Before moving from the production line to a user’s pocket, these flexible devices are put through a series of rigorous reliability tests to ensure they can stand the test of time for any lifestyle and meet the highest standards possible. Both the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 are carefully designed to meet durability expectations.

The main screen is equipped with a shock dispersion layer and a redesigned back for a more solid display¹. Along with IPX8² support, Armor Aluminium frames, and Corning^® Gorilla^® Glass Victus^® 2³ applied to both the Flex Window and back cover⁴, Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 provide the protection consumers expect, enhanced further by Flex Hinge. This new integrated hinge module features a dual rail structure, diffusing external impacts.

The Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5 have advance these efforts – featuring a wider variety of recycled materials⁵ in more internal and external components than previous Galaxy Z series smartphones. Not only did Samsung add more types of recycled materials used in each device, but it also more than doubled the amount of device components that use a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled plastic or pre-consumer recycled glass, or an average of 22% pre-consumer recycled glass. Both the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5⁶ use recycled materials in 15 device components, an increase from six (6) internal components in the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Fold4.

The Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5 feature⁷ a wider variety of recycled materials than their previous generations, including pre-consumer recycled glass and aluminium and post-consumer recycled plastics, sourced from discarded fishing nets, water barrels and PET bottles. Even the paper used for their packaging box⁸ is made using 100 percent recycled material⁹. These innovations have also been purposefully designed for optimised longevity. Each device comes with five years of security updates and four generations of OS upgrades, helping to extend the product lifecycle.

The minimal, sleek appearance housing specialised hinge functionality emphasises Samsung’s commitment and the inherent beauty of essential design.  The new Flex Hinge makes the foldable experience possible, while offering an aesthetically balanced and solid design. Check out the video below to learn how every element of Samsung’s latest foldables have been purposefully engineered to provide the incredible versatility expected from Galaxy Z series along with the durability that offers peace of mind.

To ensure you get the most out of your battery and device, Samsung’s enhanced multi-layer safety protocol was formalised and implements the strictest safety standards on every element of devices, including the overall design and materials used, device hardware strength and capabilities, and improved software algorithms for safer battery charging temperature, current and duration.

“Product quality is top priority at Samsung and the measurements that have been put in place ensure that the company has the safest smartphone in the market and remains the industry leader in battery safety. Our enhanced 8-Point Battery Safety Check addresses safety from the component level to the assembly and shipment of devices. Included in the check are enhanced tests (Durability Test, Visual Inspection, X-Ray Test, Disassembling Test and OCT Test), as well as newly applied measures which include Charge and Discharge Test, TVOC Test and Accelerated Usage Test,” says Craige Fleischer, Vice President of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa.

If you aren’t aware of how best to care for and manage your battery, it could die on you when you need it most. Avoid this nightmare scenario with these three quick tips to maintaining your battery’s health:

1. Keep your smartphone’s battery charged above 50 percent. One full drain a month is allowed for calibration purposes but anything more than this will shorten your battery’s lifespan. The other extreme holds true as well. Technically you should not be charging your phone for extended spans of time so overnight phone-charging is a big no. Though most chargers are designed to curb charging once your phone is full, you should avoid charging it to 100 percent and then leaving it connected to a charger. Overall, and for optimal long-term results, you should keep your phone charged between 40 and 80 percent at all times.

2. Your smartphone is not indestructible. Do not leave it in spaces of high heat. That includes setting it next to your bronzed body as you sunbathe, or leaving it next to the stove while you cook a Sunday roast. It doesn’t matter if your phone is off, the heat will cook your battery. This is because your phone is most comfortable at 0° degrees Celsius. Once consistently in higher temperatures, you risk losing anything from 20 to 35 percent per year so it is important to be mindful about where you leave it.

3. The best method to charge a smartphone is by directly hooking it into a wall, using its original charger, as opposed to connecting it to your computer or the car’s USB adapter. That way it will charge faster, safer and reward you with many more years to come.