Samsung works on a three-panel trifold, Huawei set to unveil Mate XTs

Samsung is preparing to enter the trifold smartphone market later this year with a device that combines a large folding display, new multitasking software and flagship hardware, while competitor Huawei moves ahead of Samsung with a followup to its own triple-fold handset. Leaked software and hardware details suggest Samsung’s first trifold will focus on productivity features that make use of three full-size app panels, while Huawei plans to unveil the Mate XTs in China on September 4 with upgraded cameras and a new chipset and at a lower price than its predecessor.

Leaks indicate Samsung’s trifold will run a revised version of One UI that introduces a three-way split multitasking mode called Split Trio. Users will reportedly be able to run three phone-sized app windows side by side in both horizontal and vertical arrangements, save those app groupings to the home screen, pin them to a taskbar or add them to the Edge panel for quick access. Cover-screen mirroring, a feature on current foldables that duplicates the external display on the internal screen, is said to be expanded so content spans all three panels of the inner display, with configurable layout options and new...