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The Phantom Ultimate G Fold Concept, folded.<\/p>\n
Tecno<\/p>\n
Unlike the Mate XT Ultimate, which unfolds in a Z-pattern like an accordion, the three panels of the Phantom Ultimate G Fold Concept fold in on each other (hence the “G” moniker when you look at the phone from the bottom).<\/p>\n
But just engineering a foldable phone isn’t enough these days — it has to be slim. And in this respect, Tecno is trying to thin the field. The Phantom Ultimate G Fold measures 3.49mm thick when unfolded, exposing a 9.49-inch display with “minimal creasing,” according to Tecno. By contrast, the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is 3.6mm at its thinnest point, and Samsung’s latest two-panel Galaxy Z Fold 7 is 4.2mm thick when unfolded.<\/p>\n
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The top-down view of the Phantom Ultimate G Fold Concept shows just how thin it is when unfolded.<\/p>\n
Tecno<\/p>\n
When folded, Tecno’s device measures 11.49mm, making it thinner than the Huawei’s at 12.88mm but still chunky compared to non-folding phones like the iPhone 16 Pro<\/a> (8.25mm) or the single-fold Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> (8.9mm). But that’s a trade-off to be expected.<\/p>\n Thinness by itself is impressive, but as we’ve learned<\/a>, it needs to be backed up by stability. Tecno says the Phantom Ultimate G Fold includes a custom-engineered dual-hinge system that incorporates a waterdrop hinge anchoring the panel to the right to fold first, and a larger primary hinge holding the left panel. Thanks to a dual-cam design, that large hinge can be set in a partially folded configuration, presumably propping it up to do things like watch content or take video calls.<\/p>\n The two hinges of the Phantom Ultimate G Fold can be seen when looking at it from the top in its folded state.<\/p>\n Tecno<\/p>\n Other specs for the Phantom Ultimate G Fold are currently scarce, other than it will include an “over 5,000-mAh” battery. That’s pretty good for most phones, but it’s unclear how much power will be siphoned by that big 9.49-inch display in regular use. When looking at the Mate XT Ultimate last year<\/a>, CNET’s Sareena Dayaram felt that its 5,600-mAh battery could be an issue due to the large inner screen.<\/p>\n Tecno says it will include a “high-performance chipset” and a “versatile triple-camera system,” but did not supply further details. While the latest mobile silicon can handle multiple screens, we’ll wait to see if the Ultimate G Fold can run apps well with its unique display system.<\/p>\n There’s also no anticipated price or shipping target; Tecno expects to showcase it at Mobile World Congress 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most of the mobile phone players are showing their cards right now, and many are folding — on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":["post-3034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} <\/p>\n