Samsung Trademarks Tri-Fold Name It Likely Won’t Use; Launch Month Tipped

 The name of Samsung’s first tri-fold smartphone has seemingly just been revealed, while we also have a good idea of when it may launch. Let’s take it one step at a time and talk about the name of the device first.

Samsung trademarked the ‘Galaxy Z TriFold’ name, but it likely won’t use it

Folks over at GalaxyClub spotted a new trademark application by Samsung. The company trademarked the ‘Galaxy Z TriFold’ name in South Korea. This name is kind of self-explanatory, and could be used by Samsung.

Galaxy Z TriFold trademark

Just to be perfectly clear, while this name has been trademarked, that does not guarantee it will be the name of the company’s first tri-fold handset. In fact, we’re kind of skeptical, as it’s far from catchy and a bit odd for a product name.

Samsung and other companies tend to trademark a bunch of potential names for upcoming products, and then use only some of them. So… there’s a good chance this won’t be the name of the first tri-fold device from Samsung.

Based on what a well-known tipster said, the company’s first tri-fold handset will launch in October

With that being said, the phone’s launch timeframe has also been tipped. The information comes from Ice Universe, a well-known tipster. He claims that the device will launch in October. He also noted that the second-gen Huawei Mate XT will arrive in September.

As some of you know, Samsung did confirm that its first tri-fold smartphone will arrive before the end of the year. That info was confirmed recently, and what Ice Universe said does fit in that timeframe. In fact, if accurate, the company’s first tri-fold will launch well before the year’s end.

Speaking of which, earlier rumors suggested that the availability of the phone will not be as vast as we’d like. Samsung’s first tri-fold foldable will be available in China and Korea only, based on that info.