Samsung‘s tribulations with its now-notorious Galaxy Fold haven’t been enough to deter the smart phone giant from pushing the device and idea further. After a long wait where Samsung claimed they were reworking the Galaxy Fold, it seems like the company is ready to reintroduce the device to the world.
Now, we expected to see a mention of the Galaxy Fold at IFA, but it seems Samsung already has a VIP pre-sale going on in South Korea. The VIP pre-sale consists of only 165 Galaxy Fold units which have been supplied to a dozen Samsung Digital Plaza stores in the country. VIP customers are reportedly able to choose their color combinations for the Galaxy Fold, and they’ll get a free Montblanc case to go with it.
VIP customers can pay the smartphone’s full price of 2,398,000 Won ($1975) and orders will apparently be fulfilled beginning September 11. Priority in terms of shipping will be given to VIPs according to their times of purchase. The report seems to mention that 10 Galaxy Fold units have already been pre-sold through at least one of Samsung’s Digital Plaza stores in just one day, which is fairly surprising considering the price.
For the rest of the non-VIP folk, the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s formal launch event will allegedly be taking place on September 6th in South Korea. Normal pre-orders in for South Korea will then begin on September 16th. We also expect it to make an appearance over at IFA Berlin. There’s even an online pre-registration form for registering interest for US and UK customers.
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