Not as sturdy as expected: Motorola RAZR clamshell mechanism broke after 27,000 bends

Despite the fact that the Motorola RAZR has not yet gone on sale, CNET journalists have already obtained a new product for review

and even tested it for strength.

What is known

The smartphone was installed in a special robot, whichautomatically bent the device. After 27,000 such manipulations, the smartphone mechanism began to creak, and then stopped working correctly altogether. The Motorola RAZR screen was not damaged due to this and continued to function.

At the end of the video, the journalists admitted that beforeThe robot was tested on the device a couple of times and this could have affected the breakdown. In any case, the mechanism does not seem to be as durable as we would like. By comparison, in a similar test from CNET, the Samsung Galaxy Fold survived more than 100,000 folds.

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