Samsung next week is expected to unveil two new products foldableGalaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5, in company time decompression event. If this year’s handsets are like their predecessors, they’ll offer superior entertainment experiences, innovative camera tools, jarring prices, and all fragility.
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See, foldable phones are still struggling to avoid scary display error got in the way of the form factor since its establishment. It sounds like a “a few bad apples” incident, but there have been enough customer reports to warrant caution. Even the most recent bend phone from Google fall victim to imperfect engineering and gravity.
With the upcoming foldable Galaxy phones, all eyes are on an improved hinge system and design, and potentially a lower price point. However, users should pay much attention to Samsung’s secret weapon, Samsung Care+the repair service of the company responsible for fixing your foldable investment — if something goes wrong.
Apparently, both Google and Motorola, the other two players in the US folding screen market have Repair Services their own, and the prices charged across the board for screens and parts replacement aren’t too far behind Samsung’s. You’re looking at about $29 to fix a cracked screen, if you’re covered.
One of Samsung’s local walking distance for repair and service. SAMSUNG
What sets Samsung Care+ apart from its competitors is convenience and availability. At the time of this writing, Samsung has over 900 authorized stores repair samsung products.
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That’s not to mention more than 700 UBreakiFix locations and over 200 Best Buy stores, according to a recent report. company press release.
Unlike Google and Motorola, who largely relied on customers shipping their devices through Asurion and uBreakiFix for repair, Samsung has — over the years, slowly but surely — built up its base. The infrastructure includes local repair centers around the country, many of which support a similar -day service for walk-in-walk-out repairs.
This benefit alone could be the biggest draw to Samsung’s upcoming foldables. Because while you may not think about breaking your new foldable At first, when things get worse, you’ll have a reliable repair service to go back to. One that can get you back a working phone in less than a day.
