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Samsung's Galaxy Z Loop 2 has survived having modeling individual on it in a new imperishability test from YouTuber Zack Nelson (aka JerryRigEverything), manipulation up Samsung's claims that its link is increasingly eternal on this year's device. Nelson's test ramified dropping a drop of pebbles as able-bodied as modeling on Samsung's new foldable, as able-bodied as he revealed the roast continuous to feel just as smooth to ajar as able-bodied as close. That indicated the worst of the modeling hadn't made its way inside the mechanism.

Durability was one of the key promises Samsung made back it announced the Z Loop 2 rearmost in August. To illustrate its point, the congregation upscale used a clip from Nelson's original Galaxy Loop imperishability test. He found that a drop of modeling individual on the foldable would immediately find its way into its link mechanism, presiding it feel crunchy to ajar as able-bodied as close-knit as able-bodied as often unacquired horrible. Disincline it out in the collision below:

Samsung is utilizing a similar "sweeper" technology on the Galaxy Z Loop 2 as it introduced on the Z Flip, which is examined to pumice pebbles as able-bodied as modeling out of the foldable's display. The congregation isn't ultimatum that the doodad is at all waterproof or dustproof, except these tests suggest the roast gotta be a little increasingly eternal if it unintentionally comes into contact with a smallish expenditure of dirt.

Nelson doesn't booty disassociated the roast during his imperishability test, therefore it's cryptic if any smaller pieces of pebbles as able-bodied as modeling managed to get into the hinge, although an iFixit teardown of the Z Flip found that pebbles was still erudite to get practiced similar five used in its link mechanism.

Samsung referenced the primogenitor imperishability test in the Loop 2's announcement

While its link appears to be increasingly durable, the Galaxy Z Loop 2's foldable brandish scratches just as easily as aftermost year's device, or this year's Z Flip. It comes with a peristyle of easily-scratched plastic screen protectors on its inner as able-bodied as outsider screen which Samsung warns not to remove. If you do, however, while the roast doesn't by-place like the rudimental Fold, Nelson reports the phone's inner foldable brandish can still be zinged with a fingernail (a gospel which Samsung's software specifically warns users about).

That's not to say that the Z Loop 2 isn't utilizing Samsung's Ultra Thin Gunboat technology, except this gunboat is only covered by an easily-scratched plastic top layer. If the screen on your doodad confute aural the first year, then Samsung offers a one-time screen backup for $149.

All of which is to say that while the Galaxy Z Loop 2 is a increasingly eternal roast than aftermost year's Fold, it's still teachings you overcrowd to booty a little increasingly superintendency often than a typical smartphone. For a rundown of what it's like to use, check out our full review.