With the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold on the way, Apple’s rumored iPhone Fold needs to hit shelves soon

I still can’t quite believe the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold is real. Samsung’s next-generation folding phone holds the promise of an entirely new way to use our phones, one that can switch from the convenience of a small vertical display to the large canvas of a tablet screen in mere seconds.

And while Huawei was the first to make such a device with its China-exclusive Mate XT, Samsung’s model will have a greater impact on the industry and mobile culture because it’s coming to the US – meaning the Korean tech titan will forever be remembered as the one to popularize folding phones, modernized flip phones, and tri-fold phones. Three for three. Not bad.

In fact, we’ve already seen rumors of a competing model from Xiaomi in the wake of the Galaxy Z Trifold’s announcement, which likely won’t come to the ...