iPhone Duo Teardown Exposes Hidden Flaws In Folding Screen Hinge
Apple's first foldable iPhone is already facing questions about its durability, with some owners reporting cracked inner displays and bright lines appearing along the fold. Now, a teardown by the DIY repair specialists at iFixit offers a closer look at what might be going wrong, pointing to potential trouble inside the iPhone Duo's complicated hinge mechanism.
In the teardown, the site reminisces about Samsung's original Galaxy Fold that reviewers promptly (and inadvertently) killed by peeling off what looked like a screen protector, but was actually a part of the display. Apple avoided that mistake—as it should have, given how much the foldable scene has evolved since then—but one thing it couldn't avoid was a visible crease, no matter how well it's disguised.
"Don’t get us wrong. The Duo’s inner display looks remarkably smooth. Its hinge and supporting layers help it open flat, while the matte nano-texture finish scatters reflections...
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