Fragile foldables? Check out our Honor Magic V3 torture tests

23 August 2024
We put the foldable phone through some grueling tests - find out if it survived.

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  • 11 Sep 2024

Insanity, 11 Sep 2024That's insane purposely having such expensive phone to... morePeople have been saying this for almost 20 years now. It's as dumb now as it was then. Reviewers are here to tell us how a device performs, one of those metrics is durability.

They crash cars to test their crash safety, they abuse phones to test their abuse resistance.

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    • Insanity
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    • 11 Sep 2024

    That's insane purposely having such expensive phone torture like that just to prove it.

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      • 27 Aug 2024

      Need a bend test like Jerry rig everything...

        No one ever said that foldables are fragile... its more about screen being stuck in 2016(when tech for foldables got ready for mass manufacturing) even if we already developed new ways to create tough and scratch resistant layered glass that can bend without having super delicate plastic top layer that you can scratch with your finger if you touch it too hard, but none of company want to invest in it as first they need to make money from tools they made for old technology, that funny enough is not really that complicated as it was more about finding way to cut costs as much as possible, as amoled in it self is flexible and it was more about putting it all together.

          Anonymous, 25 Aug 2024https://m.gsmarena.com/vivo_x_fold3_pro-review-2729.php ... moreYesn't. It has one, but it's only 3x due to the limited space. I am talking 5x or more, the ones that digital zoom can't compete with. Will Foldables eventually have that too? Sure. But slab phones will have 10x or so baseline at that point

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            • 25 Aug 2024

            xPandamon, 24 Aug 2024For the battery life and for the better cameras. Foldables ... morehttps://m.gsmarena.com/vivo_x_fold3_pro-review-2729.php

            The Vivo x Fold 3 Pro has a periscope zoom lens. Yes, it is possible to put a periscope lens into a thin body.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 25 Aug 2024

              I thought the PIXEL PRO FOLD IS THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD for you guys ..

              yes im still salty because you did not approve my comments on pixel pro fold paid article.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 24 Aug 2024

                I watched video and want buy this phone. Forget Apple , this phone is real innovation

                  Anonymous, 24 Aug 2024The outer display is just exactly the same as the display o... moreFor the battery life and for the better cameras. Foldables are thin, yes, but that means they can't fit a periscope camera inside, which has been useful so many times I wouldn't go back to a phone without one again. If you want an even bigger screen a Foldable is nice, but for me who plays games and videos on his phone, the unfolded format isn't ideal anyways, so I'd rsther have a big slab style phone

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                    • 24 Aug 2024

                    This Phone looks amazing, also quite thin and stylish.

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                      • Ahemm where is ZF6
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                      • 24 Aug 2024

                      V3 makes the Samsung ZF6 look like a 1st generation Foldable product, much like comparing the Tecno Phantom 1st Gen with Original Fold.
                      It is such a shame on Samsung Mobile Division Mr Roh, allowing the Fold to drop from the top to the bottom of the ladder by refusing to change and innovate, we all know what happen to Nokia, Blackberry when they fail to innovate thinking they are invincible; maybe this is the end of the Fold series if they keep flogging the dead horse and expecting to win the race with their tiny iteration. Unlike Apple there are no competition if you on IOS unlike Android; every single other manufacturer e.g Honor, Huawei, Google has beaten Samsung
                      outright & Oneplus Fold upcoming next gen will do to without a doubt.
                      It is a crime to let it drop to the bottom!

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                        • 24 Aug 2024

                        Anonymous, 24 Aug 2024No need for tests. Just look at used markets and see how em... moreDid you ever use one. Cause I did from gen 1 fold. And after seeing F6 switched to V2 which seems like 2027 Sammy in hand. Never has any issues with any of screens and last two gens F4 and F5 inner film was off on 1st day out of the box. So use one. And then you can share your opinion based on your experience not some waffles

                          Sarkirssian, 24 Aug 2024Come on, man... do you buy anything? Everyday all of compl... moreCome on man, everyday all of you complain about the stupidest things, go live your life.

                          Same thing can be said to you, you're complaining about me criticizing. The cognitive dissonance is real.

                            Just me, 24 Aug 2024I bought second hand Z Fold 3 two years ago. Still as good ... morethat sounds cool but I can't trust myself man, I'm quite careful with my tech and all but mistakes CAN happen. Especially when I go out all the time and hit the gym as well, I can't take the risk. Seeing that the screen goes down when pressure is applied is enough to skyrocket my anxiety.

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                              • 24 Aug 2024

                              Pacifist, 24 Aug 2024you say 200k folding actions represent 7 years? that would ... moreyes, a bit too much but, it is a safe margin. because we open and close in non-ideal forces sometimes through the day. so, we as users open and close more harshly compared to lab test equipment. it is more important to keep it in good condition for many years after the warranty expires. take flip form factor into account, too. flip phones unfold 3-4x more than folding phones.

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                                • 24 Aug 2024

                                Anonymous, 24 Aug 2024I dont know about other users, but I count less than 30 tim... moremy numbers were more valid for flip form factor. you are right, fold has outer display for daily use so, you don't need to unfold 60-70 times a day like flip phones.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 24 Aug 2024

                                  starphone, 24 Aug 2024The cameras are still worse than in regular phones. A good ... moreCameras in foldable hardware these days are flagship grade. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro even has a periscope zoom lens.

                                    This test is carefully designed to let the phone pass

                                      Anonymous, 24 Aug 2024Foldables are now durable enough to replace slabs. Pretty s... moreThe cameras are still worse than in regular phones. A good camera requires a thick enough construction.

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                                        • 24 Aug 2024

                                        xPandamon, 24 Aug 2024Nope. Foldables are still a worse version of a phone and a ... moreThe outer display is just exactly the same as the display of a normal slab phone and you get an additional inner display that works like a tablet. It's now as thin and as light and as durable as a slab phone. Why would you get a slab phone over this?

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