Samsung wants to bring his auffaltbares Smartphone Galaxy Fold after a false start in April and now in September, and in individual markets in the trade. Specific information for the countries would be announced later, said the Smartphone-market leader on Thursday.
The time was used for improvements to the Design and the user experience. Starting in April prior to the planned market to the part of massive problems with test devices occurred. In Switzerland, the device was originally intended for about 2000 Swiss francs on 3. May come in the trade.
In the current devices, the upper protective layer of the display had been enlarged, so that it is clearly as an integral part of visible, it was said. In addition, the device has the protection against external particles in additional reinforcements. So the hinges with further protection would flap reinforced. Additional metal layers provided for a better protection below the display. In addition, the distance between the hinge and the housing has been reduced.
Broken hinges
in The April to journalists distributed devices first Tests had survived in part. The hinge, both Displays together should have been, a big weak point, it was said reports in the media. Some testers had also deducted erroneously, the protective layer on the Display, which was intended as a part of the screen. Also the big gap between the hinge and the housing when the flip is closed has been criticized.
For Samsung is the Galaxy Fold as an important Prestige project. The device should be the world’s first on the market whose screen is the Size of a small tablet unfold.
With its Chinese competitor Huawei, which wanted to send his Mate X into the race, fought the South Korean company since the beginning of the year a fast race. Shortly after the botched debut of the Fold also Huawei back suspended, however, the previously announced mid-year market launch – the Mate of X is now to come in September in the trade. (chk/sda)
Created: 25.07.2019, 04:33 PM
