Samsung Galaxy Fold released September 6th

[kate]

Will be interesting to see if they were able to fix the Galaxy Fold.

From https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-galaxy-fold-now-available
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the Galaxy Fold—a completely new category of mobile technology—available in Korea on September 6, followed by select countries including France, Germany, Singapore, U.K., U.S., and more, in Cosmos Black and Space Silver. With a 5G-ready option in select countries, consumers will be able to unfold the future on the fastest network speeds available.

During the past several months, Samsung has been refining the Galaxy Fold to ensure it delivers the best possible experience. Not only we improved the Galaxy Fold’s design and construction, but also took the time to rethink the entire consumer journey.

 

[ocnbrze]

i am definitely going to a samsung experience store to play with the fold.....more out of curiosity than anything else. i'm gonna wait for gen 2 or 3, before i go that route. the unbox therapy guy was talking about a rumor that samsung is also playing around with a razor style flip phone that folds into a bigger screen which sounds more practical then what the fold is now.

 

[ocnbrze]

do we know pricing yet? i'm too lazy to google it.....lol

 

[mikedt]

It's now September 7th, and there's absolutely no mention of the thing on Samsung's main websites, samsung.com

Is Samsung putting out fake news, hype, and spin?

Vaporware?

 

[ocnbrze]

It's now September 7th, and there's absolutely no mention of the thing on Samsung's main websites, samsung.com

Is Samsung putting out fake news, hype, and spin?

Vaporware?

yeah....maybe they changed their mind again......can't wait for the new re-re-release date....LOL

 

[mikedt]

yeah....maybe they changed their mind again......can't wait for the new re-re-release date....LOL

I even tried searching Samsung for "fold", nothing about the Galaxy Fold at all. Maybe they're just trying to forget about it, except for their "news" department

 

[mikedt]

BTW I just read this article about Samsung's changeable marketing.

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/08/08/samsung-apple-headphone-jack-videos/

Samsung has removed its ads mocking Apple after it removed the headphone jack in the Galaxy Note 10.

 

[JAy3001]

Interesting article here:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/05/hands_on_with_the_remade_samsung_galaxy_fold_5g/

Looks to be releasing the 18th September in the UK at £1,900 or under contract with EE. Which would make sense as they are one of the main 5G providers in the UK.

Not much information to be found here tho as plans are not announced:
https://shop.ee.co.uk/samsung-galaxy/samsung-galaxy-fold

 

[kate]

I even tried searching Samsung for "fold", nothing about the Galaxy Fold at all. Maybe they're just trying to forget about it, except for their "news" department

September 6th was only the release date for South Korea.

This Samsung press release suggests the US will get it sometime in September, or early October:
https://news.samsung.com/us/galaxy-fold-launch-new-premier-service-us-consumers/

"The Galaxy Fold will arrive for U.S. consumers in the coming weeks, and will be available in Cosmos Black and Space Silver."

do we know pricing yet? i'm too lazy to google it.....lol

Haven't seen US pricing, but I'd guess around the same $1,980 it was originally supposed to sell for.