Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might not show up until after the Note 10

July seems to be off the table

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It’s not easy launching a foldable phone in 2019, asSamsungis quickly finding out: the latest reports from Asia suggest that its innovativeGalaxy Fold handsetwon’t be going on sale until August.

That means theSamsung Galaxy Note 10might be out and available to buy before the folding handset that we first saw demoed back in February.

The bad news for folding phone fans comes fromthe Korea Herald, which says Samsung itself has denied the handset is going to beappearing in July(that was a prediction based on comments from a Samsung Electronics official).

Apparently “little progress” seems to have been made on sorting out the folding hinge on the device, which has been the cause of numerous breakdowns in early review units.

The waiting game

The launch date in the US had been set for April 24, but that came and went after the first units to get into people’s hands started suffering some durability problems.

Samsung then postponed the official on-sale date until a specified date in the future – we’re still waiting to hear when that might be. Pre-orders for the phonehave been canceledin the meantime.

The Galaxy Fold isn’t the only foldable handset having problems either: Huawei has decided todelay the launchof its Mate X foldable, citing concerns over the longevity of the handset.

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Getting the technology right is obviously a massive engineering challenge, but let’s hope we see the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X made available to consumers before too long.

ViaThe Verge

Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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