How many times you can fold the OnePlus Open

As revealed by OnePlus, it is said the component is rated to last up to 1 million folds within the 10-year period of use. Meaning, it should last five times longer than what Samsung has guaranteed on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 (review) at 200,000 folds with the company’s new Flex hinge, at least on paper.

Putting the OnePlus Open with the other Chinese foldable options, the closest will be the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 at 500,000. This is followed by the Honor Magic V2 (review), which is rated at 400,000 folds for an equivalent of 10 years of use or about 100 folds daily.

Folding Durability Comparison

Model Fold times
OnePlus Open 1,000,000
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 200,000
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 500,000
Honor Magic V2 400,000

Well, if you’re wondering how OnePlus achieved this, the new custom hinge has been significantly upgraded in terms of design and structure over the last generation Flexion hinge that is also shared with Oppo’s devices.

At the same time, the hinge itself gets fewer mechanical components and uses tougher yet lighter materials like the zirconium alloy on the spine while the cobalt molybdenum and titanium alloys make up most of the other sections.

OnePlus Open hinge mechanism in detail
The hinge mechanism in the OnePlus Open doesn’t leave room for space between panels, as it should be. / © nextpit Image source: nextpit

Samsung foldables were more durable in actual testing

But then there’s again the Galaxy Z Flip 5 (review) that eventually survived more than 400,000 folds. Notably, it ended up longer than the Motorola Razr+ that Matt tested with an advertised 400,000 folds but failed at the halfway mark during the test.

Technically, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 has the same hinge design as the Galaxy Z Fold 5. So, with this in mind, Samsung could be actually advertising a lower rating or using a different standard of testing than most Chinese brands, including OnePlus.

Nonetheless, it would be interesting to see how the OnePlus Open would survive in the same real-world test, which is now up to some third-party outlets. (And how to painfully fold and unfold the device up to a millionth time or so).

Would you intend buying a foldable smartphone knowing it has a longer folding times lifespan? What other factors do you consider when buying a folding smartphone? We’re interested to hear your opinion.