Samsung Electronics has delayed the launch of its new foldable phone indefinitely after defective samples of the Galaxy Fold were reported last week, in a move that is likely to hurt the reputation of the world’s largest smartphone maker.
The $1,980 phone, one of the most expensive in the world, was slated to go on sale in the US on April 26, and Samsung said its pre-orders for the phone were closed due to high demand.
But some reviewers who received the device — a pocketable smartphone that opens into a widescreen tablet, one of the first of its kind — before the planned US launch said the phone appeared to be breaking only after a couple of days of use.