
After the Galaxy Fold debacle, what happened to the world's first foldable phone?
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Royole did not take the comments lightly.The company has reported the case to authorities, saying that the publication tried to charge the flexible screen maker a fee for deleting the article in question.

The timing is awkward for Royole given recent controversy over the potential fragility of foldable displays.
(Abacus is a unit of the South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba.)
Royole’s ability to ship the first foldable phone has given it a temporary edge over Samsung and Huawei, which has yet to ship the Mate X. That handset will sell for about US$2,600.
While customers on Tmall did acknowledge that the phone has some problems, most of the comments were positive. But judging by some of the reviews, this might have more to do with the fact that bragging to own the first foldable phone is seemingly very important for some people.
“Several people asked me what kind of mobile phone it was. Haha, now I feel like going everywhere and showing it off.”
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