Samsung may soon share more details about the Galaxy Fold rerelease as reports indicate the manufacturer has completed the device’s redesign.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung has now fashioned the protective film on the Galaxy Fold to expand past its outer bezels so that users won’t be able to peel it off. Additionally, the manufacturer has now fashioned the device’s hinge to be closer to the screen. This new design gives the display a slight upward indentation that may help to lessen any creasing that may occur from continuous folding. It will also help to make the protective film more taunt on the foldable screen, ultimately strengthening the display.
The entire Galaxy Fold redesign took two months, as the foldable was originally supposed to go to market in late-April. There are no words on exactly when the Galaxy Fold will be released but sources indicate Samsung would like to have the device on the market for the holiday season.
The manufacturer will reportedly soon begin shipping major components, including the Galaxy Fold display and battery to Vietnam for assembly; suggesting that the handsets may have to be rebuilt from scratch as opposed to upgrading the current models.
Samsung was forced to delay the Galaxy Fold’s release after journalists who received models early for review uncovered a flaw in the device’s design that ultimately rendered its foldable screen unusable.
These preliminary users were able to lift and remove what was supposed to be a protective film from the screen, which caused the device’s display to crack and bleed at its fold and quickly shut down function. Additionally, users reported that debris would collect under the device’s flexible display, also leading to malfunctions. The manufacturer had hoped that the issue was relegated to just a few handsets, but soon more and more technology reporters and influencers uncovered the same problem.
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Samsung’s CEO, DJ Koh has also now spoken out and called the situation “embarrassing,” admitting to The Independent that he rushed the product to launch prematurely. The executive explained that Samsung has done extensive testing on nearly 2,000 Galaxy Fold handsets and has uncovered all the device’s issues, including ones that the company hadn’t considered.
While Samsung continues plans to relaunch the Galaxy Fold, reports indicate that the manufacturer already has new foldable smartphones in the pipeline. These may ultimately benefit from what the company has learned from the original.
