The number of foldable smartphones has continued to rise since last year when te first commercial models were released. At present, there is the Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, Huawei Mate X and Mate Xs, and of then the Motorola RAZR. We won’t forget the Royole Flexpai and Flexpai 2. 
One may concern about the foldable phones is their durability. iFixit has now released a teardown video of the latest Huawei Mate Xs showing not just the internals but also rate the phone’s repairability on a scale of 10. Interestingly, the Mate Xs was given a dismal 2 of 10 repairability score which means it is difficult to repair. That may not be because of poor quality but as a result of the extra-strong adhesive which held the flexible panel and some other components in place. The iFixit reviewer had to deploy extra force in order to remove the rear panel and batteries.
The flexible display was also pretty difficult to access as it requires going through the hinge and dealing with strong metal clips. The cumbersome process may even lead to damaging the OLED.
However, despite the horrible 2 of 10 repairability score, the Mate Xs has a new hinge design which doesn’t allow dust and dirt to enter into the display. The extra-strong adhesive could even add to the durability of the phone but that’ll be as long as you don’t need to take it apart and fix something.
Check out the teardown video from below.
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