Galaxy Fold: Samsung investigates as screens break in first days

Flexible screen failed on several 1,800 tester devices in run-up to public release

The screen at the heart of Samsung's new Galaxy Fold phone, which literally folds in half, has been failing in testers' hands within days, prompting concerns about the durability of the 1,800 device.

The company distributed the device to publications across the US on Monday before its release to the public on 26 April. But within two days testers were reporting that the all-important central flexible screen started to break under normal use.