Is three better than two? Apparently, we’re about to find out again.
Samsung will reportedly launch its Galaxy Z TriFold in South Korea on Sept. 29 in its third Unpacked event of 2025. At the same time, the company will introduce its Project Moohan mixed-reality headset and AI smart glasses.
If Samsung does indeed unleash the Galaxy Z TriFold later this month, it would be the second triple-screen phone. Huawei rolled out its Mate XT last year in China, and we liked it. The Mate XT is not available in the US, and it’s unknown when Samsung’s trifold will be available for US consumers.
Samsung did not immediately respond to CNET’s request for comment.
‘Incredibly expensive and niche’
Tech influencer Austin Evans, who has 5.68 million YouTube subscribers, says that after living with the Z Fold 7, he’s confident that Samsung will do well with its triple screen.
“It’s going to be incredibly expensive and niche, but to me it serves two roles for Samsung: a halo effect from its other products, and a way to continue their quest to own the foldable space in a way they had kind of lost the last few years to the Chinese market,” Evans told CNET.
Evans isn’t convinced about the practicality or durability of trifolds just yet.
“I’m sure the production will be incredibly limited,” he told CNET. “A handful of enthusiasts will buy them to flex on their friends. Everyone else will look at it as a cool Samsung phone and go buy an S25.”
‘Trifold’ is a misleading term
Although the term “trifold” is being widely used, these types of phones only fold on two hinges. We prefer the term “triple-screen phone” because of the three displays that are available when the phone is fully unfolded.
Due to several rumors, we already have some idea of what the Z TriFold might look like. According to animations that @TechHighest showed on X last week, its main display will apparently fold in from the sides. When the phone is closed, there is a separate display on the other side of the phone.
A report from South Korea also outlined more specs: a 10-inch OLED display, a triple-camera system with a 200-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera, and a 10-megapixel telephoto camera. The price tag should be about $3,000.
AI smart glasses
Samsung also appears ready to challenge Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses with its own intelligent specs. Samsung’s version will reportedly be audio only, powered by Qualcomm’s AR1 chip for AI smart glasses, and will presumably run Android XR.
Evans isn’t so sure that Samsung will be able to compete with Meta.
“Meta has such a dominating position with Ray-Ban right now, and the rumors seem pretty clear that we’ll be getting a big update at Meta Connect this month,” he said. “Samsung is right to try it, but I’m skeptical [it’s] the company that will crack this. It does feel like Meta’s market to lose.”
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