The Samsung tri-fold phone is rumoured to be launching in the latter half of 2025, following on from the Huawei Mate XT which was shown in 2024. However, don't hold out hope of getting your hands on one,

Samsung plans to release its first tri-fold smartphone in the second half of 2025, following Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate, which launched in September last

Unlike the Huawei Mate XT, the Samsung Tri-Fold Phone may fold inward to provide greater protection to the screen.

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Huawei is said to be already working on a follow-up to its one-of-a-kind Mate XT, the world's first commercially available tri-fold mobile phone, as reported by Android Authority. All this is happening when the other tech giants are just stuck at double-fold devices.

It will fold differently compared to the Huawei Mate XT. Last year Huawei stunned the world with the Mate XT, a "tri-fold" smartphone (it folds twice,

The availability of Samsung's first tri-fold handset will be quite limited, it seems. The phone will also get a very high price tag.