Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold showcased—A first look and new tech explained

After a series of speculation, Samsung today finally revealed its Tri-fold smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold

The battle of Tri-Folds has begun?

This marks Samsung's most ambitious and latest technological advancement, challenging the likes of HUAWEI after a year of anticipation.

The new Tri-Fold boasts an inward-folding design, which enables the device to fold twice like a wing. It also features Armor FlexHinge for smooth, stable operation and provides minimal gaps.

It measures 159.2 x 75 x 12.9mm in its folded state, while it has 159.2 x 214.1 x 3.9 mm in unfolded mode.

Super slim figures

Additionally, the phone uses a Titanium hinge housing, an advanced Armor Aluminum frame, a ceramic-glass fiber-reinforced polymer back, and is protected by Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 cover.

Furthermore, Samsung adds IP48 water resistance to protect it from unwanted splashes.

It's main display features up to 120Hz 10-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 2160 x 1584 resolution, 269 ppi, 21:9 aspect ratio, and 1,600 nits peak brightness.

Meanwhile, the cover display allows users to operate just like a traditional smartphone with its 6.5-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 2520 x 1080 resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio, 2600 peak brightness, and 120Hz adaptive refresh rate.

Inside the Tri-Fold is a 4.32GHz 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with Adreno GPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB or 1TB storage.

The battery has a 5,600mAh capacity with a 45W USB-C fast charger, 15W wireless charging support, and power share.

Camera-wise, the phone uses a 200MP wide-angle main shooter with OIS  and 2x optical zoom + 12MP ultra-wide + 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom assisted by AI.

Flagship mobile productivity

Moving forward, phones like this are designed for mobile productivity, so Samsung has added its iconic DeX feature for a desktop-like experience on the go. This allows users to work across up to four workspaces, each with five apps, and supports external monitors and Bluetooth peripherals.

The brand also brought its Galaxy AI integrations, such as Browsing Assist for summaries/translations, Gemini Live for multimodal interactions.

It also comes with a 6-month Google AI Pro trial with video generation using Veo3 and 2TB cloud storage.

There's also an auto alarm notification just in case users have done incorrect folding, and it has optimized apps like Samsung Health, My Files for large screen and app viewing.

Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold key features:

• 10-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X main screen, 2160 x 1584 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate
• 6.5-inch FHD+ cover screen, 120Hz refresh rate
• 4.21GHz 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
• 16GB RAM and 512GB or 1TB storage
• 5,600mAh battery + 45W USB-C fast charger + 15W wireless charging
• 200 MP main + 12 MP ultra-wide + 10 MP 3x telephoto cameras
• 2x 10MP selfie cameras
• Super-slim when unfolded (3.9 mm), 12.9 mm folded
• Titanium hinge + Armor Aluminum frame + Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
• IP48 water & dust resistance
• Standalone Samsung DeX (desktop mode without phone connection)
• Full Galaxy AI suite + Gemini Live + 6-month Google AI Pro trial
• Android 16 + One UI 8
• Weight: 309 g

Korea price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

Samsung Z Tri-Fold 512GB - KRW 3,590,400 (around PHP 142.6K)

No word yet on the pricing of the 1TB model. Korea is the first country to experience the device, while there's no availability information yet for other regions as of this writing.

What do you guys think?

Source: Samsung