Samsung issues statement after some early Galaxy Fold displays fail

18 April 2019
A few units in the first round of devices have folding displays that failed in two main scenarios.

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Anonymous, 19 Apr 2019The difference between Samsung and Sony, is that Samsung ad... moreWhere is your source?

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    • just passing by
    • qF8
    • 20 Apr 2019

    Ugh..., 18 Apr 2019Lolit survived 200,000 folds in an open/close test without problems...but failed in hands of people doing their own testing and review...probably drop test too LOL

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      • Anonymous
      • IK7
      • 20 Apr 2019

      Anonymous, 20 Apr 2019April 26, the disaster unfoldsNice lol

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        • Anonymous
        • E8H
        • 20 Apr 2019

        April 26, the disaster unfolds

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          • Anonymous
          • sxs
          • 20 Apr 2019

          Anonymous, 20 Apr 2019Sony battery issues came about when they go to Samsung to s... moreSony battery issues came about when they go to Samsung to source for battery, they got screwed... Not sure why they do so when they should just stick to Li-Poly, which they are manufacturing, rather than the common Li-Ion...

          But now with LG, Sony LG Chem, other brands are sourcing batteries from them... Sony and/or LG batteries can be easily found in many smartphones, be it the expensive or cheaper models, across many brands...

          Totally Wrong...Sony never used Samsung batterys. There was some discussion, but sales never happened.
          In fact Sony doesn't make batterys anymore. In 2017, Sony sold its battery business to Murata, which is based in china. Sony buys its batterys from Murata now.

          Sony still has numerous ongoing law suits from Dell, HP, Toshiba etc etc over exploding Sony batterys from 2006 - 2013. Hence, due to $billions owed, Sony sold its battery business.
          https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1020346/sony-batteries-explode

          https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-400693/Dell-recalls-4-million-exploding-laptops.html

          There is NOT any company called " Sony LG Chem". LG Chem in totally independant.

          Please do some research and write facts, not what you choose to believe.

            "As usual can't talk in public about it: my fold test unit shows a large white hollow on edges of the screen. This effect is actually growing every hour."
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            @evleaks includes too at twitter...

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              • Anonymous
              • XmW
              • 20 Apr 2019

              Anonymous, 19 Apr 2019Sony wil just wait for major brands to do all R&R on fo... moreSony battery issues came about when they go to Samsung to source for battery, they got screwed... Not sure why they do so when they should just stick to Li-Poly, which they are manufacturing, rather than the common Li-Ion...

              But now with LG, Sony LG Chem, other brands are sourcing batteries from them... Sony and/or LG batteries can be easily found in many smartphones, be it the expensive or cheaper models, across many brands...

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                • Anonymous
                • SpI
                • 19 Apr 2019

                At least they haven't said were holding it wrong.

                  AnonD-794992, 18 Apr 2019Personaly for me xperia z2 and z5 premium are the best look... moreExactly. There's either a notch, hole, chin, aluminum on the sides, cameras in pretty much the same place, and some crazy paint job. That's it, that's what we have nowadays

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                    • F9r
                    • 19 Apr 2019

                    everything apple pro, 19 Apr 2019i knew it , I knew this would happen , wait till steve make... moreyou do realise that apple Oled screens are infact Samsung screens?

                    The irony is hopefully not lost on you.

                      This is what you get when you buy an inferior product, with only specs and no user experience in mind.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • U@R
                        • 19 Apr 2019

                        What is this 'gate' called? Screengate? Foldgate?

                        He he. Such a pthetic situation. Samsung using a 'protective film' to keep a display in shape. It's like using duct tape to keep air in a car tyre.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • sxr
                          • 19 Apr 2019

                          Tann Hauser, 19 Apr 2019As usual, Sammy fboys derailing from the subject, trying to... moreSony wil just wait for major brands to do all R&R on folding screens and then copy folding screens or use LG screens again (current Sony flagship phones use LG Oled screens)...

                          Your Wrong, as usual. LG made the first 4k Oled screen, HTC, Nokia etc were first with stereo speakers, slow mode video has been used well before Sony. You mean the failed side FP scanners from Sony, that Sony has now stopped....hahaha

                          What about Sony's ongoing battery recall since 2006 ? Official Sony Recall date: February 7, 2017
                          https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/sony-expands-recall-of-vaio-laptop-computer-battery-packs

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                            • Mx@
                            • 19 Apr 2019

                            i knew it , I knew this would happen , wait till steve makes his fold , going to amazing

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 19 Apr 2019

                              abubasim, 19 Apr 2019This is what early adopters are for! The people who are pre... moreTech journos = freeloaders who get review units that they avoid criticizing too much so as to get another one when new model rolls out.

                              Bunch of fraidy cats who sing all praises except in cases that cannot be covered with flowery words.

                              Also, nobody deserves to be a beta tester outside the gazillion dollar facilities of these corporations run by greedy execs.

                              I bet lots of engineers knew the problem but some top dog wants to have immediate credit so they rushed this trash outside.

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                                • fFA
                                • 19 Apr 2019

                                Anonymous, 19 Apr 2019Luxury items are not known for reliability/durability, they... moreWhy should i listen to u? Its my money and i will do what i want.

                                Your luxury term really diffirent than mine. (and it shouldnt be called luxury at all. Damn, apple fanboys term is everywhere)

                                Let say i buy a gaming desktop with the latest technology (of course it come with higher price) or close to it. According to samsung fanboys, i need to babysit it, caress it meaning i play yahoo games or ordinary games with basic graphics. Also i need to buy extra gauge to monitor temp n setup it minimum if i ever want to play high demand games. Lol

                                Or i should buy a crap desktop setup/basic desktop setup to play high demand games. Lol

                                What kind of logic is this????

                                  LG Superfan, 18 Apr 2019Wonder if Mate X will suffer from the same issuePretty sure it will. There is just no way getting around a plastic foldable screens fragility issue.

                                    Anonymous, 19 Apr 2019As usual, Sony will wait 2 years to copy. While other brand... moreAs usual, Sammy fboys derailing from the subject, trying to justify the fail.
                                    Super SloMo, 4k HDR 10bit recording, stereo speakers, 4k oled screens and side fp scanners salute your rants.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 7Xe
                                      • 19 Apr 2019

                                      well, samsung is notorious for low quality products. samsung fanboys will deny lol

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