How did the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 pass the durability test?

Shortly after the Galaxy Z Fold 7 impressed the masses with its resistance to folding, it is now joined by the new Galaxy Z Flip 7. YouTuber JerryRigEverything put it through its paces in a recent video. Despite numerous scratches, fire, and sand, the phone passed all the tests with flying colors.

The outer screen, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, showed scratches at a Mohs level 6, and deeper damage at a level 7. This is quite comparable to other high-end phones. The inner screen, made of soft polymer plastic, started to show permanent damage at a level 2. This is comparable to a little more forceful pressure with a fingernail. Samsung does allow one free replacement of the inner protective film in the first year, and subsequent ones cost about 20 euros.

In the burn test, the external screen lasted over 20 seconds with minimal damage, while the internal screen lasted 15 seconds, leaving two permanent green marks from the heat around the edges. Dust scattered directly over the hinges (IP48) did not cause any damage. Although there was an annoying creaking sound, the phone did not stop working.

V zaključnem pregibanju se je ohišje sicer nekoliko upognilo in pojavila se je guba pri anteni, vendar se naprava ni zlomila. Samsungova nova zasnova tečaja, kjer se obe polovici stekla tesno stisneta skupaj, se očitno zelo izboljšuje. Videoposnetek podviga zanesenjaka JerryRigEverything pa si lahko ogledate na spodnjem videoposnetku oziroma na spletni povezavi https://youtu.be/-0luxGapYgM.