Samsung
TL;DR New animations for Samsung’s upcoming multi-fold phone have leaked.
The animations show off the phone’s design and a few of its features.
The device appears to be capable of wireless charging, reverse wireless charging, and NFC payments.
It’s not a secret that Samsung is working on a device that the industry popularly but misleadingly calls a “tri-fold.” Although it’s known that the device is on the way, Samsung has remained quiet on the details. But thanks to leaks, we’ve learned a few things about the foldable, like its design. Now some of the device’s features may have been revealed in a new leak.
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On X (formerly Twitter), a software developer with the handle @TechHighest has shared new animations of what appears to be Samsung’s multi-fold device. Altogether, there’s a collection of three brief animations that presumably were extracted from One UI 8. These animations give us a look at three features that could come with the foldable, in addition to showing off the design.
The first clip shows the multi-fold handset next to a Galaxy S25, both with a blue circle on the back. We then see a pair of Galaxy Buds placed on the back of the multi-fold. This seems to suggest that the multi-fold will have reverse wireless charging, just like the Galaxy S25.
Next up, we have an animation of what looks like a wireless charger and the multi-fold. This hints that wireless charging will also be one of the multi-fold’s tricks. Interestingly, this animation also seems to suggest that wireless charging will only work when the device is closed.
The final animation shows the device in its open state with a card on the screen. Next to it is a station with a tap to pay logo. As you can probably guess, this suggests that the smartphone will support NFC payments.
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