People tuning into Unpacked were arguably most curious about Samsung’s fifth device, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The first-generation Galaxy Fold was a bit of a fiasco. Several delays, shoddy review units, and an apparent rush to launch, ruined customers’…
People tuning into Unpacked were arguably most curious about Samsung’s fifth device, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The first-generation Galaxy Fold was a bit of a fiasco. Several delays, shoddy review units, and an apparent rush to launch, ruined customers’ already high expectations of the much-hyped foldable smartphone. Many users wonder if Samsung can redeem itself after its miserable showing last year. This time around, the Korean tech giant went with slightly larger screens for both the cover and interior display—6.2-inch and 7.6-inch, respectively. Samsung says it has reworked the Z Fold’s hinge, which was a major mess for the first iteration. The 2019 Fold’s hinge was a disaster. For one, it had a gap that allowed dust and debris inside the interior screen, which damaged the delicate folding display. It also was not as reliable as the engineers claimed. During post-release stress tests, the Fold’s hinge failed far sooner than the 200,000 openings and closings the phone was supposed to endure.
