Samsung’s spokesperson in a statement announced the postponement of their two launch events for its folding smartphone, days after several early reviewers said the screens on their devices had broken.
In April, Samsung let several reviewers to try its new Galaxy Fold smartphone.
But some found their folding display broke after just a few days.
Samsung has now delayed launch events due to take place in Hong Kong and Shanghai this week, but has not provided a reason for the decision.
The Galaxy Fold is due to be released in the United States on 26 April, and in the UK on 3 May.
Samsung has not announced a change to these dates.
The South Korean tech giant has said it is investigating what went wrong with the broken review units.
Following those reports, Samsung issued a statement, saying that it “will thoroughly inspect these devices in person to determine the cause of the matter,” but has indicated that it’s planning on moving forward with its planned US launch on April 26th.
Samsung has a lot relying on this first-generation device in foldable phones. The $1,980 phone is the highest-profile foldable phone to hit the market across the world, and reports that the devices are breaking after just a couple of days of use is potentially a huge setback for the tech giant.
Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi are also developing foldable smartphones, but neither company has announced a release date yet.
