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Flip phone is stupid, but a folding phone like the Galaxy Fold actually makes total sense. Bigger screen like a small tablet, while still able to easily fit in your pocket.
Eh, I'll buy that but it still seems like an awful lot to go wrong and break.
Yes, theoretically it's less durable compared to a regular smartphone, but practically, you'd probably replace the device well before it comes to it's breaking point.
Samsung rates the Fold 4 to 200k folds (and 400k for the Flip 5). I've been using my Fold 4 for coming up to an year now, and I've observed that I don't open/close more than 20 times a day. That comes to a total life of 27 years. Even if I say open/close 40 times a day, and say, Samsung lied and the real life is 100k folds, that still works out to 6.8 years, which is well past the time I'd normally hold on to a smartphone. So rest assured, folding the thing isn't really an issue.
Here's JerryRigEverything's durability test video btw of the Fold 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteJVUwzhWs
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