Samsung finally makes the Galaxy Z TriFold official, announces U.S. release window

Samsung is on a bit of a hot streak with foldables, so why not launch another one?

That seems to be the philosophy for the Korean tech giant, as Samsung just announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a massive-looking flagship foldable with not one, but two hinges. It's designed to fold inwardly, so as to protect the gigantic main display. Samsung says there will be a series of alerts and vibrations letting users know when they're not folding it correctly, too. That makes sense, given that this is going to be a completely new form factor for a large majority of users.

Even better, you won't have to wait long to try it out. Samsung says it will launch in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2026. The company did not provide a price at this time.

Big phone. Credit: Samsung

Here are the basic specs for the Galaxy Z TriFold:

• 10-inch main display with 2160x1584 resolution and 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

• 6.5-inch cover display with 2520x1080 resolution and 120Z adaptive refresh rate

• Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset

• 16GB RAM

• 512GB/1TB storage

• 5,600mAh battery

• Three rear cameras: 200MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom

From the press release and the handful of photos Samsung provided, this looks fairly similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 7, except bigger and with an extra hinge. It still has a large outer display, so you can use it like a normal phone without having to unfold it, but when you do unfold it, you'll be treated to a massive inner display. One of the things that made the Z Fold 7 so great was how thin it was, coming in at just 4.2mm of thickness when unfolded. Astonishingly, Samsung says the Z TriFold is just 3.9mm at its thinnest point, so Samsung seems to be prioritizing that with this phone, as well.

It comes with a powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset and a very large 5,600mAh battery, too. Samsung says you can multitask with three apps open at the same time, with all of them functionally being sized the same as they would be on a regular 6.5-inch mobile display. All of Samsung's AI features are here, too, as is Gemini Live support.

There will surely be more information to come as we approach the eventual U.S. release date. This phone has been speculated about for months, with rumors pointing to a 2025 launch as recently as September. Those turned out to be true; the phone will launch in Korea in December, with the U.S. launch coming later. If you've been on the fence about foldables because their displays just haven't been big enough for you yet, this might be the one to consider.