Automated testing shows that the Samsung Galaxy Fold fails earlier than expected

04 October 2019
Samsung claims that Galaxy Fold can survive 200,000 folds and estimates that's 5 years of use. A robot put that claim to the test twice.

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  • kyd
  • n0P
  • 04 Oct 2019

a phone will never be used in this conditions....beside that who in the name of god stuck with same phone 5 years??

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    • callum
    • mT0
    • 04 Oct 2019

    Anonymous, 04 Oct 2019built for museum, not for professional useyou mean for gaming?

      NAND-roid, 04 Oct 2019Great test for me. It show how good this device is. If it c... moreare people really going to still be using after 2 years, most will have upgraded to a newer version of a foldable handset within this time scale.

        altich, 04 Oct 2019I always love such tests. It's completely useless as it nev... morei dont know, if i ever decide to buy one, i may want to sit and open/close it 120,000 times constantly ... just for fun.

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          • AnonD-731363
          • SH3
          • 04 Oct 2019

          Anonymous, 04 Oct 2019120k is enough for.. few years But not worth the 2000 and it was folded by device humans would fold it with different strenght power etc.
          It will last maybe 80 000 folds.

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            • Commie
            • J1Q
            • 04 Oct 2019

            Yea but youre not folding it 2 times a second

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              • AnonD-887044
              • YTx
              • 04 Oct 2019

              Kevin T, 04 Oct 2019I'm really happy & excited to see innovation I love th... moreMaybe two separate screens acting like one is probably better than a large foldable one.

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                • Memyselfandi
                • 4TC
                • 04 Oct 2019

                Wow!! I like this test. Samsung did a great job here, with normal usage it can last more than the time frame it was given. The number of folds at the speed it was tested on, and nonstop, you expect it to heat up and get messed up quicker.

                  Great test for me. It show how good this device is. If it can last 3 years with this robot in real life it can go up to 5 years and still usable. Samsung has the best engineering.

                    AnonD-731363, 04 Oct 2019Man its a folding test. Torture it was for Samsung to dec... moreDo you really pressed that hard on the screen with your fingernails when you use your phone? I rarely touch the screen with untrim fingernails.

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                      • SkyYoda
                      • iBt
                      • 04 Oct 2019

                      120k times folding/unfolding by a bot should be enough to demonstrate the strength of this device. That ensures with the normal usage a durability for a long time.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PZs
                        • 04 Oct 2019

                        built for museum, not for professional use

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                          • altich
                          • M{V
                          • 04 Oct 2019

                          I always love such tests. It's completely useless as it never represent the normal usage conditions so why the hell watch it or even rely on the given comments or analysis? Some YouTube tests are actually usable as it gives an impression of an actual person in real life conditions. In this case a bot is closing and opening the phone at a rate that no one would actually do, certainly all the time.
                          Bottom line is that such "tests" are only "funny" to watch (and yeah you got to show your face on YouTube) maybe but absolutely not representative.

                            Constant folding and unfolding is different from folding a few times a day. But then, a person's hands can neither be much rougher or gentler.

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                              • sr777
                              • X}t
                              • 04 Oct 2019

                              Fast folding and unfolding one after another causes the hinge and the border to heat up.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • gFj
                                • 04 Oct 2019

                                wtf they have been slapping it like crazy and still call it a test

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • u7V
                                  • 04 Oct 2019

                                  Kevin T, 04 Oct 2019Seriously no one will close & open it 120000 times in o... moreAgree

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PuU
                                    • 04 Oct 2019

                                    120k is enough for.. few years

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • LGL
                                      • 04 Oct 2019

                                      Galaxy Ayman, 04 Oct 2019WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? How do you call this a test??!!! wh... moreMy mother in law treat her laptop exactly like this robot lmao

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                                        • eparr
                                        • Pux
                                        • 04 Oct 2019

                                        That's not a 120000 fold test... It's a 2.48 fold per second, and is not the same for hinge and screen materials