2019 is probably going to be the year of the foldable phones, however, not everyone seems to be
Really ecstatic about these just yet, primarily because of the price. The Galaxy Fold and the Huawei
Mate X both come close to the $2k mark with one of them surpassing it. But with the current hands
On video leaked, price isn’t probably the only thing to be concerned about.
At MWC 2019, when Huawei showed off their Mate X, it showed a crease which appeared on the
Display where it was hinged and upon changing it from tablet to phone and vice versa there was the
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Above mentioned crease which seemed to be absent in the Galaxy Fold, which later turned out to be
False because of how Samsung advertised it. In the most recent hands on video there is a very clear
Crease present. Samsung claims that you should be good for about 200,000 folds and unfolds, but a Bloomberg report claims a much smaller number:
They’re trying to eliminate a crease that appears on the panel after it’s been folded about 10,000 times, and Samsung is considering offering free screen replacements after releasing the product, one of the people said.
It is unclear whether this phone has been folded that much or not. It is also not known whether we’re looking at a prototype, a test unit, or a retail/final version. In the case of the first two, since its main purpose is for testing, it would be acceptable for a crease to appear. However, nothing is clear at the moment, nor are Samsung’s plans on free replacements or repairs should it happen to you
This is just a matter of time when we will finally be able to get a proper hands on experience of the device inorder to check how much of a deal breaker is the crease. .
