In addition to the US and Korea, which were the first markets confirmed to get the groundbreaking Galaxy Fold, Samsung promised (limited) availability across 15 specific European countries as well a number of months ago. While the company’s first-ever foldable smartphone was slated to make its global debut on April 26, the initial expansion to the old continent was supposed to happen a week later, which sounded like a very ambitious schedule.

This actually seems plausible and logical (for a change), but alas, it does not tackle the thorny question of a revised launch timeline in any way.

People in certain countries may have to wait longer than others

If the latest firmware testing hints are to be trusted (and they usually are), Samsung might be narrowing the scope of its Galaxy Fold re-release plans by eliminating a few markets from the original list. That could mean the device will simply see daylight a little later in those countries than the US and South Korea or never expand beyond a handful of major markets. Obviously, we’re hoping the former theory will ultimately pan out, but right now, nothing is etched in stone.

Basically, the evidence that points in this direction is Samsung’s “scaled-back” firmware development work in “countries like Italy and the Netherlands” lately compared to tests being actively performed across the bigger markets listed above. In other words, the company is setting humbler goals for the Galaxy Fold re-release, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

If all the problems are solved, why is the Galaxy Fold not out yet?