Leaked images reportedly show off Samsung’s clamshell Galaxy Fold
A set of images reportedly reveal the clamshell design of a future Galaxy Fold foldable phone from Samsung.
A set of images reportedly reveal the clamshell design of a future Galaxy Fold foldable phone from Samsung.
Samsung is reportedly going to price its next foldable smartphone that should feature a clamshell design a lot cheaper, at less than half the price of its $2,000 Galaxy Fold and also lower than Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro, which starts at $999.
Samsung has just unveiled a new concept for a foldable flip phone at its developers conference.
Samsung’s going to finally make the Galaxy Fold available to buy in the United States on September 27.
Samsung confirms its first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will launch in South Korea on September 6, with additional markets coming later this month.
After undergoing a redesign to account for screen reliability issues, Galaxy Fold will be available to purchase in September, competing with the upcoming new iPhones.
Huawei has postponed launching Mate X, its first foldable smartphone, after seeing rival Samsung pulling pre-orders for its Galaxy Fold device.
Samsung will reportedly reveal new shipping date for the ill-fated Galaxy Fold soon, possibly later this week, indicating that launch could be imminent.
The Fold was originally supposed to launch on April 26. The South Korean conglomerate is yet to confirm a revised release date for the ill-fated foldable device.
Samsung understandably doesn’t want to have a teardown out there for a device it isn’t ever going to ship, but issuing a takedown request is the worst move its PR department could make as part of damage control.
iFixit has found many entry points for dust and other foreign matter on this phone, which means that there are “so many different ways for the screen to break.”
Samsung’s first foldable smartphone was supposed to launch in a few days but its debut has been delayed after reviewers reported problems with the foldable OLED panel.