Samsung’s first Tri-Foldable may not have been a huge commercial success, but the competitor to the Huawei Mate XT did make it into mass production nonetheless. Work is already underway on the successor, according to industry insiders, but the next Galaxy Z TriFold 2 might not launch until after Samsung’s first rollable device arrives.
Samsung’s first Galaxy Z TriFold never officially made it to most parts of the world. For instance, all of Europe was entirely left out of the distribution of the very few Tri-Foldables produced in 2025 and 2026. It remains to be seen whether the second iteration will receive a broader launch. For now, a delay seems unavoidable, as South Korean industry insider Yeux1122 recently noted on his blog.
As reports indicate, rising component costs pose a significant challenge for nearly every ambitious smartphone project, so many months may pass before we see the launch of Samsung’s second dual-folding tablet. At minimum, we seem to have a fairly good idea of what the key improvements over the first Galaxy Z TriFold will be. According to industry sources, the varying thicknesses of the three case segments may be reduced to a uniform depth, thereby significantly cutting down the overall thickness (currently 12.9 mm) of the device.
The weight, currently 309 grams, is also expected to decrease thanks to new hinges — a pattern similar to what we’ve seen with regular foldables in the past. Another interesting hint suggests that Samsung’s first rollable might actually launch before the Galaxy Z TriFold 2. Since the LG Rollable was scrapped before launch back in 2021, Samsung’s rollable project — possibly named the Galaxy Z Slide — could become the first commercially available smartphone with a rollable OLED display — unless Huawei beats the South Koreans to it once again.
About the author: Alexander Fagot serves as Managing Editor News at Notebookcheck, where he has published over 11,600 articles since 2016. A former projectionist who worked with 35mm film, he later spent seven years as a Windows client and server administrator and project manager at Iphos IT Solutions in Austria. He has been writing for Notebookcheck as a traveling freelancer since 2016, covering new mobile technologies in smartphones, laptops, and gadgets of all kinds.
Alexander Fagot, 2026-07-13 (Updated: 2026-07-13)
