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Updated · The Verge · Oct 21Joanna Stern Robot-Tests iPhone Duo Hinge 32,640 Times
2 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 21Summary
- 32,640 folds put Apple’s new iPhone Duo through an eight-hour hinge durability test in Joanna Stern’s latest review.
- A custom-built robot called Hingey handled the stress test, folding the device 17 times a minute continuously.
- The exercise focused on the foldable phone’s hinge — a key durability question for Apple’s new entry into the category.
- The test arrives alongside broader early coverage of the iPhone Duo, including Stern’s video review and The Verge’s separate hands-on assessment.
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Hingey folded the iPhone Duo 32,640 times, but with industry standards demanding 200,000 cycles, what happens when the real test begins? Beyond the mechanical hinge, will uneven software and thermal throttling kill the iPhone Duo long before its folding screen ever cracks?