Weekly poll: is the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold the form factor of the future, your next phone even?

"Earlier this year, we ran a poll on the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate, the first commercially available tri-fold smartphone. The key takeaways from that were: 1) 26.4% said "I want a tri-foldable, but cheaper", 2) 22.1% said "I want a Mate XT Ultimate" and 3) 16.7% said "I want a tri-fold, but not from Huawei". This week Samsung may have delivered the answers to 1) and 3)."

"The Z TriFold is an interesting design - it is a Z Fold7 with an extra layer. That does mean that it measures 12.9mm when closed and weighs a substantial 309g, though this has a much larger screen. Not on the outside, the cover screen is the same 6.5" panel - it's what is inside that counts. The phone unfolds to a tablet-sized 10.0" with a 15:11 aspect ratio."

"Samsung was careful not to leave any of the vulnerable folding panel out in the open - even the side of the phone puts the hinge on the outside and keeps the display inside. This is in contrast with the XT Ultimate, which does leave one third of the display uncovered. Not needing a cover display saves only a minimal amount of thickness (12.8mm folded) and weight (298g), though."

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold will go on sale next week and Korean pricing suggests it is roughly 40% more expensive than a Z Fold7 (512GB), implying global pricing likely under Huawei's €3,500 Mate XT Ultimate 1TB asking price. The Z TriFold is essentially a Z Fold7 with an extra layer, measuring 12.9mm closed and weighing 309g, with a 6.5" cover panel and a 10.0" internal tablet-sized display with 15:11 aspect ratio. The hinge keeps the folding panels protected inside. The device carries a 5,600mAh battery and supports 45W charging, contrasted with Huawei's 66W wired charging.

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