Published 14:36 IST, July 25th 2019
Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold relaunching in September
Samsung has also touched upon the design and construction improvements that have been made to the Galaxy Fold, ahead of a relaunch
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Samsung is rey to relaunch its infamous Galaxy Fold phone, well, almost. South Korean major has confirmed via a blog post that it has seemingly fixed Galaxy Fold and it will relaunch it in select markets in September. “Samsung has taken time to fully evaluate product design, make necessary improvements and run rigorous tests to validate changes we me.” according to Samsung.
Galaxy Fold was pulled off shelves ahe of its scheduled April 26 launch after many review units of foldable started breaking – eir because of debris that me its way inside from under exposed areas of hinge, or when top protective layer of main display (which looked like it was a screen protector) was peeled off. Samsung recalled all review units and started an internal investigation to find out root cause(s) of problem.
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In blog post, Samsung has also touched upon design and construction improvements that have been me to Galaxy Fold, ahe of a relaunch – so hopefully, it will be more durable.
Samsung says it has extended top protective layer of display beyond bezel, so it’s apparent it’s an “integral” part of display – and isn’t meant to be removed. company has also strengned top and bottom of hinge area by ding protection caps and reduced between hinge and body to prevent debris from entering.
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Samsung says it has also used time out to work on Galaxy Fold’s software “optimizing more apps and services for its unique foldable UX.”
Galaxy Fold was anunced at Unpacked 2019 in late-February alongside Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10E and Galaxy S10 5G. It will be available in select markets at a whopping $1,980 which roughly translates to Rs 1,38,984. DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & mobile communications division, Samsung Electronics has previously confirmed that company will launch Galaxy Fold in India – an exact launch window is yet to be anunced.
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14:36 IST, July 25th 2019