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.
Samsung handed out review units of its new $2,000 folding smartphone to journalists this week, and it doesn’t seem to be going very well. Multiple reviewers hit social media on Wednesday to say that their Galaxy Fold handsets are suffering from a debilitating display issue after just a few days of use.
One of the phones has a clamshell-like design and the other is a foldout device like Huawei’s Mate X foldable smartphone.
When Huawe’s foldable Mate X smartphone is open, the seam at the center of the display is still visible, and early adopters may not like that.
Samsung has released a product showcase video that gives us our clearest look yet at some of the unique features of its foldable smartphone.
After months of teasing, Samsung today unveiled its first foldable smartphone. Aptly-named the Galaxy Fold, the handset will apparently be ready to launch by April 26, with a staggering starting price of $1,980.
Only nine days left until Samsung introduces us to its first-ever foldable smartphone, paving the way for an interesting concept that could become mainstream some day.