YouTuber Traces iPhone Duo Screen Cracks to Thin Hinge Link, After Hours of Use
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 25
YouTuber Traces iPhone Duo Screen Cracks to Thin Hinge Link, After Hours of Use
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 25
Summary
CuriousHagi reproduced the iPhone Duo screen failure in durability testing, then disassembled the foldable and traced the break to the hinge assembly.
A thin middle hinge link snapped at a small notch—the part’s weakest point—while marks on the support plate suggest the hinge may catch before the screen audibly cracks.
Users on social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit have reported screens breaking within hours of purchase, with cracks repeatedly appearing in the same spot.
The findings point to a design weakness in Apple’s foldable hinge rather than isolated user damage, adding to the growing “crackgate” backlash around the iPhone Duo.