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Galaxy Fold breaks fast
So, three user-reviewers at onceWe noticed a number of problems with the new product, which are related specifically to the display. Dieter Bohn of The Verge says his Galaxy Fold crashed after a random bulge appeared on the display, possibly caused by something caught in the hinge. The blogger himself claims that he handled the phone quite carefully, interacted in the usual way, opened, closed, put it in his pocket, etc. This happened a couple of days later. First a bulge appeared, and then it pressed into the screen in such a way that it eventually broke. In the photo you can see the lines of the broken OLED display, which converge in the place where the bulge was.
Another critic Steve Kovacs from CNBC also shared a video on which you can see a flickering, not working screen after one day of use.
Authoritative blogger Mark Gurman from BloombergI also encountered problems with the display. His Galaxy Fold was broken and unusable. It looks like the screen problem is exactly the same as described in the first case. Gurman also says that there was a protective layer of film on the screen of the folding phone that could not be removed, but he did not know about it. It is possible that removing it made the problem worse.
Famous YouTuber Marques Brownlee says hedid the same thing because there were no warnings in the box. However, not all reviewers with broken phones removed the film from the display.
In short, three broken new items have already beenA couple of days of use can only lead to the idea that there are clearly some problems with the phone, it is possible that it is simply “raw”, or maybe they received some kind of defective batch. Either way, you should know this before you want to buy the $2,000 Galaxy Fold.
The price is quite high. And for such a cost, the device should be just perfect. The manufacturer already accepts the first orders for a novelty; on April 26th, the phone will be delivered to the first customers.