What They Say
Toms Hardware reported some work done by an insurer, Allstate Protection Plans, that has tested a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and found that is ‘one of the toughest’ phones
“The Galaxy Z Fold3 is one of the toughest, most durable phones we’ve ever tested, and its interior screen is the first not to crack or shatter in our drop test.”
One of the tests was to drop the phone, open, onto its front and it suffered ‘only minor scuffing to its frame and corners as well as some minor pixel damage on the screen itself’. However, the Galaxy Z fold 3’s interior display didn’t crack at all — the first time a smartphone hasn’t shattered in the eight year Allstate Protection Plans has done phone testing.
The ‘Armor Aluminum’ and the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus are features that helped the result as well as a protective PET film. A 30 minute submersion test in 1.6m (5′) of water showed no damage.
What We Think
There’s another test on YouTube that has a look at the durability. (BR)
Most users won’t apply this level of torture!
