The performance of the original Galaxy Z Trifold was strange. It launched in December 2025 for $2,899, sold out in 20 minutes, and then Samsung discontinued it just three months later. Despite all this, Samsung clearly hasn’t lost interest in the form factor. A patent filed last year and published in March has surfaced showing what the Galaxy Z Trifold Wide looks like, a wider take on the tri-fold concept that morphs the long, narrow shape into something squarer and more tablet-like.
patent, Flagged by IT firm NetworkRightCovers a “multi-foldable electronic device”. Most of the imagery matches the existing trifold. However, some images show a version with a wider cover display, closer to passport size than a standard phone. Open it all the way up and you’ll get a much wider screen than the current 10-inch panel offers. According to reports, the cover of this wider version will feel like a small tablet even when the display is closed.
What would a wider trifold actually fix?
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One of the quietest complaints about the original Trifold was its aspect ratio. Tall and narrow works fine for phones, but it makes the unfolded tablet experience a little awkward for video and side-by-side multitasking. A wider form factor would address this directly. Samsung already has a regular wide foldable in the pipeline, with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide reportedly set to launch alongside the standard Fold 8 this July. If it connects well with buyers, a wide trifold as a follow-up starts to make more sense.
He said, a patent is just a patent. Samsung files a large number of them and most of them never become real products. The more immediate question is whether the Galaxy Z Trifold 2 can even arrive first. Recent leaks suggest that Samsung is working on a slim successor to address the sheer volume and complexity that reportedly made the original difficult to mass-produce. If that happens, a broader version seems like a long-term idea.
