Samsung may launch its first Tri-Fold smartphone next year, know details

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Samsung is reportedly developing a tri-fold flagship smartphone to be launched next year. The South Korean tech giant aims to strengthen its position in the foldable smartphone market amid increasing competition from brands like Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor, especially after Huawei launched the world's first tri-fold smartphone, the Mate XT Ultimate Edition in China. Samsung is ready to capture the market.

Other manufacturers including Xiaomi, Honor and Oppo are also rumored to be working on their own tri-fold devices, designed to expand to a much larger screen. It is being said that Samsung has prepared its tri-fold technology, and its supply chain is ready for the upcoming product.

Additionally, a ZDNet Korea report citing industry sources suggests that Samsung Electronics is planning to introduce both an entry-level clamshell-style folding phone and a tri-fold model capable of folding the screen twice. Both are expected to be released in 2025.

However, it is notable that orders for foldable OLED panels have declined by more than 10 percent as demand for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 failed to meet expectations after their launch earlier this year.

The foldable smartphone segment is becoming extremely competitive. Recently, tech giant Google also entered the market with its first foldable smartphone, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is priced at Rs 1.73 lakh.

Recently, several reports suggested that Samsung may come up with an affordable foldable smartphone. However, the company has now refuted all the speculations, saying that it has no plans to make the Galaxy Z Fold device at a more affordable price.

However, this is not the first time that the tech giant has talked about introducing a tri-fold smartphone. Earlier, the company had released prototypes of two smartphones named Flex G and Flex S, which have different folding mechanisms that are similar to Huawei's Mate XT Ultimate smartphone and Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 tri-fold smartphone concept, which was launched in August. Was introduced in.