samsung delays launch of galaxy fold after screen failures - samsung

Samsung Electronics
It will delay the release of its first foldable smartphone, making its debut from the planned April 26, after reports of screen failures in some review units, which is for the world's largest handset maker
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The US-based company said Monday it would delay the Galaxy Fold's retail launch without giving a new listing date.
Several publications, including Bloomberg News, reported that only a few days later, the test version of the $1,980 device had a series of problems.
Samsung has said it will conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, but initially said it will stick to the planned date.
Samsung said in a statement: "While many reviewers have shared with us the great potential they have seen, there are also some who have shown us that the device needs to be further improved to ensure that as much as possible
"In order to fully evaluate this feedback and conduct further internal testing, we decided to postpone the release of the Galaxy Fold.
We plan to announce the release date in the coming weeks.
"This delay could help Samsung avoid deeper trouble with selling defective devices to consumers.
In 2016, the company suffered a major setback with the recall of the Note 7 smartphone, which showed a trend of explosion.
The incident cost the company billions of dollars and damaged its reputation in the fight against Apple.
In the high-end smartphone market.
Since then, Samsung has bounced back and is counting on Galaxy Fold to expand its smartphone dominance while resisting the impact of emerging Chinese rivals such as Huawei Technologies.
The foldable device was released along with the flagship Galaxy S10, which was released earlier this year, with 7. 3-
Expand into the inch screen of the tablet. Pre-
Orders start in the medium termApril.
This delay is unlikely to have a significant financial impact on the company.
Samsung has spent eight years developing Galaxy Fold and is expected to produce at least 1 million units this year, a fraction of its total shipments.
Huawei and Xiaomi
Also developed its own flexible version
Screen Gadgets and Samsung are pushing to roll out foldable phones to the public.