Seoul: Smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has postponed media events for its Galaxy Fold planned for this week in Hong Kong and Shanghai, a company official said, days after reviewers of the foldable handset reported defective samples. The reviewers' reports of broken screens went viral online and prompted the creation of hashtag #foldgate on Twitter. Samsung has hailed the folding design as the future in a field that has seen few surprises since Apple Inc's iPhone in 2007. The firm plans to begin South Korean and European sales in May, and Chinese sales from an undisclosed date. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

Source: Mint April 22, 2019 05:37 UTC