The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 is the thinnest in its lineup, yet it’s also more durable than its predecessor.
The Fold7’s folding display was certified to last more than half a million folds – 2.5 times (or 85%) more than what its predecessor achieved in a durability test last year (200,000)! Certification company Bureau Veritas completed the 500,000 folds after which the Galaxy Z Fold7 remained fully functional!
The testing was done over 13 days at 25°C (77°F), simulating over 10 years of average daily use – 100 folds per day. That also translates to over 6 years of heavy use – 200 times a day!
Samsung achieved the impressive jump in durability with a combination of clever hardware features. The outer Ultra Thin Glass layer atop the display is 50% thicker, and there’s a newly formulated high-elastic adhesive that binds it to the OLED underneath, which provides 4x the recovery performance.
Then there’s a new flattening structure that spreads shock evenly across the display, and it all sits on a high-strength titanium plate.
All of that’s to say that despite being thinner and lighter, the Galaxy Z Fold7 is much more durable than the Fold6.
