Technology Journalists: Reputational Blow and Half Percent

technology journalists: The South Korean tech giant was met with embarrassment ahead of the device's US release on April 26, with a handful of technology journalists reporting breaks, bulges and blinking screens after just a day's use, according to Global Times China. However, the setback for the 1,980 niche device is trivial compared to the Galaxy Note 7 debacle of 2016, when exploding batteries forced Samsung to scrap the flagship model at huge cost. Photo IC Samsung Electronics is retrieving all Galaxy Fold samples distributed to reviewers, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, as the firm smarts from the reputational blow of postponing the launch of its first foldable smartphone. Galaxy Fold shipments this year are likely to make up less than half a percent of Samsung's annual total, analysts and investors said. Last week, reviewers started posting problems with the device on Twitter, but as of Friday the company did not know the root cause of the screen defects, according to Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights & Strategy, who said he was in direct contact with the company. The company said on Monday it would delay the retail launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone for an unspecified period of time after reviewers discovered problems with the display, a hit to the reputation of the world's largest handset maker. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.