Samsung has confirmed that its delayed Galaxy Fold will finally go on sale on Friday in South Korea, and other countries including the UK in the weeks that follow.

Axar.az reports citing Mirror that the Korean firm said it had improved the "design and construction" of the foldable device ahead of its launch.

Initially unveiled earlier this year and originally due to launch in May, Samsung was forced to delay the Fold after a number of early testers reported issues with the device's folding screen, including several who mistakenly removed a protective film over the screen which caused it to stop working in some cases.

The £1,800 Galaxy Fold combines a single screen like that of a traditional smartphone, but can also be unfolded to reveal a larger, tablet-sized screen inside the device.