Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip should be more durable than the troubled Galaxy Fold
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Samsung announced its newest folding phone, the Z Flip, at its annual Galaxy event today, but the company promises it won’t be plagued with the same problems as its other folding phone, the Galaxy Fold.
The Z Flip is Samsung’s second foldable phone, following last year’s Galaxy Fold. The Z Flip’s 6.7-inch display folds into a pocketable square shape, and the phone has an ultra-thin flexible glass display that should resist scratches better than the plastic screen it currently uses on the Galaxy Fold.
Samsung says the Z Flip is a more durable foldable phone, and can be folded and unfolded over 200,000 times. The phone’s hinge also has some adjustments. The hinge is where folding phones are most vulnerable, as this tiny gap between the...