Is Samsung's Reinforced Galaxy Fold Ready for Prime Time?
It's been less than a year since Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) gave electronics enthusiasts their first look at what we now know as the Galaxy Fold. But the incredible mobile device had already been years in the making, and -- given its ability to unfold into a larger tablet form factor thanks to its internal flexible OLED display -- boasted the potential to disrupt smartphone form factors as we know them.
But after that revolutionary display began breaking in early demo units sent to a number of press outlets and tech-review sites, Samsung abruptly delayed the Galaxy Fold's launch date -- originally set for April 2019 -- promising to announce a new release date "in the coming weeks" pending internal tests and additional user feedback.
Of course, we know now that Samsung couldn't fulfill that ambitious promise. But its engineers did finally fix the Galaxy's Fold's initial issues earlier this month, leaving the company comfortable enough to launch the device in Korea last week. Starting next week, the Galaxy Fold should hit stores in Germany, the UK, and Singapore, followed by the U.S. "in the coming weeks."
Source Fool.com