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Samsung’s first trifold device (actually a dual-folding phone) isn’t as strong as its Galaxy Z Fold 7 foldable. In an extreme durability test, the Galaxy Z TriFold bent and broke , something no Samsung foldable has ever done as the YouTuber noted. But of course, bending and breaking shouldn’t be a concern with normal phone use except the TriFold is deliberately bent backwards.
The popular YouTuber, JerryRigEverything , subjected the Galaxy Z TriFold to everything a phone could face but to the extreme. The torture test included heat, fire, pressure, scratches, and bends. After facing the heat from a lighter, the pixels on the phone’s foldable OLED screen and the cover screen burnt. The rear plastic panel also got scratched easily. The inner display was no exception as it’s made of a soft panel with a hardness rating of level 2. A fingernail was enough to leave scratches. While its metal frame is strong, it can’t withstand pressure from sharp knives, just like most high-end phones.
With sand in the hinges, folding and unfolding made crunching and crackling sounds. Bending in the wrong direction caused the phone to give warnings and when the bending continued, the device gave up. The phone snapped and the screen died quickly. The phone’s Armour Aluminium frame doesn’t seem as strong as that on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, as it got bent alongside the phone’s antenna line due to being extremely thin.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy Z TriFold is strong and has been rigorously tested based on common everyday usage. The company claims it can withstand 200,000 folds and unfolds, but in a recent third-party test, the Galaxy Z TriFold withstood up to 144,000 folds and unfolds . That’s still enough to last for years but it’s a significant difference from what the company claimed.
JerryRigEverything’s torture tests are usually extreme, as people don’t use their phones under such conditions. Still, it shows that the Galaxy Z TriFold isn’t as strong as the Galaxy Z Fold 7, which fared better in the torture test. At least its frame didn’t bend backwards.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
Obiajulum is a tech enthusiast passionate about writing. When she isn’t writing about gadgets, she will probably be playing badminton, watching a movie, or surfing the internet.
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The new QD-OLED panels made for high-end monitors from Samsung come with many merits as they feature higher brightness, improved text clarity, and a longer life. It was in December last year that the mass production of these new QD-OLED panels commenced. It’s expected they will be used by seven monitor brands, plus ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI.
The new panels use a new V-Stripe structure in which each pixel has red, green, and blue sub-pixels arranged in a vertical layout. The layout improves text sharpness dramatically compared to previous-generation QD-OLED monitors . They also enhance the experience of working with text.
For those who have a text-heavy workload, the new panels would be beneficial in terms of coding, document editing, reading, and writing. No doubt, they will compete with LG’s new OLED panel that uses a similar pixel layout with individual red, green, and blue sub-pixels for better text.
Samsung’s QD-OLED panels for monitors produce brighter and sharper text, unlike before, where sub-pixels are shared by two neighbouring pixels, leading to text that wasn’t as bright as regular LCD-based monitor panels.
The brightness of the new QD-OLED panels reaches up to 1,300 nits of peak brightness, offers a 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratio and features a 360Hz variable refresh rate. They are very good for gaming and productivity. According to Samsung, improvements in organic material efficiency and design optimisation were made to be able to produce these new panels. The new panels will be unveiled in Las Vegas, USA, at a private booth at the Encore at Wynn hotel during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, starting January 6.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
Obiajulum is a tech enthusiast passionate about writing. When she isn’t writing about gadgets, she will probably be playing badminton, watching a movie, or surfing the internet.
