How To Take Care Of Your Foldable Phone's Hinge

You don't need to baby a modern foldable, but a few boring habits can keep its hinge from becoming an expensive problem.

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I've found that the durability of a foldable can be extremely unpredictable. I used my Galaxy Z Fold4 for almost three years, and it went through a lot of rough handling. My mom's Z Fold6 broke after about a year, with the inner display failing. Debris around the hinge may have been a factor, but the cause was never determined.

That's why I wouldn't take a manufacturer's fold-count rating as a "use-by" date. Modern hinges are engineered to last for years of normal use, while Google says the Pixel 10 Pro Fold's gearless hinge can handle over 10 years of folding. The idea isn't to ration every unfold, but to avoid making an already complex piece of hardware work harder than necessary.

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