00:00This is the Galaxy Z Fold 7. This is the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold, which is actually officially coming
00:05to the U.S. And we want to answer all of your biggest questions about the biggest
00:10phone slash tablet on the market at about 10 inches. Let's get into it.
00:16So one big difference between the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold
00:21is the main display. So 8 inches over here, 10 inches here. But the reason why it seems so much
00:27bigger is because of the aspect ratio. This is more square. So no matter how you hold it,
00:31you're going to have black bars above and below the display. On the right-hand side here, you could
00:36see that the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold is almost all screen. So it's a huge difference in terms of just
00:42the
00:42sheer immersive factor when watching content. Another big difference with the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold
00:48versus the regular Galaxy Z Fold 7 is multitasking. The fact that you have such a large canvas gives
00:54you the ability to run basically three apps at the same time. And you could make the case that
00:59this is like having three candy bar phones in one when you're running those three apps. And you can
01:04save this as a shortcut so you can just pull them all up just with a tap. So if you're
01:08back on your
01:08desktop and you want to go right back into the apps that you had open before, you just swipe up
01:14and then you see it over here saved. And then you're right back in running the three apps
01:20all together. For me, it's just like not having to worry about like running out of real estate
01:25because like sometimes you do with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 because you can run like two apps side by
01:29side and then maybe like having a floating window above it. In this case, you just don't have to
01:33worry. One of the questions that you might have is, okay, so how much better is the multitasking?
01:38Is it just about having like three apps instead of two? Actually, you can have a lot more,
01:43especially when you have Dex mode enabled. So this basically gives you a desktop-like environment
01:47on the tablet portion of the Galaxy Z Trifold. So I could start opening apps like Chrome
01:54and then I can bring in photos. I can then have YouTube. And what's great about this is that you
01:59can also just easily resize apps as well as you bring them in. So it gives you like really the
02:04ultimate in terms of flexibility. And I could just, I could keep going if I wanted to. So if I
02:08wanted to bring in like the phone app, I could do that too. This is basically the closest that you
02:13can
02:13get to a desktop experience right on your phone. If you're worried about folding and unfolding this
02:18phone the wrong way, Samsung actually guides you as you're doing it. So you don't make any mistakes.
02:23So for example, if I try to fold this way, I not only get this notification saying that you're doing
02:28a bad thing, but the phone starts to vibrate as if, hey, you might not want to break this really
02:33expensive foldable phone. The right way to do it is this way. So you fold it over here and then
02:38once
02:38over again. And that brings us to the design and why it actually folds the way it does. The reason
02:43why you don't have access to, let's say two displays and then three, and it's just one in three is
02:48because Samsung was more concerned about making sure that they delivered something that was more
02:53durable when it came to the design. So a display is not always exposed on the outside when the phone
03:00is closed. So the only one that you have access to is this, which is the 6.5 inch. So
03:05when closed, the
03:06Galaxy Z Tri-Fold and the Z Fold 7 both have a 6.5 inch display. So you can use
03:11this as your main
03:12phone if you don't want the big screen. Speaking of size, let's talk about thickness because that's
03:17one of the trade-offs of having the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold. And what you see here is that this
03:21is 12.9
03:21millimeters and this is 8.9 over here. So when closed, you could definitely see and notice the
03:27difference and feel it in your hand and in your pocket. And it's heavier too. So in terms of like
03:32where I
03:33would put this and pocketability, I would say I would put the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold in a breast pocket
03:37and still be fairly comfortable, but I can still feel it like weighing me down a little bit or maybe
03:42in my back pocket without sitting down. Whereas this, I could put in my front pocket without a
03:46worry. So that's one of the things that you have to keep in mind when it comes to this foldable
03:50phone.
03:51But let's give Samsung credit where it's due because when open, the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold is actually a
03:55little bit thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold 7 at about four millimeters versus 4.2. And it's just barely
04:01large enough to fit that USB-C port. So that's the design. Are there any other compromises when
04:06it comes to the form factor? Not when it comes to the cameras, because you're getting the same exact
04:10camera system as the Galaxy Z Fold 7. So that means a 200 megapixel wide, 12 megapixel ultra wide,
04:16and 10 megapixel telephoto with 3x optical zoom. Although with the canvas this big, I wish that you could
04:21zoom in a little bit more. That carries over to the selfie cameras too, because you get a 10 megapixel
04:26selfie camera for the front display, as well as a 10 megapixel shooter for the inside.
04:31So you're probably wondering, how long is this thing going to last on a charge? The good news is
04:34that there's a 5,600 milliamp hour battery on the inside, which is the largest in any Samsung phone.
04:40That includes the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which has a 5,000 milliamp hour battery. And the Galaxy Z Fold 7
04:45has a 4,400 milliamp hour battery. There's actually a battery in each of these panels to give you even
04:50longer endurance than hopefully any Samsung phone on the market, and maybe any phone period. But it really
04:55depends on what screen that you're using. If you're using the main display, you should be able to go all
05:00day.
05:00We'll have to see what happens with the 10-inch panel. And when you are running low on juice,
05:04there's more good news, because the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold has 45-watt charging, which is an upgrade
05:10on the 25 watts for the Z Fold 7. Let's talk about durability. While the displays themselves are just
05:15as durable as a Galaxy Z Fold 7, there is a trade-off in terms of the IP rating. So
05:20this is rated IP48,
05:21as opposed to IP68 for the Galaxy Z Fold 7. And what that means is that while the water resistance
05:27is
05:27just as strong on this particular foldable, the dust resistance is not as good. So particles could
05:33get in here when it comes to folding this device. So now to the burning question that a lot of
05:37people
05:38are going to have about the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold. What's the price, and when can I get my hands
05:42on
05:42one? Samsung is not giving anything official yet, but they have told us that it's coming to the U.S.
05:47this year. And then when you look at foreign markets, it's about $2,400, so about $400 more
05:52than the Galaxy Z Fold 7. So I think it really comes down to, are you willing to pay extra
05:56for
05:57that extra real estate, and in terms of the more power and flexibility when it comes to multitasking?
06:02This might sound glib, but I think if you're willing to spend $2,000 on a phone, I think you're
06:06willing to spend a little bit more to get something that's going to give you the equivalent of a laptop
06:10in your pocket. So that's everything that we know so far about the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold, and stay tuned
06:15for our full review to see if it's worth the premium and carrying around something this big. And for more
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