specifically \u201ca 200,000-cycle multi-folding test, equivalent to folding the device approximately 100 times a day for five years.\u201d.<\/p>\n