Samsung has clarified to Korea’s Yonhap News Agency that it hasn’t actually sold one million Galaxy Fold devices, despite what executive Young Sohn said on stage earlier this week. Yonhap says a company spokesperson “said Sohn may have confused the figure with the company’s initial sales target for the year, emphasizing that sales of the […]
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Premier Service debuts in the US
Samsung has launched its Galaxy Fold Premiere Service in the US, offering all of the foldable phone’s buyers dedicated support through video chat through the Members app or conventional voice calls. If you’re in the right location, you can also get in-person tutorials. Premiere Service also includes a discount on the first replacement for the […]
Galaxy Fold breaks in just 27 hours
Samsung’s revised Galaxy Fold smartphone is out in the US. One day in and well, things aren’t looking so good. Brian Heater with TechCrunch received a review unit directly from Samsung. After roughly 27 hours with the device, however, he noticed a “brightly colored, amorphous blob” in the center of the screen. That’s right, after […]
The Galaxy Fold goes on sale again in the US on September 27th
After releasing it in South Korea and the UK, Samsung is finally ready to say when the Galaxy Fold will go back on sale in the US: September 27th. Samsung says it will be available both in an AT&T version and a standard unlocked version. It’s a smaller launch than the first time around, as […]
The Galaxy Fold is still extremely fragile
https://youtu.be/VVUg4jjvX1A Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally making its way into the world after a months-long delay by Samsung to shore up its hardware when it became apparent from review units that the foldable phone was too fragile. Unfortunately, it seems that the “fixed” version of the Fold is still extremely fragile. And based on a […]
Samsung revised Galaxy Fold gets tested at IFA 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold fiasco has been well documented and been dragged out over summer. The futuristic folding phone was set to launch this past spring yet at the very last moment it was delayed, Samsung postponed its release in the wake of multiple early review units breaking. Some of the handsets died by natural causes. […]
Samsung is canceling all Galaxy Fold preorders so it can rethink the entire customer experience
Samsung may have finally fixed the Galaxy Fold and confirmed new release dates for the foldable phone, but anyone who preordered the phone earlier this year may still be out of luck: Samsung is emailing customers to cancel all preorders while it “rethinks the entire customer experience” ranging from the actual purchase through to after-sale […]
Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold will relaunch on September 6 in South Korea, hits US in “coming weeks”
Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Fold relaunches tomorrow. It will be available in South Korea on September 6, arriving in other markets, including the US, “in the coming weeks.” According to some sources, it will hit American shores on September 27. The saga of when the Fold would be re-released has been ongoing since the […]
You can once again pre-register to buy the Samsung Galaxy Fold
Months after its massive delay, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally right around the corner from release. Now, registration for the Galaxy Fold has opened up in the United States following some other regions. The fact Samsung is allowing individuals to pre-register to buy the Fold suggests we’ll see the phone finally make its way […]
Samsung could announce the Galaxy Fold’s launch at IFA next week
Samsung might relaunch its troubled Galaxy Fold foldable smartphone at IFA in Berlin on 6 September. According to a Korean report the phone is being readied for release in South Korea on that date, which also coincides with IFA, the major tech trade show. The 6th September is the first day of IFA though this rumoured Korean […]
Samsung has reportedly fixed the Galaxy Fold
Bloomberg anonymous sources saying that Samsung has completed a redesign of the Galaxy Fold in just two months. Samsung still isn’t able to confirm a release date, however, and one person told Bloomberg that the phone is unlikely to resurface at next month’s Galaxy Note 10 event. Samsung is said to have made the screen’s […]
Samsung CEO says he pushed Galaxy Fold launch ‘before it was ready’
Samsung’s CEO called the launch of the Galaxy Fold “embarrassing” and admitted that he launched the troubled phone before it was ready for prime time. The company’s foldable smartphone marked an exciting step forward in design – until review devices began to break after just a few days of use. Reviewers testing the device complained […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold delay could extend through July?
The saga of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold may drag on throughout the summer, according to a report in The Korea Herald. The outlet which reported in May that Samsung would reach a conclusion on the launch in a couple of days now says that according to company officials, if it were going to launch in July […]
Samsung CEO hints Galaxy Fold launch in US ‘will not be too late’
Samsung will reportedly reveal its refreshed plan for the troubled Galaxy Fold’s US launch soon. The $1,980 foldable phone’s problems prompted Samsung to hit the brakes on the original April 26 release, possibly until mid-June. When the outlet asked him about the US launch happening within a month, he said it “will not be too […]
Samsung delays Galaxy Fold launch after early display issues
The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be delayed as reported in The Wall Street Journal that Samsung won’t release the Galaxy Fold until “at least next month” due to issues with review units that technology reporters have revealed. A string of reviewers found problems with the display, with it failing for a number of reasons. Over […]