Samsung has probably learned a thing or two from the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, but the Galaxy Fold is not one of those things. What was supposed to be a revolutionary product, the world's first folding smartphone, is now close to become a disaster. Samsung opened Galaxy Fold pre-orders last week and the expensive phone sold out in a matter of hours.

The South Korean company closed the pre-order page after the initial batch of 200,000 units was bought by early adopters. The thing is the Galaxy Fold is a pretty expensive device, so we expected Samsung to have tested the review units quite thoroughly. ...