Forget Galaxy Z Fold 7 — Samsung's tri-fold phone could arrive in just a few months
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We've heard a lot about Samsung's tri-foldable phone , but the name of the phone and the release date have remained uncertain. However, that could have now changed thanks to two new leaks.
In a recent report, Galaxy Club states that Samsung has applied for trademark protection for the name Galaxy Z Trifold. For a while, it has been speculated that Samsung would go with Galaxy G Fold as a name, but it appears that Samsung could be going in a different direction going by this information.
Credit: screenshot Galaxy club, document Korean Intellectual Property Office
As names go, Galaxy Z TriFold is certainly on brand, making it apparent that the phone is part of the same range as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 . It should be noted, however, that companies like Samsung are known to trademark several names before a phone's release. As such, we won't know the name for certain until Samsung officially unveils the device.
Another rumor has surfaced that might give us a better idea of when the phone will be released. Originally, we had heard that Samsung would unveil the device alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 during the recent Galaxy Unpacked . But as you may have noticed last week during the event, that didn't happen.
A new leak from IceUniverse might have the answer as to when we'll actually see this tri-folding phone. In a recent post on Weibo , the tipster claimed that Samsung will launch the TriFold in October, while also mentioning that the second generation of Huawei's Mate XT , another triple foldable, will launch in September.
What do we know about Samsung's Tri-foldable phone?
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There are a lot of rumors circulating about the Galaxy Z TriFold, or G Fold, including what it could look like. We've heard that the phone will be an inward-folding device , which allows for a separate cover screen. This would be different from the Huawei Mate XT, currently the only commercially available triple foldable. Huawei's device concertinas in a 'Z' shape, where the leftmost half of the main display becomes the front of the phone.
Speaking of displays, we've heard that the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold's main screen will be 10 inches in size, a marked increase in size compared to the Z Fold 7's 8-inch inner display. The cover screen, meanwhile, will reportedly measure around 6.49 inches. Unfortunately, there are indications that, like the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the TriFold won't feature native stylus support, although Samsung is working on a possible solution to re-add support for future Galaxy models .
If you were hoping to grab Samsung's first attempt at a triple foldable, that could be unfortunately difficult. It seems the phone could only be available in limited numbers in South Korea and China . While this could just be a means for Samsung to gauge interest , there are no indications that the phone will be released in other markets after that just yet.
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