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- A Korean YouTuber manually folded the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times over five days to test its real-world durability.
- Samsung’s 500,000-fold durability claim for the inner screen seems plausible so far, but the test did produce some hardware issues.
- Notable issues included a reboot error (6,000–10,000 folds), hinge creaking (from 46,000 folds), liquid seepage (after 75,000 folds), and speaker failure (at 175,000 folds).
Update: August 5, 2025 (10:14 PM ET): The Korean YouTuber has completed his manual folding test of the Galaxy Z Fold 7, reaching an impressive 200,000 folds over the course of five grueling days. The goal was to evaluate how the phone holds up under real-world usage conditions. Samsung claims the new display can withstand over 500,000 folds, and so far, that appears to be accurate. After 200,000 folds, the inner display showed no dead pixels, maintained accurate touch response, and exhibited no major issues, aside from a slightly more pronounced crease.