Galaxy Fold Lives Up to New Durability Claims After SquareTrade’s New FoldBot Test

At nearly $2,000, the much-hyped Samsung Galaxy Fold promises improved folding abilities, after failing reviews paused its original release in April 2019. SquareTrade put the retooled device to the test in its first-ever foldability experiment with the new FoldBot. 

FoldBot found that the major folding design flaws of the original Galaxy Fold have been resolved, though the device did suffer from some minor wear during testing. After 120,000 folds, which is about 3 years of use according to Samsung, Galaxy Fold made it through the FoldBot test with only a stuck pixel and limited hinge deterioration. Not bad, considering the first Fold device, that was supposed to launch earlier this year, cracked almost instantly when used by reviewers. You can see the Galaxy Fold survive the FoldBot test with minimal damage here.