Watch the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 go through a torturous durability test that I can't believe it survived

Date:
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 is hardier than I expected, but proves the point I've been making about foldables.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Samsung' s Flip 7 went through an extreme durability test Its outer screen is hardy, but the inner screen is easily scratched and burnt It couldn't be snapped in half by hand, however

Our phone testing is very rigorous, but we focus on what a regular person would get out of the gadget and if its better or worse than the competition
at the same price; we dont routinely set fire to phone screens, bathe gadgets in dirt, or attempt to scratch every surface with a knife but thats what one tester has done to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 .

In an extreme durability test, which youll find several of on his YouTube channel, JerryRigEverything seriously put Samsungs new foldable through its paces a follow-up to a similar video involving the Galaxy Z Fold 7 about a week earlier.

In the just under 9-minute video, Samsungs phone is tortured, but we do learn some useful details.

The outer screen is pretty hardy, standing up to significantly harder materials than the inner screen which a particularly forceful fingernail scratch is able to create grooves in and also withstanding direct heat from
a lighters flame. The inner screen is left with a couple of permanent green damage marks after about 15 seconds of fire exposure.

It then gets drenched in dirt, including getting a healthy heaping dropped straight into its hinge. Opening and closing the phone with dirt covered did allow some soil to enter the mechanism you can hear it crunch when opening and closing after the fact but at least during the video, no other permanent harm is noticeable.

Lastly, JerryRigEverything does his best to snap the phone in half with his hands, but it survives his attempts.

You should absolutely go watch the full video especially if, like me, youre too cautious with your tech to let the intrusive thoughts win because it highlights the extreme lengths you have to go to actually tear these
foldables apart. Tougher than you think Foldables are hardier than we give them credit for (Image credit: Peter Hoffmann)

Ive used a foldable as my daily driver for about a year. I started with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 .

Because I get those phones through my job, Im admittedly a bit more laissez-faire with how I treat them (meaning Ill buy a cheap screen
protector, but not a case), but both phones have been holding up very, very well.

The Z Fold 6 has a few bruises at the edges, but nothing serious, and my Z Fold 7 is close to immaculate. Neither has any issues with their hinges, and while you can see their creases, its not super noticeable on either phone
when youre using one.

This brings me to a point I made on our Samsung special podcast . While that IP48 dust and waterproof rating means the foldables can let fine dirt in (anything smaller than 1mm), and their inner screen isnt as durable as a regular phone display, most normal people probably wont have any serious issues.

Ive been to a sandy beach two times in the past year, and visited one desert, without my foldable being affected. I was careful, sure, but no more so than
I am with a non-foldable.

If you regularly work at the beach or in, say, a dusty woodwork shop, or in a super-harsh environment, a foldable might not be ideal. But for most folks, these extreme and my year-long tests prove theyre surprisingly durable if youre kind to them. If durability was the reason youve been put off buying one, it might not be as big an issue as you imagine. You might also like The Samsung Galaxy S26 could come with multiple AI assistants A YouTuber is folding and unfolding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times This rumored Samsung Galaxy S26 upgrade will finally make contactless payments as easy as they are on the iPhone



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