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Samsung's $2,000 Galaxy Fold Units Are Failing Left and Right With Disastrous Display Issues (androidpolice.com)
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.
...they do not catch fire!
The Fold is literally failing left and right [both left and right screens] and figuratively left and right.
and not to fold them
Yes, they appear to have come up with a very novel solution that problem: they make sure the screen fails more rapidly than the battery.
You've got to know when to hold 'em ( Apple antenna)
Know when to fold 'em (samsung disaster phone)
Know when to walk away (Apple to Qualcom)
And know when to run ( intel 5G)
You never count your money ( Lyft stock price)
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
looking for a purpose.
As one guy wrote: "I got this far peeling it off before the display spazzed and blacked out." That sounds like pulling of the film wasn't all that easy, and caused the screen to break.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
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?
Velociraptor = Distiraptor / Timeraptor
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.
Bruce Perens.
Reports are now coming in that if you rotate them into landscape mode they will start failing top and bottom instead.
Samsung's already filed for 73 patents in this new and innovative market segment.
You're special forces then? That's great! I just love your olympics!
It took courage to release this thing. OK it's not quite right yet but they'll learn a lot about how stupid and clumsy people can be. The next model will be great.