THEY SAID NOT TO - (so I Did )

Why It Matters

If accurate, these durability issues and high repair costs could undermine consumer confidence and raise ownership costs for an already premium device, while dust vulnerability highlights engineering challenges for multi-hinge foldables.

Summary

A teardown-style test of Samsung’s trifold phone shows the hinge contains sensors that cause the device to vibrate as a camera-side flap approaches the center, and the creator warns starting a fold on the camera panel could risk damage. External stress tests with a lighter burned the 6.5-inch front OLED after ~17 seconds and the 10-inch inner OLED after ~10 seconds, leaving permanent black pixels; rumored middle-screen replacement costs are about $1,100. Heavy dust exposure quickly infiltrated the double-hinge system, causing grinding as metallic particles collected on internal magnets, prompting the tester to call the IP48 dust rating into question. Overall the device’s complex hinge and expensive OLEDs raise tangible durability and repair-cost concerns.

Original Description

The Samsung Trifold is now officially available in the USA. Its stronger than you might think...