Samsung made its triple folding mobile official at the beginning of December after endless rumors. The new Galaxy Z TriFold has a design similar to a triptych because the two side panels fold inward to protect the main panel, it has two differently sized hinges with a double rail structure to create a smoother fold, and its case incorporates a thin piece of metal that protects the folding mechanism and resists wear over time. However, a recent video shared on YouTube shows that The foldable Galaxy Z TriFold isn’t as fold-proof as Samsung promised.
When the Galaxy Z TriFold was unveiled, Samsung supported its durability by announcing that the mobile phone had undergone a 200,000 times test to corroborate its durability, meaning that the mobile phone can be folded and unfolded up to 200,000 times. A priori this is a considerable figure, but it is true that this mark is lower than the 500,000 that the Galaxy Z Fold7 promises.
Thus, as we can see in the video shared by the YouTube channel OMG_electronics, a group of young Koreans They put the Galaxy Z TriFold to the test by folding and unfolding it multiple times until it broke. Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that one of the mobile’s hinges started making a slight creaking noise after 60,000 folds, which eventually spread to the other hinge after more than 120,000 folds.
Additionally, after 140 folds, the elasticity of the hinge has given way and left the cell phone at a point where it could not be held completely open without being forced, at the same time as it was more complicated to open and close.
In this situation we could say that this breakdown does not mean that the phone is broken, however, it is true that This is a big obstacle for those who use the Galaxy Z TriFold in their daily lives because this prevents its correct use. Therefore, if the hinge fails with the number of uses, it is equivalent to having to repair the phone so that it is not forced open.
For now, Samsung has not commented on the subject and it is still unclear whether the number of creases will increase so that consumers do not have to repair them frequently.
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