Samsung wanted to launch the mobile phone of the future on the market with its new Folding Smartphone Galaxy Fold (read the review by SPIEGEL ONLINE). But after technical problems with test equipment, the weaknesses of the device are currently the focus.
In China, the launch is now moving according to media reports. The press screenings planned for this week in Hong Kong and Shanghai were canceled, as the tech platforms Engadget and sam mobile reported. Replacement dates have not yet been announced.
Several American journalists and influencers, to whom Samsung had provided test equipment, had previously reported that the screens of their devices had broken down after a few days. In social networks such as Twitter and YouTube testers present under hashtags like #Foldgate broken devices.
5 Reports about the Samsung Galaxy Fold Display are becoming unusable within minutes of the first one. Considering a few hundred units have been given away, this is BATH Samsung. #GalaxyFold Calling it: #FoldGate.
Samsung RN: Internet, i do not feel so good. pic.twitter.com/9gU6DID5Lw
Samsung had announced to "carefully examine" the damaged smartphones and the causes of the problems. Part of the damage, according to the company, apparently due to the fact that the testers had removed the thin protective film of the smartphone.
In the future, users should be explicitly and clearly warned about this. The launch in the US is scheduled to take place on April 26, as planned. On May 3, the mobile phone is expected to be sold in Germany.
The Chinese competitors Huawei and Xiaomi want to bring foldable smartphones on the market, but dates are not yet known.