Here's when Samsung is launching its tri-fold smartphone

21 January 2025
The company will unleash four different foldables this year.

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  • Unknown Creature
  • IL9
  • 27 Jan 2025

I love how these trifold phones only have two folding points.

If they can't even count the number of folds, how do you know the phone's going to be reliable?

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    • Pi007
    • qpp
    • 27 Jan 2025

    I've had all the ZFods and love every one of them. I will never go back to a bar phone. Love Samsung.
    Looking forward to the trifold.

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      • T Gunn
      • 4xd
      • 26 Jan 2025

      I've had the fold 3 4 5 and now the 6, and the speakerphone and speaker sound quality progressively gets worse . If they try to thin the 7 down and make them worse again , Ima go look elsewhere . Flagships are about ultra usability , and these are getting worse they move along . I love having the latest tech , but I should not need to use buds with a $3k device

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        • Anon
        • IJj
        • 26 Jan 2025

        yalim, 21 Jan 2025Samsung only provides one new screen within the warranty pe... moreI'm on my third z fold with the 6. Had a 3 and 5 b3fire this. Ice never had to replace in inner folding screen due to dropping or damage. I replaces the inner screen on my 5 due to dead pixels and it didn't count toward the 1 free repair. Front screen is covered at 29 dollars per replacement if you have samsung care plus and the case isn't damaged. Otherwise it's 99 dollars to fix unlimited amount of times.

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          • Deja17vu
          • IJH
          • 25 Jan 2025

          Is there a pic or video that shows it closing/closed

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            • asherbut
            • IbE
            • 25 Jan 2025

            I don't understand why Samsung would need to remove the digitizer so it could be thinner. Doesn't the honor magic foldable, I believe the thinnest foldable available at this moment, have pen support?

              Akarius, 22 Jan 2025Thanks for your respectful post. We may not agree on all th... moreI'll also mention I've never been conventional with my phones. My first official high end phone was a Alpha. My first new high end phone was a Xiaomi Mi Mix. I briefly used a 7 inch tablet as a phone and this was back when bezels were a thing.

              I have no problem admitting Samsung needs more feedback from people like you if they want their foldables to go mainstream.

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                • yalim
                • iKx
                • 23 Jan 2025

                Zflip6lver, 23 Jan 2025 I've traded up over the years since the zflip3 up to ... moreYearly upgrade is still too costly for my liking. I usually upgrade my phones every 4-5 years.that's why I want them to last longer

                  another three fold in the market means better product and competitive price too. whoever has the better product wins.

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                    • Zflip6lver
                    • qLD
                    • 23 Jan 2025

                    yalim, 21 Jan 2025Samsung only provides one new screen within the warranty pe... more I've traded up over the years since the zflip3 up to the zflip6 , only issue I've had is the screen saver separation. I use my phone ALL day for work and plugging it in in my truck between calls allows me to have an 80 to 90% battery when I get home.
                    I've only paid full price for my first one and upgrade every year or so to newest model and usually get 800.00 credit for my old phone allowing me to pay 340.00 on my zflip6 .
                    I purchase the extended Samgung Care + plan directly from Samsung as I purchase the phone unlocked from them I currently pay 18.00 a month vs 34.00 from Tmobile.

                      PepperPot, 22 Jan 2025I'm not disregarding your experience. However, as a s... moreThanks for your respectful post. We may not agree on all the points as it's a subjective perception, but I have no problem accepting what was an issue for me is not an issue for you.

                      And on a side note: I've dropped my ZF4 couple of time, including barefoot before original case arrived. Nothing happened. Whereas my S24U... well, it's on its fourth screen right now. So much for foldable fragility ;-)

                      EDIT: I understand what you mean - I've started using my S24U without a case and I realized I'm picking it up more carefully and consciously so here's hoping I won't drop it anymore. It's just a phone, in a few years it won't matter when I switch to a new one, but I just like to keep it as pristine as possible. So caseless for now works better for me :D

                        Akarius, 21 Jan 2025I've owned Z Fold 4 for nearly a year and dumped it to... moreAs a follow up to my response on your 3rd point, I'm going to try to post pic's. Hopefully, I'm not violating any forum rules.

                        This is a movie on my Z and tablet. Both have letter boxing. It looks slightly better on the tablet because it is more horizontal, but it still has letter boxing. Movie aspect ratio's are out of Samsung's control.
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dvBKWIi1KhjqP__h1QpB5IY6qvzGi2tu/view?usp=sharing
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1doQFH_KPoKgMgaYw4mBB04-c93bZkaSc/view?usp=drive_link

                        Gmaps.
                        Maps with route info as you stated:
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dhPoLka88pE6T7hxnWiq97NMsKOLi4sh/view?usp=sharing
                        Maps with route info pulled down. It doesn't take up much screen at all.
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dn0dimWDCsFxuewoAayfDmJLmF6zZ-_8/view?usp=sharing
                        Maps when you're navigating:
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dovNq89-hKjVeA18emlpxEeaAKIV9Oiz/view?usp=sharing
                        This is my split screen set up on long drives. Again, I only use half the screen and it works.
                        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d_r_6U3kC0_UEXPqeTxDPqjiW2BURwxR/view?usp=sharing

                          Akarius, 21 Jan 2025I've owned Z Fold 4 for nearly a year and dumped it to... moreI'm not disregarding your experience. However, as a seasoned fold user, some of these problems range from somewhat important to non-existent for me.

                          1) Case situation is ridiculous. It's only the front. Samsung slimmed down the bezel to appeal to people. This is the drawback. I never used the adhesive on my Z4 because I mostly went naked. The adhesive case on my Z6 is fine and I have no issues cleaning the phone. I've also used strap cases since the 1st fold and I've noticed I react quicker to potential drops when I go naked. I think the strap set-up trained me w/o knowing. Like wax on, wax off.

                          2) You're locked in Samsung's release schedule. Samsung has never given good deals on upgrades from a Z to a S within the same generation. People believe a $2,000 phone should get you next to nothing for a S. It has never worked that way. The Z is still niche.

                          3) Most apps still can't use the internal big screen correctly and sentences are broken by ads. For me, this issue is non-existent. Letter boxing is a problem for foldables and tablets. I have no issue with ads breaking up text or being intrusive and reading kindle books is fine for me. Gmaps design is not on Samsung and the route information goes away once you start navigating. I'm going to try to post images following this response.

                          4) Camera and battery. This has been the biggest complaint along with the aspect ratio. IMO, the Ultra's cameras are not top of line. However, I'm not a camera snob. I take pics of things to sell on ebay, pic's of hikes to post on google and pics of checks. It works for me, but I understand people want better sensors.

                          The battery is a different case. Nobody complains about the battery more than I do. I don't even have duration problems, but I want an all day battery. Not a 9-5 work day battery. Samsung is commercializing SSBs for wearables in 2026. I'm sure they have something in the works for mobiles.

                          Again, not disregarding your experience, but I could never see myself going back to a slab. For years now I have said if Samsung is just selling this phone to enthusiasts, this foldable experiment will be a failure. They have to appeal to regular consumers and even though the hardware is what people talk about the most, the software experience plays a major role.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • y6V
                            • 22 Jan 2025

                            Haven't they learned from Huawei? It's really useless and just a stupid gimmick.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 70d
                              • 22 Jan 2025

                              I wonder when GSMArena will understand what fold means.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • sS5
                                • 21 Jan 2025

                                Users: hey Sammy please improve your display this vertical line in display is hideous
                                Sammy: nah we'll give you 2 folds so that you can enjoy 2 hideous lines on display
                                Users: please improve your battery and camera
                                Sammy: nah you we'll give you useless AI. Hardware improvements will be done after 5 more years of AI nonsense
                                Users: please improve the charging speed
                                Sammy: nah we have one ui which is the best in world we don't need such mundane things as fast charging speed, improved battery or camera

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                                  • yalim
                                  • iKx
                                  • 21 Jan 2025

                                  Samsung only provides one new screen within the warranty period for foldable phones. This is insufficient to justify switching to a foldable device. Approximately 2-3% of these phones experience dead pixels the folding area. Given the longevity concerns of a single fold, I would never invest in a double folding display.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Iby
                                    • 21 Jan 2025

                                    sdkk, 21 Jan 2025Any phone can be foldable if you're strong enough. 🤣🤣🤣Or if the phone is weak enough, a la iPhone 6 Plus.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • GA9
                                      • 21 Jan 2025

                                      👍👍

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                                        • tVt
                                        • 21 Jan 2025

                                        better than iPhone Pro Max, iPad.

                                        need to see if it can beat Huawei Mate XT Tri-Fold

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