From WIRED · Boone Ashworth · · 1m 40s
iPhone Duo's inner screen breaks easily, iFixit finds
Apple's first folding phone has a fragile display that cracks during setup, and repairs cost nearly a thousand dollars.
In brief
Apple's first folding phone has a fragile display that cracks during setup, and repairs cost nearly a thousand dollars. Apple's iPhone Duo has a fragile inner screen that breaks easily, costs nineteen ninety-nine dollars, and iFixit found the inner screen repair costs nine hundred ninety-nine dollars. Originally…
iPhone Duo screens crack on arrival
Multiple Reddit reports say Apple's first folding phone's inner screen cracks when customers open the device, sometimes during setup. The issue is already called crackgate.
Scope of the problem unclear
It is unclear how widespread the problem is or whether it only affects a small number of units. WIRED's review unit has not had any issues after more than two weeks of daily use.
Hinges strain foldable screens
A hinge means strain on the screen and the components inside, and it is a place for dust to seep in and break the phone, as happened with Samsung's original Galaxy Fold in two thousand…
iFixit rates it five out of ten
Repair company iFixit released its teardown of the iPhone Duo on Sunday. The phone got a provisional repairability rating of five out of ten, the highest rating iFixit has given any foldable phone.
Inner screen is the fragile part
The inner display is the tricky part.A thin matte nano-texture finish sits on top of the OLED screen, and removing the full inner screen requires melting adhesive with a heat gun.
“Apple strictly tells users not to remove this finish on a support page.”
Apple now offers repair manuals
Apple long resisted letting users repair their own devices. The iPhone Duo had a widely accessible repair manual on launch day, which has not always been the case for how the company shares that kind…
What matters most
Apple's iPhone Duo has a fragile inner screen that breaks easily, costs nineteen ninety-nine dollars, and iFixit found the inner screen repair costs nine hundred ninety-nine dollars.
