Wall Street Journal Review of Foldable Samsung Smartphone Draws Criticism
South Koreans know how to dominate online reactions and this Wall Street Journal reporter is finding that out:
The Wall Street Journal’s “mocking” review of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold smartphone has caused a controversy here as some internet users have criticized the U.S. newspaper for posting an “insensitive” video on YouTube.
Korea Times
Critics said Monday the paper’s journalist should have offered a thorough and independent review of Samsung’s latest smartphone in the video rather than focused on ridiculing it.
In February, Samsung unveiled its first foldable smartphone and the device is set to hit the U.S. market April 26, but the phone has been criticized by U.S. reviewers as the top layer of the display easily peels off, which can cause serious damage to the screen.
WSJ reporter Joanna Stern posted the video review of the Galaxy Fold, Friday (local time). In the three-minute video, the reporter put a sausage inside the screen of the smartphone, showed clips of peeling a banana and orange and folded a colored piece of paper.
The video has gone viral logging more than 570,000 hits as of 3 p.m. Monday, but has generated negative responses from some viewers, recording 22,000 thumbs-downs while having 10,000 thumbs-ups. More than 4,400 people left comments on the video, many expressing anger over mocking the device by putting a sausage and other objects inside the smartphone.
You can read more at the link and view the review below.
While most of what’s been reported had been the problem of reviewers intentionally peeling off the protective layer, here is a more objective review that indicates the phone’s real problem may come from dirt getting underneath that plastic.
For your $2000 in 2019, it’s still better to get a decent phone and a 10″ tablet.
7 seconds of jokes in 3m review is not something worth getting the whole of SK’s panties in a bunch.
I took the review as more of a complaint about Samsung not including a prominent warning about removing something that looks 99% like something many have come to know as something you normally remove.
$2k for a phone? Suckers…