Samsung Electronics Co. announced its first triple-folding smartphone, entering a niche segment where Chinese competitor Huawei has held an early lead.
The Galaxy Z TriFold, priced at ₩3,594,000 ($2,449) in South Korea, will go on sale Dec. 12 with launches to follow in China, Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. availability is expected in the first quarter of 2026.
The device unfolds twice into a 10-inch tablet-sized screen, measuring just 3.9mm at its thinnest point when open and 12.9mm when closed. It packs a 5,600 mAh battery spread across three panels, the largest Samsung has fitted in a foldable, alongside a 200-megapixel main camera and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.
Samsung is positioning the device as a multi-fold pilot to reinforce its technology leadership, rather than a mass-market product. Counterpoint Research associate director Liz Lee noted that Samsung’s first tri-fold model will ship in very limited volume, with scale not being the objective.
The launch comes as Huawei announced its second-generation trifold phone for the Chinese market in September, measuring 12.8mm thick when folded. Honor and other Chinese manufacturers have also expanded their foldable offerings internationally this year.
One notable omission: no S Pen support, which may disappoint digital artists and note-takers. The device ships solely in black with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage.
