Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Hands On: This Is the Phone-Tablet Hybrid You’re Looking For

You can run three apps side-by-side, two apps at once, or one big app across the whole screen.

PHOTOGRAPH: Julian Chokkattu

There are two titanium hinges, and they open up three panels. You can place a full-size app on each of the three panes, use a larger version of split-screen, or expand one app across the vast display. It was easy to configure these setups, and I can totally see myself taking advantage of having three apps open simultaneously. It is still a little unwieldy to hold, but that’s not unusual for a 10-inch tablet. The TriFold is very slim in its unfolded state, which helps.

Fold it up, and you’re looking at a thickness of 12.9 millimeters, which is just a smidge chunkier than the Galaxy Z Fold6 (12.1 mm). The fact that it’s roughly the same thickness as a prior generation fold, yet with a dramatically larger screen, is impressive. It makes the bulk a little more palatable.

The hardware is exquisite, and the specs are top-notch, closer to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra; there’s a 200-megapixel main camera on the back, and the phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The displays are protected by ceramic glass, and there’s even an IP48 dust and water resistance rating.