Ever since Samsung announced the Galaxy Z TriFold last week, we’ve had a lot of questions about the phone. What does it feel like to use Samsung’s first tri-fold foldable? Are the hinges sturdy? How heavy/bulky is the phone? Is this folding design better or worse than the Huawei Mate XT?
Well, we now have answers to all of those. My colleague Paul Jones recently went hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold at the Dubai Mall — one of the only places in the world where Samsung is demoing the phone — and he came away with a lot of thoughts about Samsung’s futuristic foldable.
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What it’s like using Samsung’s first tri-fold
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It’s one thing to read about the Galaxy Z TriFold and see pictures online, but what is it like to hold the phone in your hands? As it turns out, it’s pretty great.
One of our biggest concerns about the TriFold was its weight. At 309 grams, the phone is significantly heavier than “normal” foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. But as it turns out, the TriFold feels shockingly lightweight in person. Paul noted that the TriFold actually feels lighter than the Huawei Mate XT, even though the Mate XT is technically 11 grams lighter.
Even more important than the weight, the TriFold’s hinges feel excellent. They’re very snappy and feel just as durable as on any other Galaxy Z Fold handset — which is important. And for the TriFold specifically, Samsung has added some clever safety features to ensure you don’t fold it the wrong way. If you try to close the wrong end of the TriFold while it’s fully open, you see a notification on the screen and feel haptic feedback to warn you that you’re folding it incorrectly. It’s pretty neat.
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And, of course, there’s that display. When the TriFold is open, the 10-inch panel looks outstanding. The 4:3 aspect ratio is friendly for both productivity apps and watching videos. Samsung’s AMOLED 2X panel looks just as impressive as you’d expect, and the 120Hz refresh rate — paired with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chip — lets everything feel smooth and snappy.
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