Samsung launched the reworked Galaxy Fold 5G smartphone in South Korea earlier this month and since then the phone has been launched in several countries, including France, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Apparently, the Galaxy Fold not be entirely free of the technical issues that plagued the first model.

A Galaxy Fold owner, Brian Heater who also is an author/reviewer at TechCrunch has reported an early damage to his unit. The reviewer hinted that he noticed a tiny, bright coloured amorphous blob on the screen after it was left in his pocket for a while. The patch is notcieable just between the lock screen’s flapping butterfly wings.

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Brian happened to be one of th reviewers who got the the first-gen Galaxy Fold earlier on. At the time when a good number of the units had issues, his unit remained intact but was withdrawn by Samsung when they went back to the drawing board to fix the usses that propped up then. This time around he isn’t so lucky but good thing the screen still worked well. The unit has since been collected by Samsung in order to ascertain what went wrong. But if we are to guess, a sligtly heavy amount of pressure may have caused the screen patch.Samsung already issued warning for users not to apply excessive pressure to it.

The overall design of the Galaxy Fold still remains the same as the ill-fated original version. That is a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display on the inside a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED panel on the outside. However, Samsung says it has fixed the hinge and the protective layer of the flexible screen. The foldable mechanism is now hidden behind a rubbery protective layer in order to protect it from dust and other particles getting in the mechanism through the foldable part. Samsung also extended the layer on top that protects the digitizer from scratches beyond the edges, so that it can’t be peeled accidentally.

With all the improvements aimed at optimizing the build quality,it remains to be seen if the device can at least provide a considerable level of durabiliity. For a device that costs up to $2,000 the question that still begs for answer is if the Galaxy Fold is worth buying or still a risky venture. From the tech point of view, the device is an awesome one and the reviews have been above par. However, the fragility is still the foldable phone’s Achilles heel. Good thing though, this is about the first report we’re seeing about an issue with the reworked Galaxy Fold.

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