Tri-Fold Galaxy? Samsung set to disclose new foldable at APEC Summit: This is what you want to know

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to unveil its new tri-fold cellphone on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju later in October 2025, in accordance with a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Enterprise Newspaper Korea.

The tri-fold cellphone adopts a type issue that folds twice into three panels, which is designed to bridge the hole between smartphone and pill.

“The outer show is about 6.5 inches, much like the Galaxy Fold sequence, and expands to about 10 inches when absolutely opened. Samsung acquired KC certification for the mannequin in August, and manufacturing is anticipated to be restricted to tens of hundreds of models, with gross sales concentrated in high-income markets. The system is anticipated to be priced at greater than 3 million gained (about USD 2,135) and is anticipated to launch earlier than the top of the 12 months,” the report mentioned.

Citing business analysts, the report mentioned that unveiling the brand new system on the APEC summit is aimed extra at strategic symbolism and model positioning than at large-scale gross sales. Though Huawei Corp. was the primary to introduce a dual-fold cellphone, Samsung is seen as having stronger capabilities in product completeness, mass manufacturing, and world market attain.

The discharge comes as world smartphone gross sales stay sluggish. The report analyzes the tri-fold system as a part of Samsung’s effort to generate new demand. Its fold-out construction, which gives a tablet-sized show with the portability of a smartphone, is seen as properly suited to multitasking and for using synthetic intelligence-based companies.

The system incorporates key applied sciences reminiscent of shows, hinges, ultra-thin glass and batteries developed by Samsung and its home companions.

“The launch is anticipated to contribute to the restoration of Samsung’s Cellular Expertise division as properly. The corporate has emphasised foldables and synthetic intelligence-powered smartphones as its two most important development drivers. Its Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7, launched in July, recorded 1.04 million pre-orders in Korea inside one week and have posted sturdy gross sales in Europe, the place the Fold7 offered greater than 250,000 models inside 4 weeks, greater than double the tempo of the Fold6,” the report mentioned.

Samsung has additionally superior its AI choices by integrating Google LLC’s Gemini into its Galaxy lineup, offering image-editing options and private assistant companies.