It seems that some Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 users are finding that their foldable displays are cracking. As if that isn’t bad enough, the damage to the screens is taking place without any trauma or impact to the device and is occurring after the warranty has expired. Technically, with the phone out of warranty, there isn’t much that can be done.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 screens are cracking for no reason right after the warranty expires
I recently received an email from a Galaxy Fold 3 owner whose device suffered a cracked screen even though the phone has never been dropped. While she helps nurse humans back to health, a phone is another matter. And of course, the warranty had already expired. The image of the damaged foldable shows that the crack is almost down the middle of the internal display and the owner of the device is still paying off the $1,100 purchase price.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 with a screen that cracked even though there was no trauma to the phone
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He continues, “The only thing resembling an impact can be seen in the photo here, to the left of the crease, about 1cm from the top, and it’s almost like a piece of glass that was pointing OUT of the screen, not a dimple into the screen. It wasn’t present until the Samsung rep opened and closed the phone 3 or 4 times while checking it out. Anybody been able to escalate/ get something like this reviewed? Absolutely fuming.”
Another Galaxy Z Fold 3 cracks down the middle for no reason at all
It appears that this issue is showing up on Galaxy Z Fold 3 models starting a little after the one-year warranty expires with multiple users finding damage to their internal screens around the one-and-a-half-year mark. In all of the cases, and there are a few, the phones did not sustain any physical trauma. In other words, they were not dropped, were not hit, and the screens cracked in the course of using these phones normally.
If you don’t live in the states, go to Samsung.com on your browser, scroll down to the very bottom of the page, and under support, look for a listing titled CEO’s Office. If you can’t find it, call the company and demand to speak with an executive. Try to go up the corporate ladder the best that you can and if Samsung responds to our inquiry, we will update this story.
