Today, we get about a week at most to try out and write about products like iPhones, Microsoft computers and Google Pixels. Samsung was even stingier: It allowed reviewers to test its new Galaxy Z Flip, a $1,380 smartphone with a foldable screen that debuted in mid-February, for only 24 hours. This minimized review period screams “Buyer, beware” — especially since some Samsung products have had issues with durability and safety. Last year, early samples of Samsung’s first foldable gadget, the Galaxy Fold, which cost nearly $2,000, broke in reviewers’ hands within days. In 2016, the company also canceled its Galaxy Note 7 because a design flaw made it prone to explode.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2020 09:00 UTC