Samsung's $2,000 Galaxy Fold Units Are Failing Left and Right With Disastrous Display Issues (androidpolice.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:44AM from the this-is-fine dept.

Four Samsung Galaxy Fold review units in the hands of major US tech journalists all experienced device-breaking display failures today. AndroidPolice: Steve Kovach of CNBC, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, and Dieter Bohn of The Verge have reported major failures of their phones' display panels, just two days after receiving them. To say this is a disaster for Samsung is probably underselling it. Well-known YouTuber MKBHD claims to be having similar problems, but hasn't posted any images. Bohn and Kovach claim their displays failed without removing the panel's protective film (Samsung says not to take it off), but both Gurman and Brownlee did. The company has yet to begin shipping the device to consumers. So far it has only handed the phone to select journalists, most of whom reported issue with it today.

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Well, at least... by LordHighExecutioner · 2019-04-17 06:50 · Score: 4, Insightful

...they do not catch fire!
This is a technology by Lucas123 · 2019-04-17 07:18 · Score: 4, Insightful

looking for a purpose.
Shocked! by apoc.famine · 2019-04-17 07:24 · Score: 3, Insightful

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!
Who would have guessed that the first foldable screens would not be ready for prime-time, rushed out as they were in desperate hope of being the next killer feature to drive up plummeting smartphone sales?

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Does anyone think this was a good idea? by Bruce+Perens · 2019-04-17 07:27 · Score: 3, Insightful

Does anyone really think a foldable color touch-screen was a good idea? For this to fail before it was even shipped to customers would be no surprise at all.

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Bruce Perens.