It seemed that 2019 was going to be the year of folding phones, however, we are only witnessing a scenario in which they have not quite taken off. After living the Samsung and Huawei delays, now it is again the first that seems to have decided to take a larger margin than initially believed. Or so they say from Asia.
Galaxy Fold, for after July?
2019 seemed promising, among other things, due to the arrival of the folding phones. We had been seeing advances in flexible screens for years and rumors about smartphones that were capable of folding like a book were becoming more and more alive. Our wishes came true with the first announcement of Samsung and its Galaxy Fold and practically immediately afterwards with Huawei and its Mate X.
However, things did not go as promised. The Galaxy Fold turned out to feature some problems usability in its first days of testing and Samsung made the decision to back off, review their product calmly and postpone the sale - he even offered the return of the money to those who wished not to bet on the phone after what happened.
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Although the South Korean never gave an exact date back to the shelves, it did put a maximum period for cancellations automatic orders. Samsung thus warned buyers of its product that if they did not send the phone before the May 31th, their purchase would be cancelled, but if they did not want that to happen, they had to request it and the order would be kept to “complete it later”.
This date on the calendar made us think that the company would have its product ready by the end of May or at most by the month of June -yes, right where we are-, however, as of the 17th of that month we still don't know anything about the return of the Galaxy Fold.
Moreover, the well-known medium The korean herald assures that a direct source from Samsung has confirmed that the phone It will not arrive this month or next, as not enough progress has been made since it was withdrawn in April.
Deciding to recall a product like Samsung did is not an easy task. The repercussion that such an action has in the press and in the market is important. It is understandable that Samsung does not want to trap its fingers again and that prefer to go easy and ensure that your product is 100% operational and ready to reach the consumer, even if that means delaying initial relaunch plans.
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Something similar has happened to Huawei. Just a few days ago we learned that your foldable phone Mate X has also been postponed and it's not about your battle with Donald Trump but to a question of "quality certification".
The new date will be September -coincides with the IFA so perhaps they will prepare something for the German fair-, which could also be the moment in which Samsung takes the opportunity to, helped by the momentum of the Galaxy Note 10 (which is expected around those dates, more or less), launch your highly anticipated Fold. We will see.