When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 3, it made a degree of emphasizing its improved sturdiness. It’s far, far too early to understand how the Z Fold 3 will maintain up over time, however in a sequence of breakability checks, it appears Samsung’s sturdiness claims aren’t simply fluffy advertising and marketing.

Allstate Protection Plans (previously SquareTrade) is notorious for its drop checks and its FoldBot. While we don’t know the ultimate outcomes of the FoldBot simply but, Allstate stated “it proved to be extremely strong” and that there have been few doubts that it will final 200,000 folds. The Z Fold 3 did, nonetheless, make severe strides in two drop checks and a dunk within the pool.

As a refresher, with the Z Fold 3, Samsung stated it created a stronger body with a cloth it dubs Armor Aluminum and Gorilla Glass Victus. It additionally has an IPX8 ranking, making it the primary Samsung foldable to supply any form of water resistance. The principal display additionally has an extra panel layer and a greater protecting movie, which Samsung says makes the Z Fold 3’s display 80% extra sturdy than the Z Fold 2.

These are fairly large claims, however the outcomes of Allstate’s breakability checks are encouraging. You can watch the video for your self, however the DropBot dropped the $1,800 Z Fold 3 from six toes onto concrete. In the 2 drops the place the cellphone was absolutely open, the display didn’t shatter—a primary for any smartphone. It solely obtained minor pixel injury and scuffing. It didn’t fare so nicely when the cellphone was closed, nonetheless. In that check, the display shattered with bits of glass coming unfastened. As for water resistance, the cellphone survived a 5-foot dunk within the pool for half-hour—which is strictly what its IPX8 ranking promised.

Samsung has made important strides within the sturdiness of foldable telephones because it first launched the Galaxy Fold in 2019. “The Galaxy Z Fold3 is one of the toughest, most durable phones we’ve ever tested, and its interior screen is the first not to crack or shatter in our drop test,” Jason Siciliano, Allstate Protection Plan vice chairman of promoting and artistic director, stated in an announcement.

This is an encouraging signal that Samsung’s newest foldable flagship ought to be capable of higher stand up to the tough and tumble of each day life. However, these checks aren’t precisely a 1:1 mirror of how folks really deal with their telephones. (I don’t learn about you, however I don’t climb up 6ft on a ladder and simply… drop my cellphone face-down.) We additionally received’t know what kind of points would possibly pop up after months of long-term use. For occasion, once we examined the Z Fold 2, we discovered that the display grew to become more and more prone to tiny air bubbles over a number of months of each day use.

Also, improved sturdiness doesn’t imply these telephones are indestructible. Not solely does the cellphone itself value $1,800 to purchase, nevertheless it additionally prices $479 to restore the principle display and $149 to restore the outer display. So, uh, in case you’re liable to accidents, you would possibly nonetheless wish to spend money on a case.