Samsung’s folding cell phones: Bad memories are awakened
More and more owners of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 are reporting problems with the folding cell phone. The display suddenly cracked for no apparent reason. Since in many cases the warranty has just expired, the repair becomes extremely expensive.
Galaxy Z Fold 3: Display broken after the warranty expired
Recently, there have been reports of damage from owners of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 folding smartphone a cracked display for no apparent reason exhibit. There is often a crack in the middle of the display that the owner cannot explain. To make matters worse, at least some of the problems only appear shortly after the manufacturer’s warranty has expired. A 12-month warranty is standard in the USA.
Without a guarantee, the affected users have no choice but to bear the cost of repairing the special folding display themselves. In the US, for that around 800 US dollars duewhich is three quarters of the original purchase price.
There were already some display problems with the first Galaxy Fold. Before the cell phone was released, tests showed that it broke without external interference. The alleged screen protector, which proved to be important for operation, also caused difficulties.
It is still unclear why the complaints are increasing now. All owner reports state that the display of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 jumped without external influence may be. In some cases, only half of the screen should then react to inputs (source: PhoneArena).
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Fold phone: the display tears when you open it
Some users report that the display of their Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 cracks when unfolded. A cracking noise can be heardbefore the phone is fully open. Cracks can then be seen in the middle of the display.
In one case, Samsung itself should first no fault of the owner admitted have. Only when the cell phone was sent in for repair did the repairman find a point of impact. The owner, however, denies ever dropping the phone.
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