{"id":532,"date":"2019-04-18T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T13:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/?p=532"},"modified":"2019-04-20T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T14:05:43","slug":"the-galaxy-fold-that-doesnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/04\/18\/the-galaxy-fold-that-doesnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galaxy Fold that doesn&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the last day or so, tech journalists have been receiving early Samsung Galaxy Fold samples.  I was interested to see what the initial views of the product were, especially after the initial excitement at the launch, and the fact people now have a chance to examine the device close up, and put it to daily use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I didn&#8217;t expect, was a number of articles and tweets discussing the device failing in a various ways &#8211; some I believe are user instigated, and some not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"841\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/galaxy-fold.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/galaxy-fold.png 841w, https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/galaxy-fold-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/galaxy-fold-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><figcaption>Samsung Galaxy Fold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To peel or not to peel <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the initial problems people have faced, are to do with removing what was thought to be a protective film on the screen, only to find the screen stops working.  I&#8217;ve not been lucky enough to get near to a real device, so after trawling YouTube and looking at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"unboxing videos (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Us1xiy\" target=\"_blank\">unboxing videos<\/a> I struggled to understand why they&#8217;ve done this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this video (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2GsV9no\" target=\"_blank\">this video<\/a> from Marques Brownlee&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy Fold Unboxing: Magnets!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4yF3a3Zn4Y?start=123&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can clearly see that there&#8217;s a standard protective film applied to the device which can safely be removed at the point of unboxing.  The lip on the film encourages you to do this &#8211; and in all the unboxing videos, you&#8217;ll see this happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image.png 617w, https:\/\/davidjohntaylor.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/image-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><figcaption>Protective film on the screen at the point of opening the box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I&#8217;m not aware of any device you buy which has <strong>two <\/strong>layers of protection on a screen &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t make sense.  But even so, Marques then tweeted the following&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PSA: There&#39;s a layer that appears to be a screen protector on the Galaxy Fold&#39;s display. It&#39;s NOT a screen protector. Do NOT remove it.<br><br>I got this far peeling it off before the display spazzed and blacked out. Started over with a replacement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZhEG2Bqulr\">pic.twitter.com\/ZhEG2Bqulr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKBHD\/status\/1118580472576118787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further tweets followed with people flagging that there&#8217;s instructions advising not to remove the special protective layer (which is bonded in some way to the screen and is different from the initial &#8220;lipped&#8221; layer):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear future <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GalaxyFold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GalaxyFold<\/a> owners, I know I always say &quot;No one ever read the instructions&quot;&#8230; PLEASE READ THIS ONE!!! <br><br>(This is the wrap over the screen of the Galaxy Fold) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LuQPRfDZIE\">pic.twitter.com\/LuQPRfDZIE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Des (@askdes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/askdes\/status\/1118596295185141760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But what transpires is that depending on the region you receive your device in, you get a different box contents, in this case more than just differing plus, but some come with the warning, some without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it looks like it may not be the fault of the journalists after all, but simply an oversight from Samsung in ensuring users are advised (at the point of unboxing) on what can, and what can&#8217;t be removed.  What does intrigue me is why the removal of that second film breaks the device so instantly and significantly &#8211; I expect that will filter onto Twitter at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last day or so, tech journalists have been receiving early Samsung Galaxy Fold samples. 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