Samsung launches Friday foldable phone after a delay of several months

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The collapsible giant smartphone South Korea will be available from Friday in South Korea, four months after its delay due to screen problems, announced Thursday the company.

The first smartphone sales company in the world took eight years to develop the Galaxy Fold, but the latter was forced to postpone the market late April after a first group of its testers reported cracks in the market. folding screen a few days after use.

The company was counting heavily on launching the US $ 2,000 scheme to boost demand after lower profits due to the slowing market and increased competition from Chinese companies.

The postponement of the launch of the device is a blow to the company that has made excellence and technological innovation its own brand, especially three years after the removal of the device "Galaxy Note 7" market because of the problem of the ignition of the batteries.

After months spent upgrading the Galaxy Folder, which can tap the new 5G network, Samsung announced that the device would be available in South Korea starting Friday, then in several markets, particularly in the United States and in France.

The Galaxy Fold is touted as the "world's first collapsible smartphone", while competitors such as Huawei's Chinese also compete on the folding screen.