Almost two months after its unveiling, Samsung has finally started letting people play with the Galaxy Fold, its first folding phone. And it isn’t going well.
Early impressions were mixed. The South Korean firm has picked up lots of praise for doing something different but, just like Huawei’s Richard Yu, OnePlus’ Carl Pei, and even Lego, people haven’t been shy about drawing attention to a number of the device’s… potential shortcomings.
And then, several tech journalists’ review units started breaking. You can read up on why here.
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In his hands-on review, Trusted Reviews’ own Max Parker wrote: “I spent about an hour playing with the Galaxy Fold and while I don’t think it does everything right, it has certainly got me excited about the uses foldable phones can offer.”
While he was impressed by the Fold’s high-end feature list, its bulk, screen crease, comically small outer display, and £1799 price tag left a lot to be desired. In short − lots of potential, but clearly a first-gen product.
THE INTERNET, unsurprisingly, has had no shortage of opinions to share on the Galaxy Fold − #foldgate is now a thing − and, though we don’t necessarily agree with all of them, we’ve rounded up some of those that have made us chuckle.
(Apologies in advance for any offence caused by bad language).
*APPLAUSE*
So *that's* why they didn't send me one… interesting.
— JerryRigEverything (@ZacksJerryRig) April 17, 2019
Saying what everyone was thinking:
How are people not going to peel this off? https://t.co/uSkhSLYewH
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) April 18, 2019
Spare a thought for Samsung’s PR team:
My Twitter feed is full of broken Galaxy Folds.
Upside for Samsung: only a few people have Galaxy Folds
Downside for Samsung: They’re journalists— Martin Bryant (@MartinSFP) April 17, 2019
One way to get rid of the crease:
Haha, aren’t they over a grand aswell? Shit should come with an iron ?
— Username (@Username1491) April 15, 2019
No longer such a pressing worry:
Looks like a grip strengthener
— DJFM (@DJFM01) April 15, 2019
Say what you really think:
A soft foldable screen that is prone to scratching with a permanent crease, lowered brightness and optical clarity, tiny secondary screen in a narrow and thick form factor, redundant cameras everywhere, huge notch…and it’s $2,000. I don’t see it.
— Michael Kukielka (@DetroitBORG) April 15, 2019
Sarcasm detected:
I love the crease in the middle of the screen, the Notch is great too!
Oh and who can forget the bezels when it’s folded!
— Benjy (@BenObi2000) April 16, 2019
Black hole or notch?
Okay the Galaxy Fold is cool and all but what is THAT pic.twitter.com/WxigBZYahI
— Asph (@Aspharon) February 20, 2019
Good memories:
Just discovered this early prototype of the Samsung Galaxy Fold, pictured here in folded mode. #unpacked2019 pic.twitter.com/Yt1P0Z6sfX
— James O'Malley (@Psythor) February 20, 2019
Do it yourself:
That'll be $2,000, please. #GalaxyFold pic.twitter.com/QLSGadior5
— JustJesss⚡️ (@JesssAdel) February 20, 2019
Are you tempted by the Galaxy Fold? Let us know on Twitter @TrustedReviews.
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