New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Samsung was one of the early adopters of foldable technology when it rolled out the first-ever Z Fold in early 2019. Almost seven years since then, the Korean smartphone maker introduced its Z Fold 7 last month with the promise of being the thinnest, lightest, and most advanced foldable smartphone yet.

One of the biggest fears about adopting a foldable device is the durability of the hinge. Samsung officially states that the Z Fold 7 has been tested for folding and unfolding 5,00,000 times - more than double the 2,00,000 folds it promised with the Z Fold 6. To put it in perspective, if the figure does hold up, it should last about 10 years when folding the phone 100 times a day, and over 6 years when folding it 200 t...