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The Galaxy Fold goes on sale again in the US on September 27th

2019-09-23T10:00:00-04:00

After releasing it in South Korea and the UK, Samsung is finally ready to say when the Galaxy Fold will go back on sale in the US: September 27th. Samsung says it will be available both in an AT&T version and a standard unlocked version. It's a smaller launch than the first time around, as it will only be available in "select" AT&T and Best Buy stores - plus Samsung Experience stores (it should also be available to order online).

The Fold has been slightly redesigned to make it more durable than the first version, as we detailed when Samsung unveiled the fixes to journalists earlier this month. Check out the video above for details on the c …

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Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold release plans for US, Europe, and Korea

2019-09-04T22:08:05-04:00

Samsung revealed in July that it had made "improvements" to protect the Galaxy Fold's screen, and now it's giving us a firm release date for the foldable handset today. The updated Galaxy Fold will be available on September 6th in Korea, the company announced. The handset will also be available on September 18th in France, Germany, Singapore, and the UK, but Samsung hasn't revealed an exact date for the US.

In the US it will arrive "in the coming weeks," according to another press release. It has been rumored that it would launch in the US on September 27th, but we haven't had that confirmed by Samsung yet.

Samsung is also offering a new t …

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Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September

2019-07-24T21:01:01-04:00

Samsung has announced today that it has made "improvements" to protect the Galaxy Fold's screen and will begin selling the folding phone soon. Four months after the company delayed the retail launch of the phone, Samsung now says the Galaxy Fold will be available for purchase at an unspecified date in September. Samsung has confirmed the price will remain the same as before: $1,980.

Here's what Samsung says it has changed on the new version of the Galaxy Fold:

The top protective layer of the Infinity Flex Display has been extended beyond the bezel, making it apparent that it is an integral part of the display structure and not meant to be …

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Samsung CEO says he pushed Galaxy Fold launch ‘before it was ready’

2019-07-01T13:23:08-04:00

Samsung co-CEO DJ Koh says he pushed the Galaxy Fold to market "before it was ready," leading to the device's delay just days before it was supposed to ship out to customers. "It was embarrassing," Koh told a small group of reporters, according to The Independent.

The Galaxy Fold, which would have been the first major release of a foldable smartphone, was supposed to come out in late April. But as reviewers started testing the phone in the weeks prior, several noticed that the screen could be easily destroyed, either by debris slipping in or by user error.

"We are in the process of recovery."

The phone has been delayed since then. Samsung h …

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might not ship until after the Note 10

2019-06-14T14:01:41-04:00

Samsung reportedly may be missing a July ship date for the delayed Galaxy Fold, according to a company official speaking to The Korea Herald, seemingly denying rumors from earlier in June that the company was looking at a July release.

"If we are running such a media event this month, we should be doing something by now," said a Samsung official. "Nothing has progressed since the April delay."

July isn't looking good for the increasingly delayed Fold

If true, that would put the earliest release date for the Fold sometime in August, at which point Samsung could just hold off the announcement to allow the Fold to launch alongside the upcomin …

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Huawei delays launch of foldable Mate X following Galaxy Fold failure

2019-06-14T05:26:48-04:00

Huawei has delayed the launch of its highly anticipated foldable phone, the Mate X, from June to September.

The Chinese tech giant told CNBC and The Wall Street Journal that it was doing extensive testing to make sure the device was ready for consumers, and that the company was taking a "cautious" approach following the failed launch of Samsung's own foldable device, the Galaxy Fold. The Fold debuted in April but shipment of the phone has been indefinitely delayed after devices reviewed by multiple outlets broke in a matter of days.

"We don't want to launch a product to destroy our reputation," a spokesperson for Huawei told CNBC.

The big …

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AT&T is the latest to cancel Galaxy Fold preorders

2019-06-13T06:31:48-04:00

AT&T has become the latest retailer to cancel preorders for the Galaxy Fold, the company has confirmed to The Verge. The news came to light after Tom's Guide received an email regarding the publication's preorder device. In the email AT&T said that "Samsung delayed the release of the phone, which means we can't ship your phone." In April, AT&T said it expected the device to ship today, on June 13th.

Best Buy canceled its Galaxy Fold preorders last month, and Samsung also announced it would cancel any of its own preorders unless customers specifically told it otherwise.

AT&T said that any money paid in advance would be refunded, and that af …

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Best Buy cancels all preorders for the Galaxy Fold

2019-05-24T09:04:19-04:00

Customers waiting for Samsung's Galaxy Fold to ship may have just gotten another bad sign: Best Buy is reportedly canceling all orders for the delayed foldable phone due to the lack of a new release date from Samsung.

In an email sent out to customers, Best Buy noted that "with breakthrough designs and technology come many hurdles and the possibility to face a plethora of unforeseen hiccups. These hurdles have led Samsung to postpone the release of the Galaxy Fold, and Samsung has not provided a new release date. Because we put our customers first and want to ensure they are taken care of in the best possible manner, Best Buy has decided to …

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The two most anticipated foldable phones are starting off to disastrous launches

2019-05-20T11:05:00-04:00

In February, the tech industry got its first looks at the first wave of foldable smartphones, with two devices generating the most excitement: the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X. Fast-forward to May, and both devices have gotten off to disastrous fates pre-launch, with the Fold delayed for defective screens and the Mate X's questionable future for Android support following President Trump's executive order banning the US from conducting business with the company.

The Huawei Mate X emerged as the most formidable folding phone out of this year's Mobile World Congress. My colleague Vlad Savov called its design the most refined and p …

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Samsung CEO says Galaxy Fold release ‘will not be too late’

2019-05-09T05:01:08-04:00

Samsung plans to announce a new release date for its stricken Galaxy Fold smartphone soon, according to The Korea Herald. Co-CEO DJ Koh, who is responsible for Samsung's mobile business, told the newspaper that the company "has reviewed the defect caused from substances [that entered the device], and we will reach a conclusion today or tomorrow [on the launch]."

That language suggests the company may have found a solution to the problem encountered by our own Dieter Bohn, whose Galaxy Fold review unit developed a bump under the screen after just a day of use. Samsung plans to improve the durability of the hinge's exposed areas, according to …

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