The wait has been really long but, finally, the first folding phones on the market are beginning to arrive. The first to present its own model was the Seoul-based company, who showed the Samsung Galaxy Fold, previously called Galaxy X. We are talking about a really premium phone, it will have a price of around 2.000 euros, but that we will not be able to see in any display case.
Yes, it will be possible buy the Samsung Galaxy FoldAlthough it is not yet clear in which stores it will be available, but it will not be available for users to test, as it happens with any other terminal. And these are the reasons that Samsung has used to make this decision.
Why we won't be able to test the Samsung Galaxy Fold before buying it
After our time at the Mobile World Congress 2019 we were very disappointed when trying to test the Samsung Galaxy Fold to give you our point of view regarding the foldable phone from Samsung. And is that the terminal, as has happened with the Huawei Mate X, the phone with a folding screen of the Asian firm, could not be touched as it was protected behind a display case. From what it seems, in stores that have it for sale there will not even be this option.
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It should be noted that Kate Beaumont, Samsung's director of product and commercial strategy in the United Kingdom, has informed that there will be another press conference related to the Samsung Galaxy Fold in April, a few weeks before its official launch, scheduled for 26 of that month. But, as you have indicated, «This is a super premium device, and we want to make sure you have a similar service and experience as a premium service, so it will not be available in all stores. You will not see it on the shelves, we want to make sure it is a very personal experience. There will also be very intensive aftercare that goes with that.
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In this way, the only way to have the terminal will be to buy it. Come on, not even protected in a showcase you will be able to access the terminal. It remains to be seen if, at least, they distribute units for the specialized press and thus have the possibility of testing the folding phone of the Korean firm since, regardless of its hefty price, we have found that the Samsung Galaxy Fold it is a really interesting device.
