Replacing the screen display after warranty for foldable will cost a bomb compared to candy bar phone display.
That because you need to change nearly everything from the outer frame to the hinge for screen replacement. While candy bar phone only need to replace the display.
For foldable a 2 year warranty is a must and you better sell the phone before that warranty expired.
I have flip 3. Already out of warranty and have a malfunction flux connector under the hinge that make the phone main display went black after the phone flip closed. Service centre technician said i need to change the outer body frame AND the main display although the main display still function if i do hard reset and keep the phone flipped open. He said it is because the flux connector come together with the display. And to change the display he need to change to outer frame also.
You see how problematic and expensive just to change the flux ribbon connector.? It will cost you RM1.3K..!! And you will get a new screen as well. In the end i just let it be and now the flip 3 have multiple green lines that make nearly impossible to see the writting under those pesky lines.
As for my Fold 4 , the flux connector goes faulty after 18 months. I'm lucky it still under the 2 years warranty. Fixed it for free and get a new display, new outer frame and new battery also. The SA told me that he not sure how long can the new flux connector will last. He said the same thing can happen again and it will cost RM2.2K for the same procedure. I sold the phone a month later to avoid risking all these not counting green lines that might come later on like my flip 3.
What i'm trying to say is this. I don't mind paying if the things happen because of my own fault like rough usage or dropped the phone on the pavement. What i cannot accept is it happen because of the samsung own hardware that was faulty and yet samsung expect us to pay if it happen after out of warranty. Are you okay with that..? Less than 3 years pristine phone that never dropped and doesn't have a single scratch suddenly went kaput and dead out of nowhere. And you have to pay RM2K to fix the problem that you have nothing to do with it.
For a top tier samsung flagship phone that cost nearly RM8K today price, i do expect i can use the phone atleast 5 years without any issue.
I understand your stand on this. I fully agree to your assessment of repair cost. But foldables does have its pros and cons. One have to weight the cost of ownership and see if it fits one's requirements. It is still not a very mature technology, like those candy bar phones.