I work for a company that repairs these. The Flip and Fold phones have been riddled with issues since day one.
They’re literally plastic screens. Over time the crease on the screen where the hinge is will get so deep that Samsung’s required “screen protector” will no longer adhere. If you close the phone and the hinge decides to break, you can never open it a full 180 again. If you accidentally open it all the way too fast, you will literally rip the screen off the frame. The weak point is hinge which could lead to a thick black line across, or upper or lower portions malfunctioning. One day you may open the phone and it’s unresponsive to touch. Screens randomly fail all the time and either display static or nothing at all.
Samsung knows the failure rates and how they’re problematic. Any physical damage on the phone will void your warranty. If it’s the tiniest scratch, warranty void. Not kidding. I see Samsung deny them left and right. If you remove the pre-applied screen protector and replace it with your own, warranty void. They literally record how many times they’ve been dropped. If the count exceeds an acceptable value, warranty void.
In terms of outright failure across all phone brands and models, the flips and folds are #1. Behind that is the A series. But those are cheap so it’s expected.
Please purchase insurance for it if you can. It will save you at minimum $400 on a screen repair.
Jhex@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’d never want to pay 2,500 for a phone… tht’s just insane
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
These days I never go for flagships. I want 1TB storage and if I choose the 1TB phones, they’d cost $1500. I could get a Samsung A-Series and have the 1TB MicroSD Card slot at around $400 for the phone + a 1TB MicroSD card at around $130, so basically a $530 phone with a 1TB storage, $1000 cheaper than a flagship. I don’t play any games anyways these days (too depressed), I don’t even need flagship specs.
madis@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I absolutely agree, luckily I got mine used for 870€.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Your spending that much on a used phone? I can’t phantom paying more than $600 for one
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
You’re willing to pay that much for a phone? I think my last one was $350.
OK, now someone else go lower.
madis@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I get that too. It helps to put it in perspective:
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
That is insane as well. $300 for my Pixel was already painful enough. 870€ is a whole decent computer :/