Samsung receives reports of Galaxy Fold screen problems, says to investigate


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 18 Apr 2019

An attendee holds a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Fold mobile device during an unveiling event in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2019. Samsung announced the phone in February and it goes on sale April 26 at the wallet-stretching price of $1,980. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

NEW YORK/SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has received "a few" reports of damage to the main display of samples of its upcoming foldable smartphone and that it will investigate.

Some tech reviewers of the Galaxy Fold, a splashy US$1,980 (RM8,189) phone that opens into a tablet and that goes on sale in the United States on April 26, said the phone malfunctioned after only a day or two of use.

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