삼성 갤럭시 폴드 출시<br /><br />After months of delay,... Samsung revealed its foldable 5G smartphone earlier today in South Korea.<br />The do-over launch comes after the first iteration of the device was introduced in April,... which was plagued by a number of defects.<br />Our Choi Jeong-yoon was at the launch event in Seoul and files this report.<br />Foldable smartphones have landed in South Korea, with Samsung Electronics releasing its Galaxy Fold 5G phone on Friday.<br />The first pre-order customers unwrapped their boxes at a launch event in downtown Seoul.<br /> “It is lighter and its screen is bigger than I expected. I need smartphones and tablet PCs for work, so I decided to get a Galaxy Fold which has both functions.”<br />The launch event also attracted the attention of nearby shoppers,... who walked in to check out the new device.<br /> “The concept of the device is very new to the market, which makes it very expensive and risky for consumers to easily buy.<br />"Samsung's latest release is the world's first-ever 5G folding phone to hit the shelves,... streaking ahead of its rivals, notably Huawei."<br />The Galaxy Fold boasts a 7-point-3 inch display, which is reduced to 4-point-6 inches in size when folded,... allowing consumers to easily hold the phone with one hand.<br />One of its key features is an enhanced multi-tasking system,... which enables consumers to use more than one application at the same time by dividing the screen between apps.<br />This is a revamped model,... with Samsung delaying its plan for an April launch of a previous design in the U.S.,... due to a number of screen defects reported by early reviewers.<br />After months of delays, the company redesigned the phone by adding a protective layer of film on the inner screen,... making it difficult to remove it by hand.<br />Protective caps have also been added to the top and bottom of the hinge... to prevent dust from entering the device.<br />However, analysts say it is too early to tell whether the new device will succeed given its high price,... with the phone selling for around 2-thousand U.S. dollars.<br />The Galaxy Fold will also be available in 4G when it's launched in other markets worldwide.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />
