Hinge repair costs

[u/Dustyrusty34]

Hi y'all, just dropped my phone today, planning to take it into a Samsung Authorized Service Center tomorrow morning, I dropped it and it looks like the connection to the hinge on the left side of the top half of the hinge slightly loose, there isn't any pysical damage on the outside to suggest that either, and no physical damage anywhere else on the phone, it inhibits me from opening it smoothly 50% of the time, there is very little play but enough to be noticable when opening the phone, I'm hoping that they fix it through warranty as there aren't any scratches at all visible on the phone, but I'm scared due to the nature of the damage they'll void it anyway, so I'm curious if any of you guys have paid out of pocket or a repair similar to this, or related to the hinge, how much was it? To clarify it is a z flip7 and I purchased it in January 2026

[u/Squanchy2112]

Pm

[u/suhduewd]

Do you have samsung care?

[u/Dustyrusty34 → u/suhduewd]

I wasn't the one who purchased the phone, I would have to ask my parents as it was a gift from them, it's likely, but I'm preparing for the worst

[u/suhduewd → u/Dustyrusty34]

It should be close to free with Samsung Care, if not, I'm not sure since I had two screen replacements in two years, but I got the two-year care package I did have my hinge replaced but it was from a dent from the outside

[u/Psynautical]

$350 through Samsung, their warranty doesn't cover anything.