<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Fold	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
foldable	B-Application
smartphone	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
folded	O
open	O
to	O
expose	O
a	O
7.3-inch	O
tablet-sized	O
flexible	B-Application
display	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
front	O
contains	O
a	O
smaller	O
"	O
cover	O
"	O
display	O
,	O
intended	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
device	O
without	O
opening	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
Flip	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
foldable	B-Application
phones	I-Application
were	O
made	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
retroactively	O
applies	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
pre-release	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
over	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
durability	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
was	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
device	O
for	O
early	O
adopters	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
device	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
mass	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
durability	O
and	O
susceptibility	O
to	O
damage	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
delay	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
indefinitely	O
while	O
it	O
addressed	O
the	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
officially	O
detailed	O
its	O
design	O
changes	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
since	O
launch	O
by	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
but	O
Samsung	B-Application
later	O
denied	O
having	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
admitted	O
having	O
reported	O
sales	O
expectations	O
as	O
actual	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
(	O
obscured	O
to	O
hide	O
its	O
final	O
design	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
Infinity	O
Flex	O
Display	O
"	O
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
developers	O
 '	O
conference	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
adaptations	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Android	B-Application
distribution	O
and	O
newly-unveiled	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
work	O
with	O
OEMs	O
to	O
support	O
foldable	O
devices	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
an	O
effort	O
achieved	O
natively	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
postponed	O
a	O
Chinese	O
launch	O
event	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
that	O
the	O
launch	O
(	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
April	O
26	O
)	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
while	O
they	O
work	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
new	O
release	O
date	O
sometime	O
within	O
the	O
coming	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
later	O
announced	O
that	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
pre-orders	O
would	O
automatically	O
be	O
cancelled	O
if	O
the	O
device	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
shipped	O
by	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
customer	O
had	O
not	O
otherwise	O
confirmed	O
their	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
between	O
the	O
postponement	O
and	O
the	O
battery-related	O
recalls	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
test	O
by	O
CNET	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
's	O
hinge	O
only	O
lasted	O
for	O
120,000	O
folds	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
3	O
years	O
of	O
use	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
advertised	O
200,000	O
folds	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
5	O
years	O
of	O
use	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
now	O
targeting	O
a	O
September	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
design	O
changes	O
intended	O
to	O
help	O
reinforce	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
protect	O
the	O
hinge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
added	O
extra	O
layers	O
of	O
metal	O
under	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reduced	O
the	O
space	O
between	O
the	O
hinge	O
and	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
issued	O
more	O
detailed	O
care	O
instructions	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
release	O
,	O
advising	O
users	O
against	O
placing	O
items	O
or	O
adhesives	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
hard	O
objects	O
,	O
exposure	O
to	O
liquids	O
or	O
small	O
particles	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
protective	O
layer	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
warning	O
about	O
placing	O
the	O
phone	O
near	O
items	O
sensitive	O
to	O
magnets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
select	O
retailers	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
stores	O
offered	O
a	O
"	O
Premier	O
Service	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
orientation	O
session	O
post-purchase	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
customer	O
support	O
line	O
specific	O
to	O
Galaxy	O
Fold-related	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
one-time	O
screen	O
replacement	O
out-of-warranty	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
outlets	O
for	O
US$149	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
still	O
carries	O
a	O
standard	O
one-year	O
warranty	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
China	O
Telecom	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
W20	I-Application
5G	I-Application
with	O
a	O
faster	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
855+	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
white	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
contains	O
two	O
displays	O
;	O
its	O
front	O
cover	O
contains	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
4.6-inch	O
display	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
designed	O
for	O
one-handed	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
fold	O
open	O
to	O
expose	O
a	O
7.3-inch	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
rated	O
the	O
fold	O
mechanism	O
as	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
200,000	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
screen	O
contains	O
a	O
large	O
notch	O
in	O
the	O
top-right	O
corner	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
coated	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
multi-layer	O
laminate	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
uses	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
855	O
processor	O
and	O
contains	O
12	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
has	O
512	O
GB	O
of	O
non-expandable	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
chip	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
selected	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
5G-capable	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
contains	O
6	O
cameras	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
sensors	O
equipped	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10+	I-Application
,	O
including	O
three	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
lenses	O
(	O
12-megapixel	O
,	O
12-megapixel	O
telephoto	O
,	O
and	O
16-megapixel	O
ultra	O
wide-angle	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
10-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
10-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
RGB	O
depth	O
sensor	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
inside	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
opened	O
on	O
the	O
smaller	O
screen	O
can	O
expand	O
into	O
their	O
larger	O
,	O
tablet-oriented	O
layouts	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
unfolds	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
testbed	O
device	O
for	O
developers	O
and	O
the	O
earliest	O
adopters	O
to	O
buy	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
us	O
to	O
ponder	O
over	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
considered	O
the	O
fold-out	O
tablet	B-Device
screen	O
a	O
"	O
joy	O
"	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
its	O
thick	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
small	O
cover	O
screen	O
made	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
less	O
suited	O
for	O
shorter	O
,	O
frequent	O
uses	O
like	O
a	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
was	O
"	O
legitimately	O
a	O
marvelous	O
thing	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
status	O
symbol	O
than	O
a	O
legitimate	O
consumer	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
request	O
,	O
this	O
teardown	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
reinstated	O
after	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
advised	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
special	O
protective	O
layer	O
"	O
that	O
coats	O
the	O
screen	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
removed	O
,	O
as	O
doing	O
so	O
may	O
cause	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
were	O
raised	O
that	O
consumers	O
may	O
mistake	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
screen	B-General_Concept
protector	I-General_Concept
without	O
proper	O
advisories	O
:	O
retail	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
did	O
contain	O
a	O
disclaimer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
later	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
inspect	O
"	O
the	O
defective	O
review	O
units	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
would	O
later	O
delay	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
numerous	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
mitigate	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
