Unboxing The "New" Samsung Galaxy Fold

So, the Galaxy Fold is back. They went back into the development process

They aimed to fix some things that people had problems with on the previous version

They attacked the issue with the hinge, with the little gap that was in there

And then, most importantly, with that element on top of the screen, some people tried to peel it off

The argument was that there was a little gap that encouraged people to attempt to peel it off

Well, Samsung, they took that same screen element. It was never just a screen protector

It was obviously far more important and tucked it underneath the bezel

This model in front of me is not local. The product did not launch in Canada and will not launch in Canada

So this one actually came from Korea. It is of Korean origin

It's also a 512 gigabyte version of the device. So a relatively high-end version of the device

It is a high-end device as well. The retail price, as you know, originally slated for $1980 USD, so around $2,000

It's no surprise, it's a very ambitious device for Samsung as well

You can see Dynamic AMOLED. Of course, this is the first big play from a major manufacturer

12 megapixel OIS camera plus ultra-wide. 16 megapixel plus 12 megapixel telephoto lens installed

similar camera setup camera array to the other S devices from Samsung A lot of people were waiting on this device impatiently I received comments personally when is the Galaxy Fold gonna come out

I made a couple of update videos. It still wasn't there. Now it's back, but it's important to know

the ambition of this device is significant. You're talking about eight years in development

for the initial version, which they then went back to the drawing board to try to enhance for this new, new version

But eight years in development is a long time for any product, for a tech product or otherwise

Okay, unboxing experience I am familiar with. Obviously, I had the initial version of this

There is the fold, and as you can tell, this one is the black color, shiny, glossy black

They had more colors planned for the original launch, but decided to scale it back for this new launch

It's now available in black and silver. Is that correct? So it comes in Cosmos Black Space Silver

Cosmos Black is the official name of this color. And there's also Space Silver available

But there were other colors originally. I think we had them in our video

And Astro Blue. Astro Blue and Martian Green. I wonder what this translates to

Possibly an audience member can go ahead and translate that for us. Galaxy Fold 5G Advantage

Oh, that's also worth noting. This is the 5G version of the device. This will not launch in all markets

In the U I don believe the 5G version is coming Is that correct Will Can you verify that Yeah it not coming Not coming so no 5g for the u market but it is available in other markets including korea so galaxy buds obviously wireless

charging capable and with this device capable of charging from the device directly through reverse

wireless charging fast charger in the box usb-c adapter the type c cable and some interchangeable

ear tips by the looks of it for those galaxy buds so it's obviously been a while at this point since

i've interacted with the galaxy fold i did carry one for man it was probably over a week maybe two

and then samsung demanded that device back because those problems started to emerge for other people

i didn't personally have any problems with the device that was in my possession but it didn't

matter they all had to go back because of course samsung wanted to change the device in a substantial

way, or at least as what they claimed. So these are the changes worth noting. So in this section

here, you have this T-shaped piece right in the center there, which aims to cover up the gap that

existed on the previous version. So the aim of this T-shaped component is to sort of pin down

and I'll show you here, lessen the overall gap available for those particles. The other issue

that plagued the original device was in relationship to this screen material the user facing surface of the screen Now the way these OLEDs operate in order to be flexible is that they a little bit softer than what you get out of a glass display

Gorilla Glass or something like that. But the original version of this external piece

on the display did not extend beyond this frame right here, this bezel

And Samsung and others believe that that was the reason that people saw a need or were inclined to attempt to peel it off

It actually wraps around the larger screen component so that there's no temptation to attempt to pick at this

But it is important to note, just in general with this technology, this surface is going to be softer than what you might be used to on your current smartphone

Now, some other changes. Apparently, this display is going to be a bit harder than the old one

Samsung didn't really share exact details on why that's the case. But presumably there's some other components in here that are going to enhance the sturdiness

That's the message coming from them. Apparently they also worked on the hinge a little bit to make it more solid

They claim it's more durable from a hinge perspective in conjunction with these other more obvious changes

So there you have it. The Samsung Galaxy Fold. It's back. It's available

is pretty much the only folding phone you can buy in 2019

You can actually buy it, like right now, in certain markets