Earlier this week we saw the Galaxy Z Fold8 spell done JerryRigEverything’s torture durability test wherever it survived immoderate hard bends and adjacent encounters with blades and sand. And the squad implicit astatine iFixit has present brought its teardown expertise to Samsung’s trendy bendy phone. Here’s the afloat video:
The Z Fold8 earned a 4/10 repairability score. That’s not awesome by regular smartphone standards, but it is simply a constituent higher than past year’s Z Fold7 repairability score. If you don’t consciousness similar watching the full thing, present are the cardinal takeaways.
The folding surface is inactive a nightmare to replace. The iFixit big got the integrative bezels connected his unit’s sheet chipped, which yet obliterated the OLED layer, rendering the full portion useless. The IP48 standing does not clasp up good against dust, and that yet enters the hinge, exposing cardinal internals.
Z Fold8's hinge exposed to particulate and debris
There are immoderate positives, though. Samsung utilized modular Phillips screws passim the Fold8. The backmost sheet is casual to pry out, the USB-C larboard is modular and not soldered on, which makes it casual to replace. The batteries diagnostic propulsion tabs, which should construe to easier removal, though they are besides casual to bend.
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