We've already talked a lot in the past about Zack Nelson (better known in the YouTube community as JerryRigEverything) or, rather, on his videos, some of those that deal with the most popular and new smartphones on the market. In these, the resistance and durability of recognized mobiles are usually tested, as in this case is the Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold2, the latest and most recent folding smartphone from the South Korean that in this new opportunity is the star of the test we are now talking about.
This high-performance folding device has arrived as an important and interesting improvement of the Galaxy fold original, another folding terminal that arrived in February of last year and that, although it was praised by many, its important failures at the construction level left it somewhat badly off, something mainly noted by the problems of its screen, which was breaking with ease and, in the worst case, it was already defective from the factory. Now we see how the Galaxy Z Fold2 fares in the endurance tests of JerryRigEverything.
The Galaxy Z Fold2 survived the endurance tests by JerryRigEverything
In the video that we hang below, we can notice many things. The first thing is how Zack Nelson performs a little unboxing on the smartphone, while commenting on some details at first sight.
Then we see how the youtuber goes into action, removing the protective plastic that the Galaxy Z Fold2 comes with, which, as Samsung indicates, should not be removed, but, as we are talking about a durability test, he ignores this indication.
When trying to scratch the outer screen of the phone, which is covered with Gorilla Glass Victus glass, Corning's most resistant for mobile, we see that this begins to suffer from level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale.
The plastic cover, which we already mentioned, protects the internal screen and should not be removed, it is easily marked even with the fingernails if enough pressure is applied. Here the resistance of said panel is much lower than that of the exterior, scratching at only level 2 on the Mohs hardness scale, a result similar to that obtained by the internal screen of the original Galaxy Fold. A shame
The sides of the Galaxy Z Fold2 are metallic and not plastics, something that we appreciate in a smartphone of more than 2.000 dollars / euros in price, a figure that very few people can pay for a terminal.
The hinge system of the mobile is improved and prevents debris from being a big problem if they remain inside when the panel is folded, since the screen has an interior space. This is evident when the youtuber Add sand, dirt and small stones to the panel of the mobile and close it. Dirt can no longer get inside the phone, something that happened in the Galaxy Fold.
The side-mounted fingerprint reader came to a better life after scratches were applied, being virtually unusable after that and ineffective when unlocking the phone.
In the bend and flex test, which places a heavy build stress on the Galaxy Z Fold 2, it manages to survive once again despite some notable efforts from the host. Samsung's refined hinge and improved construction managed to hold up well with little to no flex.
Galaxy z fold2
When the internal display of the high-end is exposed to fire, it suffers a permanent brandbut it doesn't stop working. The damage is even more noticeable on the outer panel, in which the applied fire mark is by far more evident, but still it does not cause a malfunction in it.
The Galaxy Z Fold2, in conclusion, passed the resistance and durability test of JerryRigEverythingBut not without being unharmed, clearly. In the same way, it is appreciable the improvements that Samsung has made, with respect to the original Galaxy Fold, thus showing us that it learns from its mistakes. Despite this, we expect further improvements with the successor model.
As a review, we find that it has the processor chipset Snapdragon 865 Plus, the most advanced of Qualcomm and that is capable of working at a maximum clock frequency of 3.1 GHz. The external Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen is 6.23 inches, while the internal Super AMOLED is 7.6 inches. To this we must add that it comes in two versions of memory, which are 256 and 512 GB with a single 12 GB RAM. In addition, in its main triple camera module there are three 12 MP sensors with functions such as 4K video recording and super slow motion. The battery is 4.500 mAh and it comes with fast, reverse and wireless charging.
