It’s an alright start to this product category, but I’m personally not super impressed. About 7 years ago when I envisaged a tablet that folds to a pocket size phone, we are some way off a thin and light device.
@@leebeeskee why does everyone care about thin so bad? Like its not even that thick…it fits in pockets so why care about thickness, this aint a booty lol
@@jenkem69 i agree folded up it honestly feels so good to hold when using the cover screen. And for those who say its heavy i have bo words. Its not far off from my note and makes it feel like a well built 1800$ phone not a plastic toy. It feels great in the hand
I also dropped my Fold 2 onto a wooden floor, I was too scared to pick it up!! When I eventually did, zero damage, not a scratch! I dropped if unfolded! It bounced everywhere! So I'm shocked. I think this phone is actually more durable unfolded than it is folded!
Watching this as a Z fold 3 owner I was flinching on every drop! Great work, makes me feel much more comfortable with my Spigen slim armour case that this phone should be no less resilient than other phones.
True. Using my fold3 naked due to my Aramid case being late is unlike using any other phone. Sure I am super gentle and careful when handling it, but have never before felt so easy when handling 1000+ phone naked. Seriously this one feels like a tank on its own. Good thing I did not go for fat case.
@@teddyoflove5897 The Spigen case that I ordered is on backorder and it's been two weeks now without any protection. I get anxious whenever I got out with it lol
Still gets destroyed by dust which is something commonly found in pockets where you generally put your phone. The inner display scratches extremely easily to the point where having long fingernails makes it impossible to use. The crease is still extremely visible.
@@Toutong_ go watch JerryRigEverythings video on the Fold 3. He dumbs an entireful handful of sand on the main display and folded it open and closed multiple times. There was no problem what so ever.
UTG is glass, not plastic. It is then covered by a plastic protective layer. Not sure why we have to keep going over this. JerryRigEverything showed this when he cracked the inner display and there were glass shards in his teardown.
Anyone still doubting the durability of these devices is pushing an agenda. They're so well engineered. Haven't seen purposeful innovation in the smartphone scene like this for years. Foldables just became mainstream.
@@calvingreen7197 Sales say otherwise. But please, do tell me why you think it's far from mainstream? It's durable, it's fast, and usable. Seems like a phone to me.
There are still a few concerns. For example what would happen if it gets dropped face down and happens to land on a small piece of rock or a screw? Would the entire screen just die off, or would it be limited to a small patch near the point of impact? In the latter case, would touch functionality survive? I own a Flip3 and an LG V60 with the second screen and use both. I often throw the V60, folded backwards (with both screens exposed) into the same pocket as my wallet and keychain; but when using the Flip3 I always close it up properly and give it its own pocket. And that’s the problem. Most units of these foldables will probably serve two or three years and die off because the batteries don’t work as well, but they still require their users to treat them with an added level of care and precaution, and this is not likely to change without significant advances in material sciences.
@@THEJPR the extent of the damage is the concern here. My old S8 survived a brutal hit on the panel three years ago, the drop killed a patch of pixels near the point of impact. The touch functionality survived. I've been intermittently using it ever since, and in the three years the dead area has not grown and it still works fine. Would foldable screens behave similarly, or would the damage be more substantial?
I dropped it on a concrete floor at waist height within 24hrs of my purchase! Only minor scratches on the hinge top and bottom. I had the case on, no scratches or damage to both screens. All functions tested ok.
Foldables especially clamshells/flip phones are the most durable form factors. Closing mechanism protects the main screen. Like doing a drop test with a turtle. 🐢
Let's take a moment to appreciate how innovative and creative Samsung has been since the fold 1 ,The hinge now closes well without leaving much space in between making it possible to fit in well in the pockets
It's pretty good for the design that it is. The problem with dropping happens, when you don't have a flat sidewalk tile, or steel, but you have the same with a small stone, and the screen smashes with with concentrated force in that one spot, where the sharp stone is.
When a company that knows engineering makes something meant to last, it apparently lasts. 🤔 I've already managed to drop my Flip3 twice (albeit on hardwood, but still) and it unsurprisingly looks brand new.
Some folks just don't have the patience dealing with that extra step of unfolding a phone. But I would waste that extra 1-2 seconds just to have that extra layer of protection.
Sorprendido no pensé que fuera capaz de resistir esas pruebas tan brutales para mí paso las pruebas. Yo usaría un cover para protegerlo más y tendré fold 3 por años...
I currently have the LG v60 with the dual screen. Sad to see it go but I'm extremely excited to get my fold 3 next month when they start shopping from T-Mobile 🙌🏽. I feel like my v60 was the training wheels for the z fold lol
@@steammate4140 I wonder how long until the 4 comes out 🤔. But I had a really good upgrade deal right now since my Sprint service is getting transferred over to TMobile. I still have 4 months of lease payments of $150 and around $400 to pay off my v60 but they dropped all of that and I only had to pay the tax for the new phone plus some kinda transfer fee. So $130 out of pocket and no money down on the new phone and it's only $20 more a month than I'm paying for my v60 🙌🏽
@Head Kase I brought my setup used off eBay, just got it a couple months ago, so I can't really justify an upgrade. I have a always owned my stuff outright, plus I need to save for such a cool phone.
@@steammate4140 the fold 3 $1,800 price is expensive to buy outright so I don't mind the monthly payments plus I have the accident forgiveness insurance so even if it gets run over my a truck 2yrs from now I'll get it replaced by the fold 3 or fold 4 if the 3 isn't available for free
@@headkase11 Here's the problem, I have a special unlimited cellular data corporate plan in Canada, can't change it and I'm holding on to it since I can't get a better deal, assuming you know how bad the Canadian market is for cellular prices and plans. Getting a payment plan would mean I would have to change my phone plan, and since I won't be able to find a better deal, I need to keep it. I'll just save up for one anyway. Still cheaper than getting one on a payment plan with Telus.
Well, that’s just physics. Harder materials are more resistant to breaking, but they shatter more easily. The inner display is super soft and scratches extremely fast, but it won’t shatter when glass would.
Even *if* on the Teepee drop the impact made the phone spring open, I wouldn't have given it a hit since that is so much force for a drop but NO, it actually held position. Very impressed on how well the Fold 3 held up!
Good test, held up as good as any device would under the same circumstances. I haven't dropped mine but maybe on carpet but it's nice to know how well it holds up without a case as I have the carbon fiber case on it now.
Great tests! Though a “perfect” drop where the phone drops evenly across the device surface is unrealistic. Most of the time there is a slight spin involved where a small area of the device such as a corner takes nearly ALL the impact. At least from my drunken experience.
They dropped it at certain angles to give that effect. The drops just weren't random, so the damage could be targeted to certain areas. There is nothing wrong with this test. Maybe stop drinking so much and you wont drop your phone all the time
Every perso. Ive showed mine to. All say it. Theyre surprised how well built they are. Thats why i ended up buying one too. Went to the store and checked one out in my hand. Was impressed how solid it was. Ended up buying onee.
Samsung did really think about all the aspects of durability when making this phone! Seriously it has performed way better than I've expected! The Z fold 2's inner display did stop fuctioning when everythingapplepro did a drop test last year. So it's definitely improved a lot!
The innerscreen won’t shatter because it’s soft, soft screens are hard to shatter but easy to scratch.Banging phone though, real engineering masterpiece
These videos always give me anxiety, even more so on this video, as I am watching on my zfold 3. I'm more terrified of inside screen being damaged. The fold 1 and 2 was just a plastic screen, but I've seen some posts about inner screen getting damaged with the ultra thin glass, potentially breaking. Only time will tell.
I usually never drop my phones, but accidents happen, and of course NEVER use my devices without a case, normal case I mean, no those OtterBox brick like cases, and after watching this I feel more confident about the durability of the fold 3 that is going to be delivered to me at the end of this month. Thank you.
It's physics! When you drop with the hinge completely open the phone takes less pressure than when it's just one of the screens colliding the steel or the concrete
My Z fold 3 comes in tomorrow, super excited. But too with most drop tests they don’t show “real world drops”. You sit down on a chair or jump...your phone slips out of your pocket and lands on the pavement. It’s done
Excellent video. Need some vertical drops on the port side and corner drops on the vertical as would be the case if you missed your pocket while trying to put it away.
Me watching on my Z fold 3, my heart kept beating fast per drop test. But seriously, after having the phone for a while, it really is sturdy and has a great build quality even with the moving parts. Looks like they polished this model by build and experience from the Z fold 1 and 2. Samsung's engineering team definitely did some magic with the Samsung Z Fold 3.
Now that I have seen s21 ultra vs iPhone 13 drop test, its safe to say that Zfold 3 is one of the most durable premium smartphones ( I never doubted its durability ).
The fold3 shows us we are the ones who benefit when companies push their engineers to innovate unlike companies like Apple who just leach on their customers who glady buy the same phone for 5 years in a row.
That's the difference.. like totally.. Apple now give everything to consumers, super polished & this is what their consumers want i guess cz I'm definitely not one of them lol.. and non apple like samsung huawei mi bbk pixel do experiments.. afcoursely comes out as "gimmick" in 1st gen but by the time it gets perfect, it's a win for everyone..
@@n0nenone not really apple does not give everything to its consumers. It's still missing alot of basic features android users had for years. They slowly after like 3 or 4 years release a new feature while androids releases multiple new features every single year.
Very cool drop test. Nice to know that the phone doesn't fall apart like a house of cards. PS. That isn't a screen protector that's supposed to come off. Probably exactly why those pixels died.
I love this phone so much I think I'm getting my parents one. It's such a fun device to carry around. Opening the hinge feels satisfying every time. Only issue I have are the available colours. I wish it had more, especially the 512gb. I wanted the Silver to match my tab S7 but sadly it only comes in Black 😔
@@FinalNightmare1992 The Silver is such a subtle and beautiful colour. I ended up settling with the 512g Black. Hopefully they come out with "nicer" cases in the future lol I'll get a silver one as soon as they make one. My dream is a Rimowa case but I think they only make cases for Apple :/
Every Z Fold 3 comes with an already installed screen protector for the front and the inside screens. You should've tested it with the screen protector on the outside imo. Also they allow a 1 time free of charge replacement at any authorized repair store.
Looks pretty durable and few worries in that regard if you are buying one of these? The inner screen has raised edges so falling flat the impact will be absorbed away from the display. However, if you drop face down when open at an angle onto a sharp edge like a staircase then I would be a bit worried? Def a case to protect the exterior or Samsung Care?
Dropped mine, had a Case on it (VRS Design) Interior screen is damaged now. Right side unresponsive, Crease down the fold from top to bottom. The Phone itself has NO physical damage. Sent it back to Samsung, they just told me it won't be covered by the warranty! Fun times!
That hinge is seriously engineered to perfection, the phone didn't open fully even after dropped half open, the hinge stayed where it was. Impressive!
That was indeed surprising. Good work by Samsung.
Agree with you, good job samsung!!!
IKR! I thought it would make the phone unfolded (flat), but it didn't! Impressive
Can't wait to see what samsung going to do next year, hopefully somehow get rid of the crease
Maybe the Huawei wouldn't be that lucky lol
fact : the fold 3 is such a greatly engineered smartphone, hats off to the engineers out there who worked on this phone
It’s an alright start to this product category, but I’m personally not super impressed. About 7 years ago when I envisaged a tablet that folds to a pocket size phone, we are some way off a thin and light device.
You don't need to write fact to write this comment
@@leebeeskee why does everyone care about thin so bad? Like its not even that thick…it fits in pockets so why care about thickness, this aint a booty lol
@@jenkem69 i agree folded up it honestly feels so good to hold when using the cover screen. And for those who say its heavy i have bo words. Its not far off from my note and makes it feel like a well built 1800$ phone not a plastic toy. It feels great in the hand
@@leebeeskee wtf do you expect bud?
A few days ago, I've already dropped my fold 3 to wood floor, my heart was broken then picked up, no damage at all, not even a scratch.
Glad to hear it was ok. Was it closed or open? Using fold 3 here too.
@@teddyoflove5897 when it's open, so it's bouced a few time like a 🏀🤣
@@godwater oh crap
@@godwater Did u put a protector or back cover
I also dropped my Fold 2 onto a wooden floor, I was too scared to pick it up!! When I eventually did, zero damage, not a scratch! I dropped if unfolded! It bounced everywhere! So I'm shocked. I think this phone is actually more durable unfolded than it is folded!
My heart's just beating so fast seeing a $1800 phone falling from that height.
Good thing it wasn't desyroyed completely.
@@majdihidmi4624 it is good
come on man , been seeing these comments for years now
@@neggas- ???
That sounds when the phone falling Noo
This is a very painful drop test, but pretty impressive nonetheless
Watching this as a Z fold 3 owner I was flinching on every drop! Great work, makes me feel much more comfortable with my Spigen slim armour case that this phone should be no less resilient than other phones.
True. Using my fold3 naked due to my Aramid case being late is unlike using any other phone. Sure I am super gentle and careful when handling it, but have never before felt so easy when handling 1000+ phone naked. Seriously this one feels like a tank on its own. Good thing I did not go for fat case.
The Spigen Slim Armor Pro the best case for the Z Fold 3
@@_Tree Have not tried it. But aramid case from samsung feels super nice and premium
@@teddyoflove5897 The Spigen case that I ordered is on backorder and it's been two weeks now without any protection. I get anxious whenever I got out with it lol
Repeat it’s Armor not armour. Color not colour. Lol
4:48 that pain! I can feel it too! 💔
😂😂😂i swear bro me too
All those who worked on this masterpiece are legends. This device proves all the haters and skeptics WRONG!
Exactly agreed lol 💪🏼
Still gets destroyed by dust which is something commonly found in pockets where you generally put your phone.
The inner display scratches extremely easily to the point where having long fingernails makes it impossible to use.
The crease is still extremely visible.
@@Toutong_ it doesn't get destroyed by dust
@@hellonoitisnt393
It is IPX8, Samsung would 100% try to get the dust rating if it was possible, it isn't.
@@Toutong_ go watch JerryRigEverythings video on the Fold 3. He dumbs an entireful handful of sand on the main display and folded it open and closed multiple times. There was no problem what so ever.
Makes sense, plastic scratches, doesn’t really shatter like glass does.
There is technically "ultrathin glass" under there, so something could potentially crack. Although again, it is still mostly plastic so that's that
But the oled is pretty much fully exposed to being damaged, amazing quality overall 👌🏿
The thin glass on the inner display does shatter.
Except the innter screen is glass with a polymer layer. It can break.
UTG is glass, not plastic. It is then covered by a plastic protective layer.
Not sure why we have to keep going over this.
JerryRigEverything showed this when he cracked the inner display and there were glass shards in his teardown.
On it's third drop, I've made up my mind that this phone is really well built and worthy of it's asking price.
Get it you won't regret it. AMAZING device. Best phone I ever owned.
I agree, cool smartphone, I hope Samsung will continue to develop in this direction
Anyone still doubting the durability of these devices is pushing an agenda.
They're so well engineered. Haven't seen purposeful innovation in the smartphone scene like this for years.
Foldables just became mainstream.
Nice phone, but still FAR from mainstream.
@@calvingreen7197 Sales say otherwise. But please, do tell me why you think it's far from mainstream? It's durable, it's fast, and usable. Seems like a phone to me.
There are still a few concerns. For example what would happen if it gets dropped face down and happens to land on a small piece of rock or a screw? Would the entire screen just die off, or would it be limited to a small patch near the point of impact? In the latter case, would touch functionality survive?
I own a Flip3 and an LG V60 with the second screen and use both. I often throw the V60, folded backwards (with both screens exposed) into the same pocket as my wallet and keychain; but when using the Flip3 I always close it up properly and give it its own pocket. And that’s the problem. Most units of these foldables will probably serve two or three years and die off because the batteries don’t work as well, but they still require their users to treat them with an added level of care and precaution, and this is not likely to change without significant advances in material sciences.
@@DGao-zz5vq It would damage the screen... like most phones.
@@THEJPR the extent of the damage is the concern here.
My old S8 survived a brutal hit on the panel three years ago, the drop killed a patch of pixels near the point of impact. The touch functionality survived. I've been intermittently using it ever since, and in the three years the dead area has not grown and it still works fine. Would foldable screens behave similarly, or would the damage be more substantial?
I dropped it on a concrete floor at waist height within 24hrs of my purchase! Only minor scratches on the hinge top and bottom. I had the case on, no scratches or damage to both screens. All functions tested ok.
Watching this on my Fold 3, and it made me queasy lol
Same 😂😂
Made me feel better about mine that lives in a case.
@@22astommine is in a Spigen clear csse
Doing that right now
@@TechDove Ringle clear case here.
This is why I could comfortably buy the Fold 3. It feels like a tank when you use it, there's no doubt that this is a durable phone
So much more durable that I thought it would be.
That hinge really held up.
Incredible tech. Also great testing as always!
Great phone and well built. I was expecting it to split on the first drop. Samsung really outdone themselves with this marvel of a device.
I'm waiting for my case for the Z fold three im glad to see it won't get destroyed on a drop but I'm being careful without a doubt
Foldables especially clamshells/flip phones are the most durable form factors. Closing mechanism protects the main screen. Like doing a drop test with a turtle. 🐢
Mario in a nutshell
The real shock to me came when you dropped it on the hinge but still the phone didn't opened. That's really tough!
Let's take a moment to appreciate how innovative and creative Samsung has been since the fold 1 ,The hinge now closes well without leaving much space in between making it possible to fit in well in the pockets
You forgot Corner drop!!!!
Very impressive 👍
I think he replaced it the hinge drop
I'm Loving my z fold 3 and to see how much it indured and still functions gives me some reassurance on the build quality ☺️
It's pretty good for the design that it is. The problem with dropping happens, when you don't have a flat sidewalk tile, or steel, but you have the same with a small stone, and the screen smashes with with concentrated force in that one spot, where the sharp stone is.
When a company that knows engineering makes something meant to last, it apparently lasts. 🤔
I've already managed to drop my Flip3 twice (albeit on hardwood, but still) and it unsurprisingly looks brand new.
Good thing we have people like you that does the testing for us and we don’t have to find out the hard way
Some folks just don't have the patience dealing with that extra step of unfolding a phone. But I would waste that extra 1-2 seconds just to have that extra layer of protection.
Sorprendido no pensé que fuera capaz de resistir esas pruebas tan brutales para mí paso las pruebas. Yo usaría un cover para protegerlo más y tendré fold 3 por años...
These videos are too entertaining !
I currently have the LG v60 with the dual screen. Sad to see it go but I'm extremely excited to get my fold 3 next month when they start shopping from T-Mobile 🙌🏽. I feel like my v60 was the training wheels for the z fold lol
same here, got my V60 with dual screen as foldable practice, I'm just waiting on the Fold 4
@@steammate4140 I wonder how long until the 4 comes out 🤔. But I had a really good upgrade deal right now since my Sprint service is getting transferred over to TMobile. I still have 4 months of lease payments of $150 and around $400 to pay off my v60 but they dropped all of that and I only had to pay the tax for the new phone plus some kinda transfer fee. So $130 out of pocket and no money down on the new phone and it's only $20 more a month than I'm paying for my v60 🙌🏽
@Head Kase I brought my setup used off eBay, just got it a couple months ago, so I can't really justify an upgrade. I have a always owned my stuff outright, plus I need to save for such a cool phone.
@@steammate4140 the fold 3 $1,800 price is expensive to buy outright so I don't mind the monthly payments plus I have the accident forgiveness insurance so even if it gets run over my a truck 2yrs from now I'll get it replaced by the fold 3 or fold 4 if the 3 isn't available for free
@@headkase11 Here's the problem, I have a special unlimited cellular data corporate plan in Canada, can't change it and I'm holding on to it since I can't get a better deal, assuming you know how bad the Canadian market is for cellular prices and plans. Getting a payment plan would mean I would have to change my phone plan, and since I won't be able to find a better deal, I need to keep it. I'll just save up for one anyway. Still cheaper than getting one on a payment plan with Telus.
Looks like my fold3 aramid case being super slick, might be enough to protect it in most cases since it can survive so much damage on its own.
I winced every time, but the results were extremely impressive. Great video! Amazing quality
The plastic display was surprisingly durable. Honestly better than the glass on the Fold.
Well, that’s just physics. Harder materials are more resistant to breaking, but they shatter more easily. The inner display is super soft and scratches extremely fast, but it won’t shatter when glass would.
You're surprised plastic doesn't break like glass?
@@israel4101 not even scratchin that much
@@israel4101 it doesn't 'break' in glass form, plastic can be harmed either.
@@DasDoeni true.
Even *if* on the Teepee drop the impact made the phone spring open, I wouldn't have given it a hit since that is so much force for a drop but NO, it actually held position. Very impressed on how well the Fold 3 held up!
For this price of this phone it should have a built in airbags lol
Good test, held up as good as any device would under the same circumstances. I haven't dropped mine but maybe on carpet but it's nice to know how well it holds up without a case as I have the carbon fiber case on it now.
04:46 sounds like someone got hurt slot more than the Fold
It’s a cool phone nothing I would buy but still pretty cool at sense of how technology evolving forward
Great tests! Though a “perfect” drop where the phone drops evenly across the device surface is unrealistic. Most of the time there is a slight spin involved where a small area of the device such as a corner takes nearly ALL the impact. At least from my drunken experience.
They dropped it at certain angles to give that effect. The drops just weren't random, so the damage could be targeted to certain areas. There is nothing wrong with this test. Maybe stop drinking so much and you wont drop your phone all the time
Every perso. Ive showed mine to. All say it. Theyre surprised how well built they are. Thats why i ended up buying one too. Went to the store and checked one out in my hand. Was impressed how solid it was. Ended up buying onee.
Love my fold 3
Samsung's engineering deserves at least a a notice
A great performance. !!
Best Tech channel ever. Thanks
Samsung did really think about all the aspects of durability when making this phone! Seriously it has performed way better than I've expected! The Z fold 2's inner display did stop fuctioning when everythingapplepro did a drop test last year. So it's definitely improved a lot!
Man, as a Z fold owner it's painful to see those drops 😮💨. I am glad mine is still intact. Great video 👍
The innerscreen won’t shatter because it’s soft, soft screens are hard to shatter but easy to scratch.Banging phone though, real engineering masterpiece
built like a tank. Samsung's industrial design has been one of the best in the business. Impressive. 😃
Just love the video, keep working bro.
Watching this to put my mind at ease carrying this device around. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised
Yooo finally a durability test for fold
@@user-dy9tf1ch1n I don't get how my channel is dead and umm 😐 I literally said nothing wrong lmao
@@user-dy9tf1ch1n ironic.
did you miss jerryrigeverything's video?
God damn. That hinge is beautifully Engineered.
These videos always give me anxiety, even more so on this video, as I am watching on my zfold 3. I'm more terrified of inside screen being damaged. The fold 1 and 2 was just a plastic screen, but I've seen some posts about inner screen getting damaged with the ultra thin glass, potentially breaking. Only time will tell.
This phone is a game changer it's serious the absolute best phone on the market! I will never go back to the normal style of phone ever!
Same here
Thank you. Your video deserves more views.
I usually never drop my phones, but accidents happen, and of course NEVER use my devices without a case, normal case I mean, no those OtterBox brick like cases, and after watching this I feel more confident about the durability of the fold 3 that is going to be delivered to me at the end of this month.
Thank you.
This video is torture to watch... Gives me the goosebumps! Thank you for doing it. Impressive work. Well done
just got my z fold 3, this video makes me smile
Could you try dropping it with the port-side facing down, when the device is open? Wonder how it will absorb this kind of force
It's physics! When you drop with the hinge completely open the phone takes less pressure than when it's just one of the screens colliding the steel or the concrete
Truth, safer on hinge than not, plus on the hinge between the actual hinge and what we see is a chunk of aluminum so the hinge is unaffected
That makes me feel a lot better about the weak case designs I have seen, they might do enough to save me from my own clumsiness.
Seriously impressive 🔥🔥
the "ooooh!" on the open face drop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My Z fold 3 comes in tomorrow, super excited. But too with most drop tests they don’t show “real world drops”. You sit down on a chair or jump...your phone slips out of your pocket and lands on the pavement. It’s done
Such a durable masterpiece by Samsung 🔥🔥
That hinge is just SOLID.
Most hinge failures occur from a drop on the corner of the hinge.
Awesome review -- thank you. Very helpful!
An actual test would be to drop on the corners as that's how, more often, a phone usually hits the ground.
Thanks for your video. How is real nervous about dropping the Galaxy fold three. You alleviated that fear.
That was a heck of a torture for $1800 phone .
Impressive. Thanks for the video
Excellent video. Need some vertical drops on the port side and corner drops on the vertical as would be the case if you missed your pocket while trying to put it away.
it's gonna dent it or shatter the screen because all the impact force is concentrated in a tiny surface area
Me watching on my Z fold 3, my heart kept beating fast per drop test.
But seriously, after having the phone for a while, it really is sturdy and has a great build quality even with the moving parts.
Looks like they polished this model by build and experience from the Z fold 1 and 2.
Samsung's engineering team definitely did some magic with the Samsung Z Fold 3.
drop tests are surprisingly underrated on durability tests
Now that I have seen s21 ultra vs iPhone 13 drop test, its safe to say that Zfold 3 is one of the most durable premium smartphones ( I never doubted its durability ).
The fold3 shows us we are the ones who benefit when companies push their engineers to innovate unlike companies like Apple who just leach on their customers who glady buy the same phone for 5 years in a row.
That's the difference.. like totally..
Apple now give everything to consumers, super polished & this is what their consumers want i guess cz I'm definitely not one of them lol..
and non apple like samsung huawei mi bbk pixel do experiments.. afcoursely comes out as "gimmick" in 1st gen but by the time it gets perfect, it's a win for everyone..
I’m switching from iPhone to this ohone
Finall someone else who realized.
@@n0nenone not really apple does not give everything to its consumers. It's still missing alot of basic features android users had for years. They slowly after like 3 or 4 years release a new feature while androids releases multiple new features every single year.
I know right, now the only changes in iphone are smaller notch
Dropped mine 3 times so far, twice on to concrete and apart from a couple of scuff marks. Still working fine. Kudos to Samsung.
It's so painful to watch a 1800$ phone being tested like this bit this content is satisfying
Watching this on my Z Fold3 that I bought a month ago and happy seeing this video.🙂
Tag this to iSheeps, who said Foldables are gimmick
5 years later
apple : we introduce the first iphone that fold -> ifold
wow apple makes innovation
apple will be launching them too.. and Isheeps would go crazy for it 😂😂😂
Very cool drop test. Nice to know that the phone doesn't fall apart like a house of cards.
PS. That isn't a screen protector that's supposed to come off. Probably exactly why those pixels died.
2:27 gone as fast as like it's performance 😂😂
I enjoy your methodology.
4:24 🔥🔥🔥 Jerry rig
The hinge are incredible
Samsung done really incredible in strengthening the Fold3.
When I drop my phone it always hits the corners first. So I would love to see a drop test where it lands on the corners.
Amazing video!
It's a much better bulit of all the fold phones great job Samsung.
Good durability for folding phone
I think now it's ready for daily driving
I love this phone so much I think I'm getting my parents one. It's such a fun device to carry around. Opening the hinge feels satisfying every time. Only issue I have are the available colours. I wish it had more, especially the 512gb. I wanted the Silver to match my tab S7 but sadly it only comes in Black 😔
Yep feel the same way. I settled for the silver 256gb
@@FinalNightmare1992 The Silver is such a subtle and beautiful colour. I ended up settling with the 512g Black. Hopefully they come out with "nicer" cases in the future lol I'll get a silver one as soon as they make one. My dream is a Rimowa case but I think they only make cases for Apple :/
@@alistairt7544 I've never heard of those cases, I'll check it out and fingers crossed it's released for zf3
Every Z Fold 3 comes with an already installed screen protector for the front and the inside screens. You should've tested it with the screen protector on the outside imo. Also they allow a 1 time free of charge replacement at any authorized repair store.
The message above is not from David, it's a scammer. Be warn, never trust a message like that unless it's from Official phone buffs account!
Fold 3 is a brilliant foldable phone
Thanks for the informative tests. Now I know what case to buy. The Spigen Slim Armor Pro.
It's a tough little phone. Didn't expect it to hold up. Watched a guy put an exacto knife to the screens. Kinda hard to watch he unboxed it first.
Looks pretty durable and few worries in that regard if you are buying one of these? The inner screen has raised edges so falling flat the impact will be absorbed away from the display. However, if you drop face down when open at an angle onto a sharp edge like a staircase then I would be a bit worried? Def a case to protect the exterior or Samsung Care?
That seems like a very very very unlikely case. If this happens to you my advice is to go and buy a lottery ticket.
Now do a drop test with the spigen slim armor and ask if they will sponsor the video
I love the security features you don't have to do much these days to keep intruders out.
Dropped mine, had a Case on it (VRS Design) Interior screen is damaged now. Right side unresponsive, Crease down the fold from top to bottom. The Phone itself has NO physical damage. Sent it back to Samsung, they just told me it won't be covered by the warranty! Fun times!