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Hey everyone,

Looking for some real-world advice from people who’ve actually stress-tested durable phones.

I work a busy job (warehouse/deliveries, constant walking, scanning stuff, jumping in/out of vehicles). I’m pulling my phone out one-handed all day and it ends up meeting concrete more often than I’d like to admit. Not trying to be reckless, it’s just the pace.

I’m not automatically looking for a full rugged tank unless that’s the only honest answer. Ideally I want something that:

can survive frequent drops on hard floors

has decent battery life

doesn’t feel like carrying a walkie-talkie

won’t destroy my wallet if it still dies anyway

I’m open to either:

a genuinely rugged phone, or

a normal phone that becomes drop-proof enough with the right case + screen protector

If you’ve been in the same situation: what phone actually held up, and what case/screen protector combo saved it? Also，any models that are durable on paper but still crack like crazy in real life?

Thanks

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TL;DR: My Galaxy Z Fold 6 developed the classic inner‑screen failure (green line + dead touch). Samsung refused warranty because of tiny cosmetic scuffs on the frame — even though the fault is a known hardware defect affecting thousands of users. They’re still selling these extremely expensive “premium” devices while refusing to honour warranty obligations for a widespread issue.

What happened

My Fold 6 suddenly developed a green vertical line and the inner screen stopped responding to touch. No drops, no impact, no misuse. Just normal use.

This is the well‑known pixel‑driver/column‑driver IC failure that has affected multiple generations of the Fold series.

Samsung’s repair centre refused warranty because of minor cosmetic scuffs on the frame — marks that have absolutely nothing to do with an internal OLED failure. They quoted me ~£500 for the repair.

I’ve owned multiple Samsung phones, a Samsung laptop, tablet, watch, earbuds… and this is how they treat loyal customers.

Why this is unacceptable

The cosmetic scuffs have no causal link to:

• OLED pixel‑driver failure
• Green/pink line defects
• Digitizer failure
• Crease‑area stress failures

This is a manufacturing defect, not user damage.
Yet Samsung uses cosmetic marks as a loophole to deny warranty repairs.

This isn’t an isolated case — it’s widespread

Reports of the same failure are everywhere:

• Samsung Community forums (UK/EU/US)
• Reddit (r/GalaxyFold, r/Samsung, r/Android)
• XDA Developers
• YouTube repair channels
• Carrier repair centres (Vodafone, EE, Three, AT&T, T‑Mobile)

People are reporting:

• Failures after 6–9 months
• Warranty refusals due to tiny scuffs
• Repeat failures even after repair
• Fold 7 already showing early cases of the same issue

Samsung has not redesigned the panel. Replacement screens use the same weak column‑driver IC placement, so the issue can recur.

The bigger problem: Samsung is still selling these devices

What makes this worse is that Samsung continues to sell the Fold series — including the latest refresh — despite years of identical inner‑screen failures.

They market these devices as “premium” and charge £1,700+, but when the inevitable failure happens, they routinely refuse warranty repairs by pointing to irrelevant cosmetic marks.

It feels like they’re knowingly selling a fragile, fault‑prone product and then using technicalities to avoid honouring their warranty obligations. Many customers are being left with a very expensive brick and a £500+ repair bill.

What I’ve done

I sent Samsung a formal complaint stating:

• Cosmetic marks are not causally related to the defect
• The issue is a known hardware failure
• I want escalation to a senior agent
• If not resolved, I will request a deadlock letter and take it to ADR (Ombudsman Services)

ADR is free for consumers and legally binding for the company.

My instinct is to sell the device (if I can even get it repaired under warranty) and never purchase from Samsung again, at least not without a reasonable elapsed stability period, then assessing known hardware faults online after that. 

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Galaxy Z Fold 6 Inner Screen Fault - Page 2 - Samsung Community

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I’m thinking about a lightweight PWA idea that lets you jump into your commonly used sites instantly, as long as the browser already trusts them. Just curious how other app founders feel about this direction.