- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 screen replacements will reportedly cost as much as $885 for the inner panel.
- While the Flip 7’s inner screen is much more affordable, even that will run nearly $400.
- Despite not even folding, the Fold 7’s exterior screen could cost a staggering $610 to repace.
Smartphones today are at their most expensive, and while you can find plenty of very affordable options out there when it comes to traditional handsets, it’s the foldables space that really drives prices into the stratosphere. When you’re dropping nearly $2K on a new phone (if not even more) you need to think very carefully about how you’re going to make that investment last, and while choosing a good case can go a long way there, it’s probably worth taking a moment to decide how you want to approach repairs, should that awful day eventually come.
Broadly speaking, you’ve got two main options for dealing with phone damage. A regular warranty isn’t going to protect you from accidents, so many users choose to cover their phone with some kind of phone insurance that explicitly pays for repairs even due to accidental damage. That’s sold both as plans from third parties, as well as offered from some manufacturers as an add-on.