The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be launched in Korea on September 6th. No official US release date has been listed yet

Samsung's $ 2,000 Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone was unveiled on September 6 in Korea.

The launch of the Galaxy Fold was scheduled for the US in April, but Samsung delayed its release indefinitely after many reviewers ran into trouble, including flashing displays and bulging hinges, although some were apparently caused by removal of a thin plastic screen protector. looked like removable packaging material. It was actually essential to the operation of the device. In July, Samsung announced that improvements had been made to the Fold design to solve the screen protector problem and make the device more durable, thereby defining a launch window for September 2019.

In an article posted on Samsung's official blog, the company said the Fold would go on sale Friday in Korea, although it remains shy about when it will head to other markets, including the United States and Europe:

Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of Galaxy Fold, a brand new category of mobile technology, available in Korea on September 6, followed by countries such as France, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States, in Cosmos Black and Space Silver. With a 5G-ready option in some countries, consumers will be able to unveil the future with the fastest network speeds available.

However, the pre-registration for the phone has been posted on the Samsung website this week, indicating that the launch in Korea should be quickly followed by a release elsewhere. In a separate article extolling the merits of "premium" service for US customers, Samsung wrote that it should be on the US market in the "coming weeks".

Fortunately for Samsung, despite months of delay, it is still about to beat its closest competitors: Huawei's folding phone Mate X has also suffered significant delays, Huawei indicating that its launch window is now between September and November 2019. Samsung would itself According to Bloomberg, he switched to a second-generation device much more compact than the Fold, the size of a tablet, and entrusted luxury designer Thom Browne to make it more elegant than his predecessor.

Gizmodo did not encounter any problems with its own evaluation unit, which seemed to us to be a serious but exciting first attempt at a foldable portable device. If you still do not know if you want to bet on a Galaxy Fold, check out our review here for the type of tradeoff you can expect.

Correction: A previous version of this message identified Samsung designer responsible for designing his next foldable folder under the name of Thom Yorke. That's the guy named Thom from Radiohead. We regret the mistake.