Teardown Reveals Samsung’s ‘Dust Resistant’ Hinge Works on Galaxy Z Fold 2

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 folding smartphone looks like a fragile device, but Samsung claims that the new smartphone is more durable than its first Galaxy Z Fold. While durability is subject to extensive testing, thanks to YouTuber’s like Zack Nelson aka JerryRigEverything who give a fair idea with their teardown videos. The importance of such videos was further established when Samsung itself used a JerryRigEverything to illustrate the durability on its latest folding phone.

One of the most astonishing bit on the famous YouTuber’s video of the last Galaxy Z Fold was just how easily dust went inside the phone’s hinge. This year, Samsung claimed to have added a ‘dust resistant’ hinge on the new Galaxy Z Fold 2. The new mechanism adds bristles in the Galaxy Z Fold 2 hinge to avoid dust getting inside, which according to the latest JerryRigEveryting video, works quite well. Nelson put the Galaxy Z Fold 2 through the same dust test, by dropping a handful of dust and dirt on the Galaxy Z Fold 2. However, unlike last year, the new Galaxy Z Fold 2 appeared to be opening and closing just as smoothly, indicating that the new mechanism from Samsung works on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2.