All the speculation and waiting are over: Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, the company’s first trifold phone. When completely unfolded, it features a 10-inch Dynamic AMOLED display. The entire device is 12.9mm thick, and it measures just 3.9mm at its thinnest point. A massive internal display comes at a weight penalty, and the Galaxy Z TriFold tips the scales at 309g.
We knew Samsung was working on a Galaxy Z TriFold, but rumors suggested the device would be offered overseas without a US release. Thankfully, that’s not the case. The Galaxy Z TriFold will be available in the Korean market starting December 12th, but Samsung announced the device will come to the United States sometime in the first quarter of 2026.
The Galaxy Z TriFold is the folding phone I’ve been waiting for
Plenty of versatility and functionality, even with a huge price tag
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I appreciate book-style foldables, but I’ve always eyed trifolding phones as the true productivity hack. Samsung highlighted various uses with its announcement, from entertainment to having up to five apps open at once. An expansive 10-inch display makes desktop-class applications more viable on mobile phones. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy with 16GB of RAM, plenty of power for a variety of tasks.
Whenever Samsung wants to quiet claims that its folding devices don’t have a flagship camera, it slaps its 200MP sensor on the back. It’s paired with a 10MP telephoto 3x optical zoom and a 12MP ultrawide camera.
It’ll have to hold up in testing, but I prefer Samsung’s design approach. Unlike other trifolding phones we’ve seen, Samsung didn’t use an accordion design. The device unfolds twice, with the outward-facing center panel serving as the 6.5-inch cover display. Fold the device back up, and you can use the cover display as you would on a Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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Such an enormous display requires a larger battery than we’ve seen in Samsung’s foldables before. The Galaxy Z TriFold features a triple-cell 5,600mAh battery. I’m curious how that holds up against intensive inner screen use, because I’m not spending significant money to only use the cover screen all day.
We have an entire list of specs and renders of the Galaxy Z TriFold, but we don’t have one important piece of information — the price. Samsung claims pricing information will be available closer to launch, but the phone won’t be cheap. I’d be shocked if the Z TriFold came in much below $3,000, meaning you’d better have a good reason to buy one if you’re shelling out that kind of money. We haven’t even reached 2026 yet, but the race is on for the year’s most interesting phone.
