Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 are the latest foldable smartphones in the market, adding to the list of similar devices other brands, such as Motorola and Huawei.
Samsung's Galaxy Fold 5G smartphone is displayed at a telecom shop in Seoul on January 8, 2020. - Samsung Electronics' operating profits fell by more than a third in the fourth quarter, the world's biggest manufacturer of smartphones and memory chips estimated on January 8.
Given foldable phones needed a much more flexible display than conventional mobile handhelds due to their tuckable mechanism, repairing its screen is obviously more expensive.
To cut to the chase, here are some of the screen cost ranges of the popular foldable devices that you might want to look into before copping one.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: Screen Repair Cost
The Z Fold 3 is the latest device that Samsung introduced during its Galaxy Unpacked event last Aug. 11, alongside the new S-Pen, and Galaxy Watch 4.
The latest flagship foldable boasts a Snapdragon 888 SoC, a remarkable under-display front camera for selfies and video calls, and an S Pen support, which was previously exclusively available for Note devices.
Not to mention that the display of the Z Fold 3 also got a noteworthy improvement. Samsung touts that its foldable screen is much tougher than its predecessor, the Z Fold 2.
However, the South Korean phone maker did not claim that the new screen of the Z Fold 3 is unbreakable. Dropping it at high altitudes or smashing it with a hard object is still likely to break it into pieces.
Breaking its supposedly durable foldable display will cost you about $480-$500, Samsung told The Verge.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3: Screen Repair Cost
Aside from the new Z Fold 3, Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Z Flip 3 during the Unpacked event.
A woman walks past an advertisement for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 and Z Flip smartphones at a Samsung Electronics store in Seoul on October 8, 2020 as the electronics giant flagged a leap of nearly 60 percent in third-quarter operating profits.
Most of you may have known by now that Samsung carries two foldable phones, the Flip is the option that folds like a make-up powder with a mirror.
The Z Flip 3 now flaunts a water resistance feature and more viewing provision for the secondary display.
Samsung further disclosed to the same report by The Verge that the screen repair outside of the warranty coverage will cost about $370-$400, whereas the secondary screen carries a cheaper price tag to the tune of $99.
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Motorola Razr Foldable: Screen Repair Cost
Razr is Motorola's first take on foldable smartphones, flaunting a clamshell design similar to Samsung's Z Flip 3.
Android Authority noted that the Razr is the cheapest foldable device if we are talking about popular and reputable brands, which sells at $1,500.
If you end up breaking the screen of your Motorola Razr, the screen replacement for this phone often starts at $299, as per Motorola, which Verizon also echoed.
Elsewhere, the Motorola Razr Foldable got its Android 11 update from Verizon a few days after Samsung launched its fold devices.
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Written by Teejay Boris
