Samsung Galaxy Fold is now in Canada

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The beleaguered Samsung Galaxy Fold is now available in Canada. With its hefty $2,599 price tag, Samsung's first foldable phone is now available at select Samsung Experience locations in the country. Specifically, the Galaxy Fold can be purchased at the CF Toronto Eaton Centre, CF Sherway Gardens, and Yorkdale Shopping Centre in the Greater Toronto Area; Metropolis at Metrotown in British Columbia; and the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta.

The Galaxy Fold will only be available in Cosmos Black. It comes with a front-facing 4.6-inch screen and a bigger 7.3-inch inner display. When it first launched, the said internal screen faced problems that included everything from debris getting stuck to people being able to detach the protective film. Samsung guarantees that those who buy the pricey foldable device gets "exclusive access to Galaxy Fold Premiere Service." The service includes a free screen repair and 24/7 technical support at 1-888-970 FOLD.

Source: MobileSyrup 

Samsung brings $2,599 Galaxy Fold to Toronto

After previously announcing that the company had no plans to bring the Galaxy Fold to Canada, Samsung changed its mind. They will be selling their first foldable smartphone exclusively at Samsung Experience Stores in the Greater Toronto Area starting December 6. It will be available at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, CF Sherway Gardens, and Yorkdale Shopping Centre for a hefty $2,599 price tag.

Available in Cosmos Black, the Galaxy Fold will come with "exclusive access to Galaxy Fold Premiere Service." This offering includes screen repair and 24/7 technical support available at "1-888-970-FOLD." A second-generation Galaxy Fold is rumoured to be coming to Canada, too.

Source: MobileSyrup

2nd-gen Samsung Galaxy Fold rumoured to be coming to Canada

While the release of the first Samsung Galaxy Fold was limited, there might be a chance that the second version of the device is coming to Canada. Tech leaker Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) shared on Twitter details on the "SM-F700" 4G-only Galaxy Fold. One of the details he revealed is that it will be coming to Canada as well as countries like India, Korea, the US, and the EU region. The foldable phone will reportedly come in two colours: Black and Purple. And it will support 256GB of internal storage.

As for whether the device will make its way here is speculation at this point. But if there is any word about the launch and availability, we will keep you posted.

Rumour has it the Galaxy Note line might go away

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With the differences between the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S lines diminishing, Samsung might be doing more harm to its flagship smartphone segment. A new rumour from tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) suggests that Samsung might be thinking about this problem and the company might unite the two under the Galaxy One brand. And the one reportedly getting axed is the more innovative Note brand. Instead of releasing two flagships at the start and latter part of the year, the company might focus on the S series. This flagship will launch at the beginning of the year with phones that also carry the S Pen.

As for the gap in the fall, Samsung is said to be considering filling this in with the Galaxy Fold. As MSPowerUser points out, the Note line did start as Samsung's more experimental line. It makes sense that Samsung's most out-there product right now takes its place. But according to this is still reliant on a few factors. He tweets, "Assuming that Fold performs according to expectations—both functionally and in the market—the hope is to deploy its successors as a second-half flagship, in the spot that would be vacated by Note. This was described as still being very fluid and tentative at this stage." For now, these are all rumours, and we still have the Note line. But we're keeping our eyes out for any changes to suggest otherwise.