TL;DR
- The first Samsung tri-folding smartphone could debut later this year.
- Samsung will only make 300,000 units of its first tri-foldable smartphone. This also indicates how the phone could only be available in select regions.
- Unlike the Huawei Mate XT, which follows a Z-shaped folding pattern, Samsung’s tri-folding handset could feature a G-shaped design.
Samsung has been working on a tri-folding smartphone for a long time but behind closed doors. While details about the company’s first tri-foldable phone are limited, a new report sheds light on when it could arrive in the company’s home market (and a couple of other Asian countries). Here’s when Samsung’s tri-foldable smartphone can break cover.
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Samsung Could Reveal The Tri-Folding Smartphone At Its Second Galaxy Unpacked Event
According to a report by Sisa Journal, the first Samsung tri-folding smartphone could debut at the second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. For those catching up, the event usually sees the launch of the next-generation Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip devices.
This year, Samsung is expected to unveil the Z Fold 7 and the Z Flip 7 at the Galaxy Unpacked event (perhaps in August?). While the foldables are usually accompanied by new Galaxy earbuds and smartwatches, this year, they could come out alongside Samsung’s first tri-folding smartphone.
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Samsung Will Make Limited Numbers Of The Tri-Folding Phone
A couple of days ago, we reported how Samsung reduced the production target for the upcoming foldables, and the same is true for the tri-folding smartphone. The report highlights how Samsung will only make 300,000 units of its first tri-foldable smartphone. This also indicates how the phone could only be available in select regions.
There’s a chance that Samsung could increase production if the foldable succeeds in its launch. However, nothing can be said with surety.
G-Shaped vs. Z-Shaped Tri-Folding Design
Unlike the Huawei Mate XT, which follows a Z-shaped folding pattern, Samsung’s tri-folding handset could feature a G-shaped design. In other words, the phone will fold twice toward its inside (imagine holding the left and the right screen panels and folding them toward the central panel).
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Samsung reasons that the design is more durable than the Z-shaped design and will increase the durability of the tri-folding smartphone, specifically when it is not in use. Last but not least, the smartphone won’t feature an under-display selfie camera, which could be due to engineering complications or to reduce the manufacturing cost wherever possible.
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