"Samsung has a new foldable smartphone, and it's not just another Z Flip or Z Fold. The Galaxy Z TriFold has three articulating sections that house a massive 10-inch tablet-style screen, along with a traditional smartphone screen on the outside. The lavish new smartphone is launching this month in South Korea with a hefty price tag, and it will eventually make its way to the US in early 2026."
"Samsung says it refined its Armor FlexHinge design for the TriFold. The device's two hinges are slightly different sizes because the phone's three panels have distinct shapes. The center panel is the thickest at 4.2 mm, and the other two are fractions of a millimeter thinner. The phone has apparently been designed to account for the varying sizes and weights, allowing the frame to fold up tight in a pocketable form factor."
"While this does push the definition of "pocketable" for some people, the Galaxy Z TriFold is a tablet that technically fits in your pocket. When folded, it measures 12.9 mm thick, which is much more unwieldy than the Galaxy Z Fold 7 's 8.9 mm profile. The 1080p cover screen measures 6.5 inches, which is also quite similar to the Z Fold 7. It is very, very heavy for a phone, though, tipping the scales at 309 g."
Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold offers a three-panel foldable that creates a 10-inch tablet-style internal display plus a 6.5-inch 1080p external cover screen. The device uses a refined Armor FlexHinge with two slightly different hinges to accommodate panels of varying thickness — the center panel at 4.2 mm and the flanking panels marginally thinner — enabling tight folding into a pocketable form. The left and right segments fold inward behind a separate cover screen rather than a Z-shaped fold. The phone debuts in South Korea this month with a high price and is expected in the US in early 2026. The folded thickness is 12.9 mm and the weight is 309 g.
Read at Ars Technica
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