Samsung’s $1,980 Galaxy Fold to go on sale THIS FRIDAY in the US after design flaws caused numerous delays, report claims
- Samsung may finally release its embattled Galaxy Fold in the US this week
- News comes from leaked chats between AT&T and reporter Evan Blass
- Samsung says it has fixed multiple design flaws that caused display issues
Samsung may finally be ready to start selling the Galaxy Fold to customers in the US following a rash of serious design flaws that have kept the collapsible device at bay.
According to customer support chats with mobile carrier, AT&T, leaked by VentureBeat reporter, Evan Blass, the carrier said it will begin selling the Fold in the US this Friday, September 27.
MailOnline reached out to Samsung to confirm the date but has not received a response before time of publication.
A US launch would mark the next significant step for the embattled device after it went to market in parts of Europe and in Samsung’s home-country of South Korea earlier this month.
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Samsung may release its Galaxy Fold – a collapsible smart phone – in the US as soon as this week according to leaked customer chats with AT&T
Samsung has apparently tweaked the Fold’s design to prevent mishaps that plagued its initial release to reviewers in April.
Among those major improvements, was tucking the phone’s protective layer – a thin sheet that sits atop the display – beneath the bezel in an effort to dissuade users from peeling it back.
Previously during the Fold’s preliminary release, the layer wasn’t fixed to the bezel of the phone and appeared similar to a screen protector, causing some reviewers to inadvertently damage the phone after attempting to remove it.
This will also likely help with problems regarding the Fold’s protective layer, Sin which particles of dust and other debris snaked beneath the phones display, causing bumps and blemishes in the screen.
In some reported cases, the display, even without accidental tampering, seemed to have spontaneously cease working, causing the phone to lose half of its screen or go completely black.
Samsung has also reportedly modified the hinge design to keep debris from getting inside.
One of the improvements from the original device will be in the phone’s hinge mechanism, which Samsung hopes will be free from interference by dust and other particles
Since the Fold’s initial release to reviewers, the almost $2,000 device has been a proverbial lighting rod, with foibles overshadowing an otherwise innovative design and features.
Similarly, major smartphone competitor Huawei has struggled with its foldable Mate X, the release of which was delayed again last month.
The phone was originally set to be released in Jun, but the company said it’s more likely that customers will have to wait until November or after.
Other companies like Google are also reportedly interested in joining the likes of Huawei and Samsung in their foldable phone endeavor. The search giant filed a patent for a similar technology in March.
