Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the thinnest foldable phone ever made, at 8.9mmn the Galaxy Z Fold7 is certainly impressive. But with every advancement to make devices thinner, we routinely see declines in device durability and repairability. Is this phone repairable or, like previous generations of Samsung foldables, is it an expensive device destined to end up in the e-waste stream?

Meet our newest and smallest toolkit The Pro Tech GO!
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Chapters!
00:00 Intro
00:52 Removing the Fold7's display...or do we?
01:14 Removing the back panel
01:33 Removing the first battery in the Fold7
2:59 Removing the Mainboard
03:27 Camera specs
03:38 Heating and removing the first display
04:27 Removing the second battery
04:50 Removing the inner screen
05:48 Let's take a look at the hinge!
06:13 Final thoughts and score!

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your ZFold 7 use the service manual at iFixit.com.

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