Samsung shows us the future of smartphone form factors including one panel expected on a 2026 phone

The Flex S shows a portion of the screen when it is closed. According to a tweet posted by highly reliable Ross Young, the founder and CEO of Display Supply Side Consultants (DSCC), Samsung will introduce a tri-fold handset next year that will use Samsung’s second tri-fold form factor known as the “Flex G.” The best way to describe this panel is to consider it a Galaxy Z Fold with an extra side. Unlike the Flex S, the Flex G’s two outer sides fold inward providing protection for the internal 10-inch tablet-sized screen when the device is closed. A phone based on the Flex G display isn’t expected to be released by Samsung until 2026 since shipments of these panels won’t start…