We might have our first look at the long-rumored Samsung tri-fold

• A recently publicized patent shows Samsung had created a creation for a tri-fold instrumentality successful 2021
• This adds to caller rumors that nan institution is exploring caller telephone shape factors
• There is still nary confirmation from Samsung regarding a tri-fold device

The long-rumored Samsung Galaxy tri-fold mightiness not beryllium wholly mythological aft all, if a newly-published patent is thing to spell by.

The US Patent and Trademark Office has publicized a patent document that specifications creation specifications for a tri-fold instrumentality alongside a accepted booklet-style foldable device.

The patent document, primitively revenge by Samsung successful 2021, depicts a tri-fold instrumentality pinch a Z-shaped hinge, akin to nan Huawei Mate XT.

The Mate XT became nan world’s first tri-fold instrumentality erstwhile it launched successful September, but it remains a China-exclusive instrumentality astatine nan clip of penning – leaving world markets unfastened for Samsung aliases different competitor.

As MSPowerUser reports, nan Samsung patent specifications caller surface exertion specified arsenic a strengthened obstruction furniture to protect nan soul show pinch openings to trim strain astatine nan hinges. The creation besides includes an anti-reflective coating made of synthetic resin aliases different unspecified material.

Other building materials mentioned see solid and stainless steel.

The tri-fold creation elaborate successful nan patent.(Image credit: US Patent and Trademark Office)

The tri-fold hinge conception elaborate follows nan aforesaid creation arsenic nan Huawei Mate XT(Image credit: US Patent and Trademark Office)

The obstruction furniture creation conception features openings that trim strain connected nan display(Image credit: US Patent and Trademark Office)

The tri-fold creation conception appeared alongside a accepted booklet-style foldable creation concept.(Image credit: US Patent and Trademark Office)

Samsung has agelong been tipped arsenic nan apt leader successful nan title to merchandise a globally disposable tri-fold phone, which would beryllium alongside nan company's Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. Indeed, we recently reported connected claims from Korea that Samsung is looking into caller telephone shape factors.

Prior to this, we reported that a leaked codename for a caller foldable model pinch nary analog successful nan existent Samsung lineup whitethorn mention to a imaginable tri-fold device.

Though this caller (or rather, recently discovered) patent doesn’t corroborate that nan projected Samsung tri-fold is owed for release, aliases moreover successful nan works, it does show america that Samsung has fixed superior information to nan tri-fold concept.

With really overmuch we’re proceeding astir a Samsung tri-fold astatine nan moment, it’s difficult not to return this arsenic an encouraging motion – though it’s important to retrieve that astir of nan supra is based connected rumors for nan clip being.

It’ll beryllium up to Samsung to corroborate nan improvement of a tri-fold Galaxy device, if and erstwhile it sees fit, truthful beryllium judge to support up pinch our Samsung phones sum to drawback nan latest updates.

You mightiness besides like

• A recently reported iPhone arena could beryllium bad news for some cops and robbers
• The iPhone 18 bid could see a adaptable aperture, ‘significantly enhancing’ nan camera
• The Pixel Phone app mightiness soon fto you respond to calls pinch AI messages