Galaxy Fold will Reportedly Launch Around the iPhone 11

The Galaxy Fold saga is very interesting. Samsung announced the phone alongside the Galaxy S10 line-up to a lot of hype and fanfare, and the phone has since seen a bunch of delays and issues.

First, there were reports from journalists and reviewers aboutbreaking Galaxy Fold displaysand faulty units, after which Samsung promptly announced that it’ll fix the problems and stick to the launch timeline. Since then, it has been delayed a couple of times, and now, Samsung hasfixed itand has recently announced that it will finallylaunch in September.

While Samsung didn’t announce a specific date in September, a new report from Korean outlet, The Investor, claims that the device will be launched in South Korea on September 18, 19, or 20, based on South Korean telecom communications with Samsung.

Those dates fall right in line with the usual launch timeline for the iPhone, which is usually held in the first half of September.

Whether Samsung did this on purpose is something that we can’t say with certainty, but it does look like the South Korean giant doesn’t want to attract too much media scrutiny of its fixed, and basically re-launched Galaxy Fold.

Samsung, for its part, is producing the Galaxy Fold in huge numbers, with South Korean analysts claiming that the device will sell around 100,000 units in South Korea, which is a substantial number for a device like this, especially after it has already suffered multiple extraordinary failures.

The company has tried to fix the phone, with reinforced hinges, and reduced gaps to ensure debris doesn’t get inside the folding mechanism of the smartphone, but whether or not that makes an actual difference in the real world remains to be seen.

Akshay Gangwar

Greetings, tech titans and fellow literary time-travelers! I’m Akshay, your tech-whisperer and Harry Potter’s number one stalker – seriously, don’t ask me how many times I’ve read those books; it’s borderline unhealthy.

Working in the tech journalism industry since 2016, I have 7 years of experience covering everything from technology news, to well-researched resource articles. Now the Content Strategist at Beebom, I often pen down op-eds for our website, sharing expert commentary on the latest in technology, AI, and electric cars.

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