Samsung adds foldable phones to its self-repair program
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#6H8Y8)
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 will be part of Samsung's self-repair program. | Image: Samsung The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 will join the entire S23 series, the Galaxy Tab S9 series, and the Galaxy Book 2 Pro series in Samsung's self-repair program this month. A partnership with iFixit, the repair program initially only supported S20, S21, and Tab S7 devices. At the start of 2023, the S22 line and some Galaxy Pro books were added, and now, the entire flagship S23 and foldable lines are joining the fix-it-yourself family.
The Galaxy foldables are not listed on iFixit's page yet, so we don't know what the prices will be. But as the Google Pixel Fold costs around $900 for a parts kit to repair the large inner screen through its partnership with iFixit, I'm guessing it's not cheap.
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