Several reporters with early access to Samsung's Galaxy Fold - a luxury foldable smartphone - say their new devices broke after just a few days of use. 9News
Several reporters with early access to Samsung's Galaxy Fold — a luxury fold-able smartphone that turns into a tablet — say their new devices broke after just a few days of use.
Earlier on Wednesday, the company announced that the Galaxy Fold had sold out on its website, though it declined to say how many phones had actually been sold. The smartphone will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile starting April 26. It's unclear as of now if the issues with the reviewers' devices could hurt ongoing pre-sales.The Galaxy Fold is a 4.6-inch smartphone that opens up into a 7.3-inch tablet. The device, which will cost US$1980 , will run on Android 9.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Fold in February at its annual smartphone press event. Analysts and gadget lovers applauded the company for taking a risk in a smartphone market that seems to have plateaued in terms of both sales and innovative new features. Samsung has a reputation for taking risks — it was one of the first companies to roll out larger-sized smartphones — but these efforts don't always work.However, Ben Wood, research director of CCS Insight, said when the Fold was announced that a foldable could help Samsung stand out as an innovation leader.
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