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We really liked the Galaxy Fold when we spent time testing the unreleased original handset earlier this year, 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 ₹1,64,999.

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 the middle, and it still delivers the same genuinely refreshing ability to transform in an instant from tall and long phone, to easy-to-hold-in-one-hand tablet. When unfolded, it really is like holding an