The Samsung Galaxy Fold was finally
**released in the Korean markets** earlier this month and now the company has
officially announced that the foldable smartphone will be available for purchase in the US starting 27 September. The foldable smartphone was
**launched at MWC** earlier this year, but due to its
**hardware issues** — the displays kept failing — the phone was pulled from stores worldwide. Now, finally, the South Korean tech giant has finally managed to fix the issues and made it ready for consumers. [caption id=“attachment_7289011” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] In the redesigned Galaxy Fold, metal layers underneath the Infinity Flex Display have been included for protecting the screen.[/caption]
The screen on my Galaxy Fold review unit is completely broken and unusable just two days in. Hard to know if this is widespread or not. pic.twitter.com/G0OHj3DQHw
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) April 17, 2019
It has been confirmed that the price of Galaxy Fold will be priced at $ 1,980 in the US. Here are the changes that Samsung made to the design of the device.
- The top protective layer of the Infinity Flex Display has been extended beyond the bezel which means that users will not be able to remove it.
- Additional reinforcements have been provided, most likely to the hinge, to better protect the device from external particles.
- The top and bottom part of the hinge has been strengthened with newly added protection caps.
- Metal layers underneath the Infinity Flex Display have been included for protecting the screen.
- The space between the hinge and body of Galaxy Fold has been reduced.
The company is reportedly working on another foldable smartphone that **is likely to be launched** next year as a part of the upcoming Galaxy S11 series.