Samsung Galaxy Fold - foldable smartphone launched today

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » February 20th, 2019, 7:31 pm

At its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event, Samsung showed off its first foldable phone. Starting at $1,980, the phone will be available in the US starting in April.

Infamouz · Postby **Infamouz** » February 21st, 2019, 10:46 am

waiting for courts....

Slartibartfast · Postby **Slartibartfast** » February 21st, 2019, 9:26 pm

They should market it as a foldable tablet.

Pretty amazing for a first iteration though. Excited to see what this will be like in 10 years when I can afford the 2025 model.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » February 22nd, 2019, 9:17 am

My pockets are not ready!!!!

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » February 22nd, 2019, 9:35 am

It's very remarkable because there's no visible seam on the screen with a flat fold, unlike other companies that have tried to dabble in this technology. Google will be very busy with Android Q to work with this new tech in 2020. Then Apple will have to do something similar by 2021 if they can work around the patents. This could very well kill the entire tablet industry. Folding screens are a solution looking for a problem, like when lasers were invented.

But I'm hoping that Motorola can lead the way again and come out with a flip up phone like their extremely popular Motorola Razr. Too bad Lenovo has been doing some serious damage with the Moto brand.

shaneelal · Postby **shaneelal** » February 24th, 2019, 10:07 am

Huawei's Mate X seems more ready for mainstream than Samsung's offering.

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » February 25th, 2019, 8:03 am

That phone looks good but the center of that screen looks a little suspect to me. Samsung manufactures those flexible amoled displays I doubt they would give Hauwei better technology than what their Galaxy F has.

Since the Mate X is so thin one has to wonder about battery life as well with the bigger screen. Apple has a foldable patent as well should be interesting to see how this all pans out but either way for me I will wait for the 2nd or 3rd gen product.

Ben_spanna · Postby **Ben_spanna** » February 25th, 2019, 8:04 am

cant wait for the "roll up" phone !

matr1x · Postby **matr1x** » February 25th, 2019, 9:59 am

Ben_spanna wrote:cant wait for the "roll up" phone !

That one on the way.

aaron17 · Postby **aaron17** » February 25th, 2019, 10:05 am

I like r8zor from moto * spelling

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » April 18th, 2019, 8:55 am

Samsung's folding phone breaks for reviewers
Samsung said it had received "a few reports" of damage to the main display, and would "thoroughly inspect these units in person to determine the cause of the matter". But it’s a significant setback to the company’s hopes of wowing the world with what, at first glance, was a very impressive feat of engineering.

It appears one explanation for the problems is that some reviewers removed a film that went over the screen, thinking it was the typical protective layer you find on all new smartphones to keep the screen in good condition until you buy it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47970788

I don't think anyone would blame Samsung if they pushed back the release date on these devices and did more R&D because the product isn't ready/technology hasn't been invented yet. Better than to release a failed product and get the ultimate bad rep from customers.

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » April 18th, 2019, 11:12 am

ppl cya fold clothes good buh want expensive phone to fold?

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » April 18th, 2019, 4:08 pm

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » April 21st, 2019, 12:48 pm

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » April 23rd, 2019, 8:02 am

gastly369 · Postby **gastly369** » April 23rd, 2019, 8:59 am

I'll wait for 3-4th gen before buying that

And even then I not spending $2k usd for a phone ..

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » November 14th, 2019, 8:00 am

Motorola has revived its slim Razr flip phone, some 15 years after the original “game changing” device hit the market.

The new device features a 6.2in screen which folds together when closed, with another, smaller screen to display notifications on its outer shell.

The device will be sold for $1,500, starting in the US on 26 December, with other markets coming later.

Analysts told the BBC they did not expect the device to have much impact on the global smartphone sales.

“The question everyone will be asking is whether this foldable device will change Motorola fortunes, because their market share is extremely small,” said Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst with IDC. "Honestly, I don’t think it will."

But the new Razr is, at the very least, being seen as an innovative statement piece from Motorola, which is now a unit of Chinese giant Lenovo, having being acquired - from previous owner Google - in 2014.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50414612