In another bad product release for Samsung, its brand-new folding Galaxy Fold smartphone appears to be breaking after only a couple of days' use.
Some of Samsung's brand-new folding smartphones, which are due to be sold for almost $2,800 each, appear to be breaking after being used for only a couple of days.Reviewers reported the Galaxy Fold's screen started flickering and turning black before completely fizzling out
Two journalists said they removed a thin, protective layer from the screens that they thought was supposed to come off, but was meant to stay.A CNBC video shows the left side of the phone's inside screen intermittently flashing, while the right side is unresponsive.Regardless of whether they removed a protective layer from their screens or not, the phone still stopped working for reviewers.
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