The Samsung Galaxy tri-fold just got officially shown off

• Samsung has shown off the Galaxy tri-fold at a tech event in South Korea
• The phone was shown both folded and unfolded
• But it was behind glass, so no one could interact with it

It looks like Samsung might soon fully unveil its first tri-fold phone (which could be called the Samsung Galaxy TriFold), as the company has taken a step in that direction by showing the device off.

This is our first official look at the Samsung Galaxy tri-fold, with the company – as reported by Chosun (via NotebookCheck) – placing the phone in a glass display case at a recent ‘K-Tech Showcase’ in South Korea.

Being in a display case it wasn’t possible for anyone to interact with the handset, but it has been photographed in both folded and unfolded states, so we now have quite a clear idea of how it will look.

According to Chosun, the Samsung Galaxy tri-fold has a roughly 6.5-inch cover screen, and stretches to around 10 inches when unfolded, which would make this truly a phone and a tablet all in one.

This isn’t the only sighting we’ve had of it either, because as well as these photos, leaker @UniverseIce has also shared what looks to be an official render of the phone, giving us a closer look at its screens.

Probably coming soon

The fact that Samsung is showing it off and the possible existence of official renders both point to an imminent unveiling, so there’s a good chance we’ll learn more about the Galaxy tri-fold on October 31 or November 1, as has been previously rumored.

However, if you were hoping to buy it, you might be out of luck, as we’ve also recently heard that it will probably only be sold in a few Asian countries.

Still, this is an exciting handset. It’s one of the first tri-fold phones (though Huawei already has one in the form of the Mate XT), and it’s the first time Samsung has experimented with a new form factor in quite a while.

It will be interesting to see whether there’s much appetite for it, but if it does well, we wouldn’t be surprised if this gets yearly refreshes, the next of which may be more widely available.

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