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TECNO tries to fight Samsung with their upcoming inward tri-foldable phone concept
Dubbed as the PHANTOM Ultimate G Fold
HUAWEI surprised the world with their consumer-ready Mate XT tri-fold phone.
However, they are NOT the first company to present such idea as TECNO has buckled up their seatbelts first. Currently, they’re continuing to race around the tri-foldable race track alongside the Chinese and Korean giants.
Third Foldable Concept Incoming!
ICYMI, TECNO’s PHANTOM Ultimate 2 made its appearance last August 2024 — precisely 15 days before HUAWEI made the Mate XT available on their retail store shelves.
The physical debut of TECNO’s second phone concept was then unveiled on the MWC 2025 show floor in Barcelona.
And just like HUAWEI’s tri-folding phone, the PHANTOM Ultimate 2 shares the same design language — a combination of inward and outward folding screens.
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However, the new PHANTOM Ultimate G Fold concept is said to showcase dual inward-folding screens. It’s also said that it’s engineered to be the thinnest of its kind.
This won’t be possible though without all the engineering breakthroughs done by everyone at TECNO — especially in terms of flexible display layering and hinge miniaturization.
From the name itself, the upcoming PHANTOM Ultimate G Fold Concept will showcase an innovative G-Style design.
With the newer folding mechanism, it has an inner display that will fold inward twice.
Not only it can protect the flexible screen from being exposed when not in use. It can also help avoid unwanted scratches from impacts and other display abnormalities.
This is TECNO’s direct answer to the black screen dilemma encountered by a handful of Mate XT users.
When unfolded, it’s expected to have an expansive display bigger than the current line of regular foldables.

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The PHANTOM Ultimate G Fold concept is also said to have multi-angle hovering functionality for laptop-like usability.
And just like regular book-style foldables, it will retain the outer cover screen to keep the classic smartphone feel.
That’s All Folks (for now)
Not much has been shared such as the specific display sizes nor the chipset that runs inside. However, an insider suggests that TECNO has been making a good progress with this new breed of tri-foldable.
More details will be revealed when the concept officially launches mid-July — just a month early before the first anniversary of the PHANTOM Ultimate 2 tri-fold concept.
Hopefully, it will not just stay as a concept this time and becomes ready for the mass market real soon. We just have to wait and see as innovation never stops — much like how TECNO continues to push boundaries beyond tech.
After all, the Chinese uprising brand has delivered wallet-friendly sets of flippables and foldables for two years now.
Maybe this is the Ultimate sign for the company to battle the likes of HUAWEI and Samsung, especially now that the Korean household brand is planning to unveil the upcoming Galaxy G Fold real soon — which is said to be a tri-foldable phone, also with two inward-folding displays.
Gaming
Resident Evil Requiem will get a story expansion
There’s no word yet on when the story expansion will drop.
Resident Evil Requiem, Pokémon Pokopia, and Slay the Spire 2. Between these three, gamers today are eating well and good. Or rather, they’re not, because of how addicting of a time sink these titles are. The latter two especially are built to be played over and over for weeks and months. Now, Resident Evil Requiem is working on something, so you also won’t forget about it in a few months’ time.
Via an official post on Resident Evil’s social media platforms, Capcom has confirmed that a story expansion is coming to the horror game. Currently, the base game doesn’t take long to beat, especially when compared to other RPGs today. The expansion should add more content to explore the story’s world.
Right now, Capcom can’t share a timeline for the update’s launch. However, in the meantime, the developers are cooking up a few minor updates to keep the game alive. For one, the game will receive performance updates to improve the smoothness of gameplay and fix bugs. It will also get a photo mode for all you Leon-holics out there.
Finally, in May, the base game will get a “minigame” added to the main game. There’s no word as to what this minigame is, so we’ll have to wait for when it drops.
Resident Evil Requiem is out now on all major platforms. The game features the survival horror style of the modern Resident Evil games, while serving up the classic action gameplay with the return of Leon S. Kennedy as a co-protagonist with Grace Ashcroft.
SEE ALSO: Resident Evil Requiem is out now
Entertainment
Samurai Champloo is getting a live-action adaptation
The adaptation is coming from One Piece’s Tomorrow Studios.
The live-action One Piece, which recently premiered its second season on Netflix, is one of the rare wins for the anime adaptation segment, especially after a string of misfires. Now, after the success of that series, things are getting bolder. Tomorrow Studios, which produced Netflix’s One Piece, will adapt Samurai Champloo into a live-action format.
Still from the brilliant mind of Shinichirō Watanabe, Samurai Champloo is often touted as the samurai version of Watanabe’s more popular Cowboy Bebop but with a more cohesive story and a hipper soundtrack. Since its first airing over two decades ago, the series has enjoyed a cult following, especially for those who enjoyed Cowboy Bebop.
First reported by Variety, Tomorrow Studios will adapt the show into a live-action series. Critically, Watanabe will be involved in the show’s production.
Because the show is still in early development, there’s no news beyond that. In fact, though it’s likely that Netflix will pick the series up, Tomorrow Studios hasn’t shopped the series to platforms yet.
Samurai Champloo is going to be a huge gamble for the studio. Previously, Tomorrow Studios crashed and burned with its Cowboy Bebop adaptation, which ended up getting canned soon after its premiere. Watanabe even criticized the series for changing the plot too much.
This time, however, Watanabe has given his blessing and will likely steer the adaptation to success. The studio has also promised an adaptation more faithful to the original’s story and soundtrack. Both of which were crucial to the original show’s success.
SEE ALSO: One Piece: Into the Grand Line unveils final trailer ahead of premiere
BYD is lighting up the electric vehicle segment. For a while now, the Chinese automotive brand has been offering affordable alternatives to the so-called giants of the market, in turn becoming a giant itself. The company has since entered other segments, including the luxury market, through its sub-brands Denza and Yangwang. Now, it’s reportedly considering an all-new venture: the world of Formula One.
The new Formula One season saw the debuts of Audi and Cadillac to the racing grid, proving that the sport isn’t averse to expanding beyond the usual ten teams. Naturally, entering the sport is not an easy process, but for the right brand, it could be a very lucrative opportunity.
According to a source from Bloomberg, BYD is currently evaluating an entry into Formula 1. Right now, the Chinese company has not made a decision, but it is an idea floating around.
Besides the rigorous entry process, owning an independent racing team can cost BYD hundreds of millions of dollars per year. It’s not a cheap sport.
That said, there are other ways for the brand to enter the grid. One of the more cost-effective options is to become a title sponsor of an existing team by providing funding and technical expertise without the stress of managing a team directly.
Alternatively, the brand can also skip the red tape by buying an existing team. Audi, for example, entered the current grid by buying the team from Sauber. Of the current grid, Alpine is reportedly considering putting the team up for sale, making it a potential target for newcomers.
Outside of F1, BYD might also have an easier time entering other competitions including the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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