The 1,980 Galaxy Fold will launch in 2 months but Samsung doesn't seem ready to actually show it to anyone yet

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Samsung showed off its folding smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, onstage at its Unpacked event on Wednesday.

The Fold will cost almost 2,000 and arrives in the US in April and in Europe in May.

Despite the launch being just two months away, Samsung hasn't allowed the press or analysts to see the Galaxy Fold up close.

That suggests ongoing tweaks to the design and, maybe, a conviction that almost no one will buy it.

Samsung's annual "Unpacked" events for its flagship phones are always a hoop-la, but the pinnacle this year had to be its unveiling of the Galaxy Fold folding smartphone.

Intended to be a major iteration on a form factor that hasn't changed in years, the Galaxy Fold is a 4.6-inch phone that opens up to become a 7.3-inch tablet, and which can run multiple apps simultaneously.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: We compared the 1,200 MacBook Air with the 500 Surface Go, and the results were a messSee Also:These are the new Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus smartphones from SamsungI tried the entire lineup of Samsung's new Galaxy S10 phones. Here's what they're like in person.An Apple patent filing reveals what a foldable iPhone might look likeSEE ALSO: After repeatedly mocking Apple for ditching the iPhone headphone jack, Samsung is doing exactly the same thing

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