What It Takes to Break a Flip Phone? The Great Folding Test Vol. II Summary

The Z Flip 5 vs Razr 40 Plus Great Folding Test Vol. II Summary. Thanks for following this years livestream!

Here’s the list of Sony gear we’ve used:
FX30 + G 12-24 mm f4.0
A7SIII + G 24-105 mm f4.0
A7IV + GM 24-70 mm f2.8
A7RV + GM2 24-70 mm f2.8

0:00 - 0:18 - Flip Phone Fragility Explained
0:18 - 0:50 - The Great Folding Challenge
0:50 - 1:15 - Motorola’s Hinge Goes Bad
1:15 - 2:02 - Unsponsored Durability Test
2:02 - 2:34 - Durability Revealed Samsung vs. Motorola
2:34 - 3:55 - Dirty Pocket Test
3:55 - 4:27 - Freezer Test
4:27 - 4:55 - Motorola’s Death
4:55 - 5:15 - Folding Underwater
5:15 - 5:44 - Samsung’s Hinge Goes Bad
5:44 - 6:11 - Extreme Torture Test
6:11 - 6:37 - Samsung’s Fall
6:37 - 8:15 - Final Acknowledgments

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[june_o]

Lets face it, even though this wasn't sponsored by Samsung or Motorola, we all know, that in the end it was a great advertisement for Samsung.

[MuzamilFGC]

if the Samsung wasn't folded inside water for 30 minutes and treated as a cake it literally would have been unbreakable.

[JakubPluta]

Why does this channel have so few subscribers? 😮
Great job testing this for us!

[hairizwan]

I was worried if I should get the Flip 5, but after watching this test and also the same test you did with the Flip 4, I decided to pre order the Flip 5, and I got it on August 9 and Im loving it, thank you very much for the teams effort, 😄😄😄👍👍👍

[MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

I preordered my Flip5 after my very loyal Galaxy Note 8 finally died a few weeks ago. Been a loyal Note user since the 1st Note and I’m so happy to see the Flip5 surviving this much damage/testing. I’m very careful with all my devices, I still have a working Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and iPhone 6S... so this means my Flip5 will last a long time! (I hope)😂

[StrawberryLegacy]

This is what finally made me order the Z Flip5 today 👍 Can't wait

[eternalumadeit]

great video! not even kidding, i was thinking about this exact experiment yesterday, and was wondering when there will be part 2, and it finally came! must be a sign haha, keep up the great work!

[GallantKnight]

This is why i just got my Fold5 as my first foldable. Basically, it lasts forever if you take care of it.

[TheRealDuckofDeath]

Great work everybody. These types of tests really do show it is possible to build durable foldables, and also expose the ones not building them as well as they claim.
A tip for the dust test, next year/time... Inspired by your cold weather test, how about putting he phone in one of those sealed boxes, with a lot of dust inside and have a fan blow dust around for an extended time while you keep folding on? That is maybe more realistic than trying to press dirt inside the hinges? 😊

[marq]

Wspaniały to był stream, nie zapomne go nigdy.

[blondiejam]

Great job guys and girls Samsung z flip 5 did much better than I expected 👏 well done SAMSUNG 🎉

[jayarte]

Thank you so much for this testing of the two flip phones. I bought the Razr 5g when it came out because I was desperate for a small phone which I could easily put in a pocket, even a small one on a rucksack. It was a lovely looking phone but very slippy frane so I dropped it a few times and it got cracked before I bought a case and hid the good looks. This year I bought the Razr 40 for the faux leather body. No need for a case, it's already grippy and looks great in Summer Lilac. I was so pleased with it until I took it to the beach and put it in a pocket which had a bit of sand in. The sand got into the hinge and although it hasn't yet affected the screen I can hear the hinge rasping every time I open and close the phone. I've spent months trying to work out how to replace the phone. Hate phablets. I already have a tablet, don't need to carry one around. This brilliant experiment has helped me decide to go for the Flip 5. Shame it's a slippy case so I'll need to buy one, but at least I can stop worrying about sand in the hinge. If some does get in, I just need to submerge in water, open and close a few times and hey presto, just like in the video!
Thanks to Mrkeybrd and all the volunteers for really helpful, evidence based, impartial testing.

The best test ever. Can't wait for the following iterations.

[B-MARTINEZ]

No manufacturer is going to beat Samsungs foldable quality.

[ministerjlupine]

Love the extra info! Y'all are awesome!!!

[ProceDesigner]

THE BEST TEST channel - SIMPLE !!!
thanks guys 🤟👍✌

[mailforjoel]

I think that opening a flip phone so quickly for so long (sans the sand and water tests) wouldn't be realistic anyways, because the friction is building up heat which helps to damage the hinge faster. But the test is a huge win for Samsung....which is likely to rarely have a hinge fail in normal use for the life of the should exceed the average users ownership of the phone...or the screen will simply fail long before the hinge ever does.

[hobbitpsi]

Have used the foldables since the fold and flip 3. People think they are so fragile, but they really aren't. Sure the inner display a small bit more fragile than a normal smartphone screen, but it's not that bad considering the inside/main displays are folded and protected majority of the time anyway. my original z fold 3 I used to rock without a screen protector and did that for about 3 months before buying and putting a new one on myself and never had any issues while it didn't have the screen protector on it, not a single scratch.

[kszesiek]

Why not invite Zack from JerryRigEverything to do the disassembly together? Would be a dope video!

[Serew]

Ok, so as usual - to all the Polish folks - in the comment section speak English, not Polish, please, let Jakub's channel flow through the seas of algorithm! Great job, team Klawiter!