Samsung accidentally leaks its own tri-fold Galaxy G Fold

Deep in One UI 8, images of a still unknown Samsung foldable consisting of three parts have appeared. There has been talk of a tri-fold from Samsung for some time, but now for the first time we have an image of what is to come.

Foldables are phones that you can fold shut. Horizontally or vertically, it doesn't matter. Most current foldables consist of two parts connected by a single hinge. But there are plenty of additional possibilities imaginable, as long as you think creatively. Samsung seems to have done just that with the upcoming Galaxy G Fold.

So far, we only knew that Samsung was working on such a device, not what it would look like. Would Samsung opt for the same solution as Huawei with the Mate XT Ultimate where one hinge bends outward and the other inward? A surfaced image deep in the One UI 8 code provides the redeeming answer to this pressing question.

Image found in One UI 8 beta

We see a three-part phone where the ends fold inward. Here, the left part should be first, with the right part folding over that. Of course, this strict order is asking for trouble but that's of later concern.

Screen is better protected

In the middle is another outside screen, with the Huawei having no secondary screen. It sounds a bit cumbersome but Samsung is solving a real-life problem with this. A flexible screen is much more fragile than a fixed glass screen. Once folded in, the flexible screen is safely tucked away, making it less likely to scratch.

Because this Samsung model has three sections, it creates a much larger 10-inch screen inside than, say, the 7.6-inch display in the current Fold 6. The size of a full-sized tablet, in other words, but in your pocket.

You're folding it wrong!

It is not immediately obvious from the pictures, but there is a strike sequence of folding required. First you fold the left side in, then the right side. The other way around could cause damage as the image below shows. Samsung hopes to prevent this with an on-screen warning, but of course you can bet that someone will carelessly do this wrong, with all its consequences.

This immediately reminds us of Antennagate from the iPhone 4. Apple blamed the problems of dropped phone connections on users when in reality Apple had designed the antenna wrong. Steve Jobs allegedly answered a disgruntled customer with the words; "you're holding it wrong!".

We may get to see the G Fold during Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event to be held July 9 in New York. During that same presentation, the unveiling of the Flip7 and Fold7 is expected, but perhaps this tri-fold will be shown at the end. Sort of like a "One More Thing."

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