Samsung confirms it will launch its next-gen tri-fold smartphone, XR headset in October 2025

Samsung's upcoming tri-fold smartphone is no surprise, but now the company has confirmed it will be unveiling its new tri-fold smartphone, as well as its new XR headset in October 2025.

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We've had a flood of rumors regarding the tri-fold handset from Samsung which will reportedly be called the Galaxy G Fold, which will join the company's successful foldable family of smartphones that has recently seen the launch of the latest Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 smartphones.

Tri-fold smartphones aren't completely new, with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei already on the market with its own tri-fold Mate XT smartphone, but Samsung will be the first to have an internationally-available tri-fold smartphone, versus Huawei's tri-fold Mate XT which is only available in China.

Samsung is aiming for an October 2025 release for its new tri-fold smartphone and XR headset, both of which will be competing directly against Apple with. Apple has its Vision Pro on the market, an expensive and not-so-well selling XR headset, with a foldable iPhone expected to hit the market in 2026. Samsung will be two steps ahead, or is that two folds ahead, with a tri-fold smartphone before Apple even has a single foldable product on the market.

Samsung Electronics said in its Q2 2025 earnings results: "In H2 2025, the MX Business plans to continue a flagship-first approach for smartphone sales focusing on foldables and the Galaxy S25 series - while emphasizing the AI functionality of the Galaxy A series - to increase market share. It will also reinforce the AI capabilities of tablets and wearables and expand the Galaxy ecosystem with the launch of products with new form-factors, including extended reality (XR) and TriFold devices, and contribute to maintaining solid profitability despite market uncertainties and rising bill of materials (BOM) costs".