SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to launch the Galaxy Fold in more countries, including Brazil, New Zealand and Chile, as its first foldable device draws stronger-than-expected market response, industry sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the world’s largest smartphone maker is considering releasing the device in some 30 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite its innovative functions and design, Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Fold was ranked as the 19th-best smartphone by U.S. Consumer Reports due to its bulky design and weak internal durability. Samsung’s first foldable device scored 85 points in the smartphone reviews by the influential American consumer magazine, behind the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The second batch of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Fold sold out soon after pre-orders opened in South Korea Wednesday, industry officials said. After the first batch of the foldable smartphones, estimated at around 3,000 units, sold out upon its launch on Sept. 6, Samsung and the nation’s three mobile [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is set to launch two 5G smartphones in South Korea this week, bolstering its device portfolio for the next-generation network, industry officials said Monday. Samsung is expected to launch Galaxy Fold on Friday in the domestic market, in time to showcase the firm’s first foldable device [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will release its long-delayed Galaxy Fold in select markets in September, after fixing durability issues and improving the design of the foldable device. The South Korean tech giant had initially planned to launch the US$1,980 foldable device in the United States on April [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it has decided to postpone the release of its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States due to problems found with the folding screen and related mechanism. The South Korean tech giant, which originally planned to start selling the world’s first foldable smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has reportedly delayed the launch events of its upcoming Galaxy Fold in China, days after reports of broken prerelease units given to U.S. reviewers, according to media reports Monday. Samsung had planned to hold launch events for its foldable smartphone in China this week for media [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has retrieved Galaxy Folds given to some early reviewers in the United States to look into their claims that some units broke. Samsung provided a limited number of the device to media for review ahead of its launch for April 26 in the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. started preorders for the Galaxy Fold in the United States but closed it due to limited supplies and high demand for the new device, the South Korean electronics maker said Monday. Samsung said it started accepting reservations for advance orders of its first foldable device for [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. released a video of durability tests on Thursday ahead of the release of its first foldable smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy Fold. To use a foldable smartphone over a long period of time, there should be no distortion in the display, as there are no scratches or [...]