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| - | [* black] Off with the main display! |
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| - | [* black] Screen is only adhered on the outer edge (thanks, samsung!), making for a fairly easy removal. |
| - | [* black] That said, removing this (very fragile) screen will still require more steps than we'd like. |
| - | [* icon_note] Using a plastic instead of glass as an OLED substrate means this display is much less likely to shatter, but judging by early reviews we're guessing there are still going to be a number of these displays that will need replacing. |
| + | [* black] Now bezel-less the screen is ready for some (amazingly heat-free) prying! |
| + | [* black] The screen assembly is only adhered along the outer edges, probably to allow the screen to drift as it opens and folds, which also serves to make removal much easier. |
| + | [* black] That said, replacing this (very fragile) screen will probably blow your budget, if you can ever find one. |
| + | [* icon_note] Using a plastic instead of glass as an OLED substrate means this display is much less likely to shatter, but judging by [https://ifixit.org/blog/16025/galaxy-fold-failure-causes/|early reviews] there are [https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411510/samsung-galaxy-fold-broken-screen-debris-dust-hinge-flexible-bulge|plenty] of [https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1118580472576118787|ways] for this display to [https://twitter.com/stevekovach/status/1118571414934753280|fail]. |
| + | [* black] The display itself is mounted to two thin metal plates that are in turn adhered to the phone's frame, with only a single ultra-wide display cable on the left side of the phone. |
| + | [* black] It appears that the Verge's reported "[https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/19/18498904/samsung-galaxy-fold-review-screen-broken-issue-durability-foldable-phone-video-performance-price|Jelly scrolling]" is likely due to the [https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-is-aware-of-the-jelly-scrolling-effect-some-oneplus-5-owners-are-reporting/|display driver] software, not a split display. |