It's taken for granted that foldable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 aren't as strong or resilient as regular phones. It's the way foldables have been since the original Galaxy Fold. But for the phone's fifth generation, it feels about time Samsung delivered a foldable you don't need to handle with kid gloves.
It's not the only thing Samsung could do with improving on its foldables. There are aspects like battery life, and Samsung's apparent slow pace of change frustrating even its own employees. And of course we'd never say no to more powerful cameras or faster charging. But these are things you can arguably compromise on when buying a foldable. Durability shouldn't be one of them.
