Teardown nerds return to the Fold with word of warning: Samsung kit still 'alarmingly fragile'

Teardown nerds return to the Fold with word of warning: Samsung kit still 'alarmingly fragile'

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/07/new_galaxy_fold_ifixit_teardown/

Screwdriver wielding nihilists at iFixit have dismantled the revised Galaxy Fold, declaring that despite Sammy implementing "durability quick fixes" it proposed in a previous teardown, the device remains "alarmingly fragile".

Samsung's unusual (and pricey) folding phone was initially set for launch in April but was withdrawn after early reviewers ran into problems. This was in part because some tried to remove the screen protector, which turned out to be integral to the design, thereby damaging the device. Not only that, even with the screen protector left intact, the original Fold was too fragile, vulnerable to dust and dirt working in via gaps at each end of the hinge.