Samsung cancels all Galaxy Fold pre-orders in the US ahead of re-release

Earlier today Samsung officially re-announced the Galaxy Fold, after having spent months fixing the issues that the original batch of reviews uncovered.

Also today, Samsung decided to cancel all Galaxy Fold pre-orders in the US. You're not reading that wrong, the company hasn't started pre-orders, it canceled them. We're talking about the pre-orders that used to be available earlier this year, following the Fold's initial announcement, before all the problems came to light.

The company has sent people who had pre-orders an email about the move, in which it explains that it is taking some time to "rethink the entire customer experience - from purchase to unboxing, to post-purchase service", so that its customers will have "the best possible experience with this revolutionary new technology".

So Samsung canceled my pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy Fold...at least they gave me a $250 credit for anything on their store. That is admittantly quite generous.

I guess I should rejoin the pre-order queue. pic.twitter.com/Nv7OAIMxnN

— M. Brandon Lee | THIS IS TECH TODAY (@thisistechtoday) September 5, 2019

You can see the email in the tweet embedded above, which comes from YouTuber M. Brandon Lee, who first made this public. Luckily for the people in this situation, Samsung is throwing in a $250 credit for free to be redeemed on any product sold directly through its online store. That includes the Galaxy Fold, so in the end, if you decide to re-pre-order it, you'll get a nice discount for what is definitely one of the most expensive smartphones ever.

The Galaxy Fold hits Korea first on September 6, and then it will land in France, Germany, Singapore, and the UK on September 18. It's headed to the US "in the coming weeks" officially, with a rumored release date over there of September 27.