Good to see that somebody made a video on samsungs worst inivation. Each fold and flip has issues with unfolding, phone stops unfolding within a year, no body talks about. Mine and my friends' phone collapses in a year.
I can clearly tell that he is talking about the future and what a new hinge could bring to the Fold 5 as far as hinge issues from the Fold 4 are concerned in the title of this video. I'm quite confused as to how you read and understood this title.
Bought fold 4 for from Giffgaff and after 1 month the phone can't unfold completely. They refused to repair it. Going to Ombudsman and will consider legal case against Giffgaff or Samsung. Will never buy Samsung phone again or tv or whatever. They shouldn't sell those rubbish phones. Chinese phones are free from those issues and are much better.
That's unfortunate. Surely fixable under warranty? I've had a Z Fold 3 since it came out 2 years ago and the only problem I had was the screen protector bubbled around the crease which they fixed for free. No problem with the hinge.
Unfortunately not. Have to go through samsung care+ which has requires an excess of £115. Have heard some people get theirs fixed free under warranty so maybe I was unfortunate in who I spoke to. I don't know. Still, hope its fixed for the 5. We will find out soon enough.
Hi Pedder, i can clarify that the problem is not the hinge itself, is the brush that samsung includes to protect from dust. This brush end up coming loose (since they are stuck with a mini adhesive tape) and this brush gets stuck at the bottom of the hinge. This is the main problem from Fold 2, 3 and 4. And easy solution is just to remove that brush or change the way they work
The issue is the brush that is supposed to keep the dust away from the hinge, the adhesive that is keeping it in place becomes loose and it is making its way on the hinge preventing it from unfolding completely so the new Z fold 5 might still have this problem as it age. Luckily, my z fold 4 is still fine after 1 year of use.
Should i settle for s23 ultra or fold 5? I have a fold 4 and recently just got hit with the hinge bug and the adhesive coming apart. Did they change how this works in the fold 5?
My fold 4 has the same issue. Being repaired by samsung out of warranty but they did an exception for a free repair. No matter how much I love the huge screen. I will be trading for a regular galaxy. Don't want to deal with these issues ever again, plus the trade in value vs cost sucks anyway.
i bough Zfold 3 2 years ago , and without a single drop or body damage i got my screen not fully opened and became only 160 degree , this happened after 12 months of buying the phone , and now yesterday i felt like something is protruding from the middle of screen like pushing it from inside , and then few hours later i got a HUGE black screen at the middle , and the screen became no longer accessible through touch unless using a pen , so what am saying is , foldable phones will never last more than 2 years even if u bough them the strongest protectors, its just 1500$ for 2 years and thats it , and note that they refuse to fix the phone if your screen bent or became not fully opened and saying its normal and no problem, and they refuse to fix if your screen protector is out , even tho its designed to peel out after 6 months average , overall sadly saying Zfold is somehow a scam , they should be written on the box "2 years lifespan only" or never sell it
When I spoke to them they said it isn't covered under warranty. I know its faulty but it affects a fair few people. Just saying I hope its gone with the new hinge
Neither does the hinge on my Z Fold 3. Yes, an older device. Whatever Samsung did with the Z Fold 5’s hinge, they tried to fix an issue that didn’t really exist.
I've had the same issue with the z fold 2 and samsung were not eager or willing to fix it... Communication with them was utterly slow and they try everything to get you to give up and trade your old device in for a new one....
Use Isopropyl alcohol...turn off the fold and pour it into the hinge. flex it open and close till the film comes out its a thin polymer.. and youll see some particles as well... it will improve drastically....wait till it dries completely then you can turn it on
It has to be covered under warranty that’s a fault and should be covered. At the moment you can get a discount on 2 year accidental damage for about £60 for 2 years cover. It’s a worry for me as I am a Apple user and they are rock solid as far as build goes.
i had the same issue with fold 4, waterproofing rubber gets caught up in the hinge. This is a MAJOR ISSUE, i would avoid folding phones for now. will be even more problems with dust protection. Samsung warranty is a JOKE.
Probably a combination of the pressure on the weak glass + the pressure from the fold design is causing the issue. All in all, for them to mention they reworked the hinge shows they are aware that the z fold 4’s hinge is just not perfect. Looking forward to my new Samsung devices coming in to get a feel for the new hinge!
Hey thank you for watching. One of the benefits of being a small youtuber...I use the phone year round not just for the 2 weeks I'm reviewing it. The bigger guys won't experience this haha 😆
What's total bullshit? K have the fold 5 too and I'm very happy with it. The video is talking about how I was concerned about the hinge possibly having issues.
Hey Stephen. Thanks for watching. Unfortunately this is not made up. Many people experienced this issue. It is something samsung are aware of and will repair. Why would I make issue with samsung and then buy 2 samsjng phones, a samsjng tablet, and samsjng watch since making this video. Actually a big samsjng fan and as you can see from my content, it's primarily samsung.
Thank you for watching. What do you want to know about the fold 4 or 5?
Good to see that somebody made a video on samsungs worst inivation.
Each fold and flip has issues with unfolding, phone stops unfolding within a year, no body talks about.
Mine and my friends' phone collapses in a year.
I don't know about you mine is two years old and still works like the day I bought it
@josephmessere7617 good for you. You're having a good fortune 😇
What’s wrong with you. Your caption says Z5 and you are talking about Z4. Of course the problem is solved with Z5
I can clearly tell that he is talking about the future and what a new hinge could bring to the Fold 5 as far as hinge issues from the Fold 4 are concerned in the title of this video. I'm quite confused as to how you read and understood this title.
Thank you. I was starting to second guess myself as not many people have gotten that.
Didn't mean for people to get confused.
Bought fold 4 for from Giffgaff and after 1 month the phone can't unfold completely. They refused to repair it. Going to Ombudsman and will consider legal case against Giffgaff or Samsung. Will never buy Samsung phone again or tv or whatever. They shouldn't sell those rubbish phones. Chinese phones are free from those issues and are much better.
I had 3 times this problem with fold 4 i dont fo back to folds.
Smart people waited until the Fold 5 🙃
That's unfortunate. Surely fixable under warranty? I've had a Z Fold 3 since it came out 2 years ago and the only problem I had was the screen protector bubbled around the crease which they fixed for free. No problem with the hinge.
Unfortunately not. Have to go through samsung care+ which has requires an excess of £115. Have heard some people get theirs fixed free under warranty so maybe I was unfortunate in who I spoke to. I don't know. Still, hope its fixed for the 5. We will find out soon enough.
Hi Pedder, i can clarify that the problem is not the hinge itself, is the brush that samsung includes to protect from dust.
This brush end up coming loose (since they are stuck with a mini adhesive tape) and this brush gets stuck at the bottom of the hinge. This is the main problem from Fold 2, 3 and 4. And easy solution is just to remove that brush or change the way they work
Hi,I having the same issues from my fold 3,how to remove the brush?
Do the Z fold 5 have the same thing? This dust protector.
I have a fold 4 and the problem happened with me .
This occurred with my fold four as well and they were unable to properly replace the OEM screen protector as a result
My fold 3 has the same issue. It drives me crazy! I'm finally upgrading to the 5. Hopefully I don't run into the same issue
I'm getting the 5 too at the end of the month. Can't wait. Hope you enjoy the upgrade.
The issue is the brush that is supposed to keep the dust away from the hinge, the adhesive that is keeping it in place becomes loose and it is making its way on the hinge preventing it from unfolding completely so the new Z fold 5 might still have this problem as it age. Luckily, my z fold 4 is still fine after 1 year of use.
Ah that makes sense. Thank you.
It's called planned obsolescence
sell your fold before you have the issue.
Should i settle for s23 ultra or fold 5? I have a fold 4 and recently just got hit with the hinge bug and the adhesive coming apart. Did they change how this works in the fold 5?
My fold 4 has the same issue. Being repaired by samsung out of warranty but they did an exception for a free repair. No matter how much I love the huge screen. I will be trading for a regular galaxy. Don't want to deal with these issues ever again, plus the trade in value vs cost sucks anyway.
i bough Zfold 3 2 years ago , and without a single drop or body damage i got my screen not fully opened and became only 160 degree , this happened after 12 months of buying the phone , and now yesterday i felt like something is protruding from the middle of screen like pushing it from inside , and then few hours later i got a HUGE black screen at the middle , and the screen became no longer accessible through touch unless using a pen , so what am saying is , foldable phones will never last more than 2 years even if u bough them the strongest protectors, its just 1500$ for 2 years and thats it , and note that they refuse to fix the phone if your screen bent or became not fully opened and saying its normal and no problem, and they refuse to fix if your screen protector is out , even tho its designed to peel out after 6 months average , overall sadly saying Zfold is somehow a scam , they should be written on the box "2 years lifespan only" or never sell it
Whether z5 has same unfolding hinge problem like z4 ?? My z4 is not unfolding completely
Yours is faulty. Just use the warranty. You have 2 years ...
When I spoke to them they said it isn't covered under warranty. I know its faulty but it affects a fair few people. Just saying I hope its gone with the new hinge
I have the same issue. Even if I use the warranty I have to send my phone away to be fixed....
Had same problem with fold 3 traded it up no problem fold 4 again same as yours swapped it under warranty after 10 months writing this debating fold 5
Haha sounds like you're the same as me. Still love the fault despite having issues with it.
My fold 4 hinge has no issues.
Awesome. Fingers crossed it stays that way. My girlfriends is fine and she got hers same day as mine.
Mine was pretty bad post 6 months of using it.
Neither does the hinge on my Z Fold 3. Yes, an older device. Whatever Samsung did with the Z Fold 5’s hinge, they tried to fix an issue that didn’t really exist.
I've had the same issue with the z fold 2 and samsung were not eager or willing to fix it... Communication with them was utterly slow and they try everything to get you to give up and trade your old device in for a new one....
sam issue here with the Fold 3. Just got the 5 and fingers crossed
Fingers crossed 🤞🏽
Use Isopropyl alcohol...turn off the fold and pour it into the hinge. flex it open and close till the film comes out its a thin polymer.. and youll see some particles as well... it will improve drastically....wait till it dries completely then you can turn it on
Tempting to try this but I'm too cowardly haha. Especially when km trading it for the 5. Don't want anything to go wrong right now.
@@Peddertech trade it...y'all lucky... no trade in option in africa...
This will break the waterproofing. Don't do it.
@@1oh169 you either pick one... normal phone or bent hingd...
@@Peddertechyea I wouldn’t risk doing anything that may damage your device especially for trade in
It has to be covered under warranty that’s a fault and should be covered. At the moment you can get a discount on 2 year accidental damage for about £60 for 2 years cover. It’s a worry for me as I am a Apple user and they are rock solid as far as build goes.
lol Samsung will come up with every excuse to not honor warranty, my fold 4 is still with Samsung and ive gone back to apple.
Great vid mate, what happened to your hinge? Mine is the same as day one. Did you not get the year free insurance?
Mine did this, you don't need to claim on the insurance. Samsung will fix it under the warranty.
Must have spoken to somebody inexperienced as they said it wasn't covered under warranty. Nevermind. On to the fold 5.
Thank you. Yeah I did but there's an excess to pay. Just going to leave it and get the 5 😄
The only people with this problem is people who don’t open their phones often.
Not true. I use my phone open more than i do.clpsed.
i had the same issue with fold 4, waterproofing rubber gets caught up in the hinge. This is a MAJOR ISSUE, i would avoid folding phones for now. will be even more problems with dust protection. Samsung warranty is a JOKE.
This just happened to my fold 4 yesterday. 😢
This video just made me change my mind about cancelling my iPhone 15 Plus order to order the Fold 5.
My Z fold 4 cant fold all the way anymore
Sounds like its faulty. Get it fixed under warranty. I've had the 3 and the 4 and no issue with the hinges. Redit users are a minority.
Probably a combination of the pressure on the weak glass + the pressure from the fold design is causing the issue.
All in all, for them to mention they reworked the hinge shows they are aware that the z fold 4’s hinge is just not perfect.
Looking forward to my new Samsung devices coming in to get a feel for the new hinge!
Same here. Looking forward to it. Hope you like the new devices.
my fold 3 does this some time it fix itself
Thank you for addressing this...I have the 3 and a buddy of mines has the 4. And we're both experiencing the exact same issue.🤯😠😤😡🤬
Hey thank you for watching. One of the benefits of being a small youtuber...I use the phone year round not just for the 2 weeks I'm reviewing it. The bigger guys won't experience this haha 😆
Total bullshit fold 5 is amazing device i have fold 5 no issues in device mind blowing phone super battery back up love it
What's total bullshit? K have the fold 5 too and I'm very happy with it. The video is talking about how I was concerned about the hinge possibly having issues.
yah the battery is amazing on the fold 5 .
I'm sure you just make it up, and yoi intentionally destroyed the fold 5 to make issues with samsung😅😅😅
Hey Stephen. Thanks for watching. Unfortunately this is not made up. Many people experienced this issue. It is something samsung are aware of and will repair.
Why would I make issue with samsung and then buy 2 samsjng phones, a samsjng tablet, and samsjng watch since making this video. Actually a big samsjng fan and as you can see from my content, it's primarily samsung.
That is fold 4, dude. Not fold 5.
Its z fold 4 not fold 5 😂