Here's how Samsung tests the Galaxy Fold's hinge durability

28 March 2019
The pioneer smartphone undergoes 200 thousand folds in a week to live up to its claim.

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Galaxy Note 10, 28 Mar 2019In this video' crease not visible but other demo models we ... moreOh come on, stop this nonsense on the price. OF COURSE the first models of something new is very expensive - it would have been more surprising if it was not so.

And SURE first movers are always taking a risk of the product not living up to hopes and expectations.

I would say it is an expected risk, and nice for the rest of us, that some are prepared to take that risk, so new generations of the device can evolve.

    In this video' crease not visible but other demo models we could see the crease. In any case all these are way too expensive. Good luck with those who buy these $200-$2600 foldable mobiles

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      • Anonymous
      • PEh
      • 28 Mar 2019

      AnonD-847158, 28 Mar 2019Let's say Samsung produces a batch of 100 Galaxy Fold. They... moreWell, no company check every single phone.

        Would be very interesting to see the state of these devices after the week of folds.... It might not be broken, but how does the crease look....?
        I mean is the whole centre wrinkled like a very old persons skin or???

        And as Whackcar points out 70% is a really high brightness for ordinary usage.

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          • Luxor
          • IVR
          • 28 Mar 2019

          They really built a machine to fold and unfold it. Lol. All the curious people, are you happy now?

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            • Anonymous
            • rJ3
            • 28 Mar 2019

            How will they protect the screen from scratches, since if it's only plastic then it's going to get scratched easily (Moto Z2 force plastic display) ? Or is there a glass which is foldable ??

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              • Asan
              • JKx
              • 28 Mar 2019

              Anonymous, 28 Mar 2019I got a question, if I buy, for exanple Galaxy Fold is the ... moreIf you buy used sellphone

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                • Anonymous
                • nGa
                • 28 Mar 2019

                There will be a crease, you will see it, i don't know of any material that wouldn't have a mark..

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                  • Anonymous
                  • XUy
                  • 28 Mar 2019

                  The 5-year durability is pointless as the device won't get updated by year 2 or 3 anyway. By year 2, most of the early adopters would've bought the Galaxy Fold 3.

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                    • XNt
                    • 28 Mar 2019

                    AnonD-847158, 28 Mar 2019Let's say Samsung produces a batch of 100 Galaxy Fold. They... moreThat is correct, because that will already put the phones durability to a toss, the whole reason to test a few products from a batch is because they are built with the same quality and environment aka each phone from that batch should be as durable as the others.

                      "The slight display crease it has when completely unfolded is reportedly unnoticeable once you get the screen brightness above 70%"

                      I can say with certainty that most of us don't keep our brightness that high. Most keep it at auto, which usually stays below 50% unless under direct sunlight.

                      The crease will be visible in day to day usage. Just pointing it out.

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                        • t7k
                        • 28 Mar 2019

                        Anonymous, 28 Mar 2019I got a question, if I buy, for exanple Galaxy Fold is the ... moreLet's say Samsung produces a batch of 100 Galaxy Fold. They will take 1-2 units and test them. If the selected units passes the test the whole batch will be selected. You'll not get the phone which is tested 200,000 times.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KZ8
                          • 28 Mar 2019

                          I got a question, if I buy, for exanple Galaxy Fold is the one I bought have been tested 200,000 times? Or it was never tested so I can open and close it at least 200,000 times?

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