With 10-inch screen, Samsung’s Trifold looks to replace tabs
With a bold triple-panel layout and a desktop mode built in, Samsung’s TriFold aims to redefine what a foldable device can be
The future of foldables took another step forward this week as Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z TriFold, a device that looks part tablet and part phone, yet tries to be more than both.
At first glance, the TriFold looks like a small tablet gently wrapped around a phone. Its inner display stretches to 10 inches on the diagonal. The resolution is 2160x1584, and the adaptive refresh rate drops as low as 1Hz to save power. The wide canvas allows three apps to run side by side.
Fold the device down, and a 6.5-inch outer screen is on the front. It is similar to the cover display on the Z Fold 7, with a 21:9 ratio that keeps it practical for everyday use.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
The engineering is where Samsung sets out its case. The device uses three panels of slightly different thickness that fold inward over a reinforced centre section. Samsung says its main screen has passed a 200,000-cycle folding test. The back uses a ceramic-glass fibre polymer to resist cracking. Two separate hinges sit inside a titanium housing, and the device holds an IP48 rating for water resistance.
Despite its unusual shape, Samsung has fitted in a 200-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide and a 10-megapixel 3x telephoto. A pair of 10-megapixel selfie cameras sit on the inner and outer screens. Three batteries across the panels combine for a 5,600mAh capacity, powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset and 16GB of RAM.
It is set to arrive first in South Korea on 12 December, and Samsung said a US launch is planned for the first quarter of 2026.
On a side note, earlier this year, Huawei launched the first ever mass-produced triple-fold smartphone, the Mate XT Ultimate.
