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We really liked the Galaxy Fold when we spent time testing the unreleased original handset back in April, but just before it was due to get into customers’ hands, a series of serious issues were discovered, and Samsung wisely pulled it.

But now it’s back, with a gentle redesign that fixes the big issues, and will be available to buy by the time you read this. It still has the ultra-premium price tag we were always promised, though, coming in at a cool £1,900 SIM-free, in a 5G-enabled model.

Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that price is £100 more than the UK price quoted earlier this year, but that’s because we’re now getting the 5G variant in the UK, not the 4G one as was announced earlier.

So, what’s changed in the last five months? Well, the truth is: very little. The Fold still comes with the same gorgeous and pliable 7.3-inch AMOLED display, which folds directly down