Apple's iPhone Duo fails durability tests with hinge issues

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 20:31 · Archive

Apple's iPhone Duo has failed durability tests, with dust entering the hinge and cracks appearing in the display.

Apple's iPhone Duo has failed multiple durability tests. JerryRigEverything's assessment found that despite the phone's IP68 dust-resistance rating, dust entered the hinge through several ingress points, overwhelming the magnets that hold the phone shut. A bend test then created a permanent green line across the inner display, rendering it unresponsive. The outer screen with Ceramic Shield 2 scratched at level 7 on the Mohs scale, whilst the inner screen only reached level 2 on hardness testing.

Meanwhile, The Verge reports that social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit contain numerous reports of the phone failing quickly, with some users experiencing cracks within hours of purchase. YouTuber CuriousHagi reproduced the cracked screen during durability testing and disassembled the phone to investigate. He found the hinge consists of a complex gear-like central mechanism with two types of linking hinges. One link in the middle proved notably thinner than those above and below it, snapping at a small notch where it would be weakest. He also identified marks where the hinge met the support plate, suggesting points where it may catch and fail.

How it is being reported

• A YouTuber dissected an iPhone Duo and thinks he found the cause of crackgateSocial media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of Apple's foldable failing quickly and in spectacular fashion. Some users report having the phone for only a few hours before the hinge seems to catch on something, then audibly crack and break the screen. Tellingly, the cracks all seem to happen in the […]The Verge · 25 Oct, 20:16
• iPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything's Dusty Durability TestApple's iPhone Duo has failed JerryRigEverything's latest durability test . Despite its IP68 dust-resistance rating, dust entered the hinge through several ingress points, overwhelming the magnets that hold the phone shut. The bend test then left a permanent green line across the inner display, before the screen became unresponsive. The outer screen with Ceramic Shield 2 scratched at level 7 on the Mohs scale, but the inner screen only managed level 2, although credit was given for its matte nano-texture coating making marks "magically disappear." Alas, it wasn't enough to earn a pass. "I've…MacRumors · 24 Oct, 19:27

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