Don’t expect the world from Samsung’s rookie tri-fold effort in terms of sales numbers!
Samsung’s first tri-fold phone should be similar but also very different from the Huawei Mate XT.
That will allow the undoubtedly massive primary screen to be better protected when not in use, but Samsung is still expected to spend a fortune on the delicate hinge mechanisms and, well, the actual double-folding display. And that brings us to the second reason why this product is unlikely to sell like hotcakes this year, which is a significantly higher price point compared to current “conventional” foldables.
It’s virtually impossible to guess exactly how much Samsung’s Huawei Mate XT alternative will cost in South Korea and/or China, but what can be easily predicted is that very few people are likely to afford the experimental device, so it certainly makes sense for it to be released in a trial run of sorts at some point in the summer or fall of 2025.
What about specs and features?
There is extremely little to report on that front at this time, although one plausible theory does suggest Samsung’s tri-fold device will offer as much as 12.4 inches of gorgeous screen real estate, thus aiming to essentially replace both your traditional phone and tablet.
If you think the Huawei Mate XT is big, wait until you see what Samsung is preparing.
Another interesting detail rumored today is the possible absence of under-display camera technology, which could actually be good news for the quality of this bad boy’s front-facing snapper. On the not so bright side of things, that obviously means Samsung will need to drill a hole into the primary screen of its first-ever triple-folding phone/tablet, thus reducing its overall elegance… a tiny bit.
