Nice, it has twice as many failure points as previous folding phones.
Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone
Submitted 3 weeks ago by g8phcon2@k.fe.derate.me to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=23641
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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Archer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Why have a single point of failure when you can have multiple?
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Redundancy!
KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Whose brilliant idea was it to demo this with a wallpaper that looks like a shitty diagonal screen fold?
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
It’s to make a subtle “Z”
shishka_b0b@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Commitment: 10/10
Execution: 0/10Slovene@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
😲 Zorro is real!
OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
thats not the wallpaper… someone just had nails.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You had me and then you lost me.
Samsung’s Most Versatile AI Phone, Powered by the Largest Screen
Tikiporch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How is screen?
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Why are you confuse? Battery will last a day? Maybe half of day. Screen? What about three folded screens? The power is immense.
Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Considering everyone I know with a folding phone has had a fault with the folding part of it - I don't think its the best idea from a durability standpoint to add yet another folding part.
If one screen or fold point breaks, you're now left with two unusable (but perfectly functioning) screens. Seems like an expensive gimmick to me.
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Then they can replace more devices. Capitalism at work
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Mine grew a visible line at the foldy bit that you can see at an angle
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My understanding is that’s normal on all foldable.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
From the moment I saw it, I knew what the problem would be, and surprise! That’s the problem.
BTW, I’m a musician, not an engineer. If I saw that obvious issue, what is their fucking problem?
alphabethunter@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s not a problem, it’s a business opportunity. The more they break, the more they can sell you a 2000 dollars phone.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If I saw that obvious issue, what is their fucking problem?
The engineer’s problem is that the marketing and sales department started running all of the companies two decades ago. So, they’re constantly overruled.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’d love to see a Japanese fan style phone 🪭 Maybe it folds up into a reusable straw?
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Not that I’d ever buy it, but I’m looking forward to the price tag so I can have a good laugh.
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
You know, it’s like 3 screens, so they can push you triple the amount of ads and bloat ware! Yay!
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Why did they make the screens fold in? The Huawei Mate XT folds up in a z-shape, which imo makes more sense as you don’t need a ‘fourth’ outer display anymore. Seems more efficient that way.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Because they’re fragile. You don’t want your screen to die on the first drop.
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
and you don’t want it full of scratches, since cover glasses and protection cases will probably be quite complicated for these monstrosities?
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
After reading through the comments and seeing the majority of people are commenting negatively but have never had a folding phone. i feel like i should chime in.
I have owns a fold 3 a fold 6 and now a fold 7, my wife has a fold 5 and we have never had one fail on us. No broken screens, no scratches or bugs. There are also several people where i work who have had at least 2 generations of these phones and also have never had issues.
I know these things break, but so does any phone. Phones breaking tend to be a user problem and not a hardware one. If you dont handle with care then you are the problem.
In fact i have only ever broken 1 phone in my 20+ years of using them and it was entirely my fault. I put it on a book on a table, then without thinking i lifted the book and it slid off and landed in a bucket of water. Pixel 1 not waterproof. My bad.
I guess i just think people are quick to judge these phones without ever having used one and i think thats so short sighted.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I had a fold three for almost 4 years and it was fantastic. And then upgraded to the fold six and had it for about a month open the screen on it and literally didn’t even close it and break it and drop it literally just picked it up opened it and it cracked in half I was so pissed. Going through the warranty process they could not get me a six or a seven so they sent me a check which unfortunately would raise my bill by over $100 because I no longer had a phone to trade in at this point so I finally just downgraded to a Samsung 24 plus and in about 6 months I’m going to trade this one back in to get the fold seven because I definitely don’t want to pay over $2,000 just out of pocket.
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Good to know. Almost bought a Fold 6 but decided to fork over the dough for a Fold 7 instead (mainly cause I love how it’s as thin and light as any other phone when folded).
Thanks for making me feel a lot better about dropping $2K on this fucking thing. Best phone I’ve ever owned but I paid out the ass for the privilege.
bilb@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Folding phones are so expensive that I consider it mandatory to have insurance. Samsung Care Plus, in Samsung’s case. I switched to a pixel pro fold so I could use Graphene and got whatever googles insurance plan is.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
fermuch@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
As another data point, I’m writing this from my fold 6 which is about one year old, with no scratches nor marks of any kind.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Everyone I’ve know IRL with a foldable phone has a super obvious crease in the screen where it folds. It’s not broken, but it’s definitely fucked up.
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Fold 7 owner here and I can confirm that the crease is invisible during normal use. You have to purposely angle your phone in unnatural directions under a light to see it. My last phone was a Fold 4 and it was definitely visible then. Not anymore.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes. There’s a crease in the middle of the screen.
But its invisible to the user when looking at the screen.
It doesnt impact using the screen.
Its barely there on the latest fold 7. Definitely more prominent as you go back through the versions. Regardless i have owned 3 generations of the phone and used my wife’s one so 4 generations total and the crease doesn’t matter. Hasnt mattered on any of them.
What do you think the problem is with there being a crease? What practical issue does it raise? Or is it purely an aesthetic issue? Becaus3 if it is, like i said, you cant see it when you are the one using it.
sircac@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Good to know, my few experiences with folds (which I was quite fond of) where in the previous era of smartphones (so mechanical keyboard and no touch-screens) and the bending part evidenced always as a weak point in terms of wearing, in one occasion the failure point cause of the phone change. So, is there no evident wearing symptoms in the bending areas of these folding smartphones of treated woth love?
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I had my fold 3 for 4 years and my wife used it to get a feel for them after me and she very quickly got a 5. I had some of the paint chip off in places after a few years and one time that i got scared by something and jumped a bit and threw it out of my hand to the ground with the inner screen open (only cosmetic damage to the body) it survived a lot. A hell of a lot of engineering went into the hinge so its pretty much the strongest part of the phone. Jerryrigeverything on youtube has tried to snap these phones and they are very strong and so far have not broken in one of his tests.
Any phone can break, but i say if you care for your phone it should last. The 3 onwards have been really solid phones and the fears around them, to me, seem made up.
Jumbie@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
But what about 4 folds? 5? 6! Why stop there! 7-minute abs!
mrddu3at2@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have owned 3 foldable phones and any of them failed. 2025 is a year of Samsung. Fold7 and this TriFold. Amazing technology.
victorz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
😦
At least we know the folding will stop at 7.
Ydna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
inb4 rolled phone
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Perfect for snortin’ lines lol
fissionmailed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
👏
Beacon@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
This is a very cool piece of technology. The comments here naysaying about it seem odd to me. If it's not for you that's fine, but many millions of foldables have been bought over the past few years, and they continue to sell very well today
Aeri@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And they will continue to have big ass creases visible in the folding part
fuzzzerd@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Only in real life, not in any of the marketing materials. So you only know how it really works after purchase.
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Which foldable do you own? There is no visible crease on my Fold 7 during normal use. The only way I can see it is by placing the phone directly under a light and angling it in an unnatural direction.
That said, my old Fold 4 had an obvious crease. But it’s no longer an issue with modern foldables.
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
it is a very cool technical achievement, but the user experience leaves a lot to be desired with them. most people don’t think about comparing. which is the only way i can imagine samsung getting as big as they have.
3abas@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Statement with no substance. What do you desire that’s not there?
Aside from the screen being softer and easier to scratch, name a practical difference between this and another 10" Android tablet…
If a 10" tablet meets your desires, and your desire to fold it and put it in your pocket, what’s left?
Slovene@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
*foldable tablet that can also make calls
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
This would be the coolest shit ever if these phones didn’t have a reputation for breaking so easily. I had the Z Fold 4 and after I left it partially folded for about 30 mins in my car while I was driving, something went wrong with the hinge and it could no longer open fully flat. Unacceptable for a device at that price range.
I want us to go back when it comes to smartphones, not forward. Bring back the holy trinity of removable battery, headphone jack, and SD card slot.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
i have a feel foldable phone would have more weakspots.
warm@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
Impressive from an engineering standpoint and it's only going to get more refined. Give it 5-10 years and maybe they will be durable enough for regular use.
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This means that there is a wrong way to fold the phone, but the phone has automatic vibrating and visual alerts to keep you from doing that
Hyaline_Cat@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes, because the dual-fold phone did so great. Clearly the problem was a lack of folds
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I think the problem with 2 folds is that you get a square screen, which sucks for most websites, videos and games optimized for 16:9 screens, either landscape or portrait.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
If you’re looking at a website designed at any point in the last 10 years it will be able to adapt the layout. Fixed layout were a relic of the past even when I was working in the industry 15 years ago.
axx@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
More unfixable crap for a world drowning in crap. Hooray!
Psythik@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, even as a foldable enthusiast, I see no reason for this to exist. A second hinge is just another failure point.
Wake me up when the first cylindrical, rollable phone comes out. Until then, I’m happy with my Fold 6.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It would be cool if it rolled into a functional telescope.
Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t want large phones that get even larger. I want a large phones that becomes smaller for my pocket.
jbaber@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
This is why I got a Razr. Once the technology becomes common, I dream of a regular size phone that shrinks to a matchbook or something.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Same here. I didn’t understand why anyone would want a double thick (or now triple thick) phablet that folds out into a full tablet.
The razr I bought two years ago is the first phone that comfortably fits in my pocket in like a decade.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They sell those too
Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes, but they still have problems. But I’m noticing a trend in foldable phone designs, and I’m worried that by the time foldable phones get really good, the ones that fold smaller aren’t around anymore.
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Get a Fold 7. It’s the same size as your average flagship when folded. But be warned: Once you get used to having a tablet in your pocket, there’s no going back. It’s especially great for restaurant menus, mobile games, and YouTube.
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I know a person who has some Samsung foldable phone that is as of right now (2025.12.03) about a year old. According to them, everything was fine since February when the phone was bought. But last week we got below 0C weather, so the fold line on the screen got layers separated.
Z Fold 7 is 2000 euro. They might have Z Fold 6, I am not sure. Regardless, that is way too expensive of a phone to breaks under a mildly cold weather.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Why?
Hegar@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
I guess i don't really see the point. Is there a strong use case out there, or is this a marge's potato? ("I just think they're neat")
roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It sucks. I know its not for everyone and for sure its gonna cost €€€€.
RonniePickering@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
From a fold 7 user. Just buy a fucking tablet, lol.
hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Pretty soon Samsung is going to release a foldable that can become an imax screen. You just need to unfold it 1000 times, and you’re set. It also needs to be unfolded 4 times to be able to answer a call, or use the 1.2 back screen to do that.
When in doubt, just add more fold.
timewarp@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For God’s sake, people want a keyboard on a phone not more folds. Add a keyboard & become a hero.
FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Sticking with my pixel 3a xl running ubuntu touch/waydroid for a while it seems.
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
This technology is wasted on smartphones. We need this on laptop screens.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Huawei: Fuck everything, we’re doing five folds.
Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I actually like this idea. It provides more girth for when I make pro-Google threads on Lemmy, set notifications to vibrate and shove the phone in my asshole.
athairmor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is going to be like shaving razors, isn’t it? How soon before quad-fold phones?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’m waiting for one that unrolls like a bamboo placemat.
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Behold, the iRoll!
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Apple does have this patent:
…appleinsider.com/…/54597-110363-001-Roller-displ…
oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I think LG had a parent to get that on the works. Roll up phone seems like the ultimate phone honestly. Whatever size you want or need at the time otherwise it’s a cylinder like a day sharpie
termaxima@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Imagine a phone you literally scroll.
spongebue@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A phone you can crumple up like a receipt before you put it in your pocket
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
That would finally be a convention to replace slacking the phone down in rage.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Well phones already vibrate so they’re ahead of the curve in that regard.
I’m waiting for the twelvefold myself.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Not sure if we’re talking about phone, razor blade, origami, or sword-making.
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What about 6 minute abs?
lando55@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
6 little Samsungs twirling on a branch
Eating lots of iPhones on my uncles ranch
You know that old children’s tale from the sea
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
When you said shaving razors, I thought you were going to go with disposable, but you went with multi blades. Good head fake.