iDB yesterday ran a story detailing Samsung's screen woes that forced it to delay the planned launch of its first foldable smartphone until further notice and now teardown specialists over at iFixit have taken matters into their own hands, having pried open the Galaxy Fold in search of a possible design flaw that might be causing these embarrassing screen failures.
Samsung's first foldable smartphone, the expensive Galaxy Fold, was supposed to go on sale later this week, but its much-expected debut has been delayed now because reviewers encountered numerous problems with its foldable OLED screen and hinge design.
It's no secret that biometrics on Samsung's earlier Galaxies with their old-school 2D facial recognition can be spoofed by using a headshot. The latest Galaxy S10 series is no exception.
Samsung today announced it will preinstall the Spotify app globally on its latest smartphones like Galaxy S10, Galaxy Fold and more. Moreover, new Galaxy customers who subscribe to Spotify on their device will be treated to six free months of Spotify Premium in the US.
According to a new report yesterday, Samsung is working on two more foldable smartphones aside from the already-introduced $1,980 Galaxy Fold. One will have a clamshell-like design and the other will be a foldout device similar to Huawei's $2,600 Mate X foldable smartphone.
Apple owns a patent on foldable display technology and the latest sign that Tim Cook & Co. might be working on a foldable iPhone came courtesy of ETNews, which learned that Samsung Display provided samples of its foldable screens to Apple, Google and other major technology makers.
Many Apple Watch reviewers have singled out a lack of third-party watch faces in App Store as one of the most frequent complaints about the wearable device. But rival Samsung, which often brags about the thousands of downloadable watch faces for its own smartwatches, is now being sued over distributing cloned third-party ones in its Galaxy Store.
Just days after Samsung unveiled its foldable smartphone, dubbed Galaxy Fold, rival Huawei announced its own foldable device, the Mate X, and immediately the Internet agreed that Huawei's phone has way more compelling design and functionality.
Samsung last week unveiled its $1,980 Galaxy Fold phone sporting a 4.6-inch display that unfolds into a tablet with a secondary 7.3-inch 21:9 notched display. The initial wave of product videos didn't completely show off the best features of the device so the South Korean giant put out a new showcase video giving us our best look yet at the forthcoming foldable smartphone.
Rounding out our recap of Samsung's big Unpacked event today are the announcements of a new AirPods competitor, Galaxy Buds, and two near wearables: the Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch and Galaxy Fit fitness band. We've put together a full overview of these devices for you below.
In addition to the Galaxy Fold, Samsung announced a slew of new handsets at its big Unpacked event in San Francisco on Wednesday. In fact, the new Galaxy S10 lineup looks a lot like the iPhone lineup with a 6.1-inch S10, a larger 6.4-inch S10+, and a smaller, less-expensive S10e. Check out our full overview below.
After months of teasing, Samsung today unveiled its first foldable smartphone. Aptly-named the Galaxy Fold, the handset will apparently be ready to launch by April 26, with a staggering starting price of $1,980.