YouTuber links iPhone Duo screen cracks to a thinner middle hinge link
A YouTuber reproduced cracked iPhone Duo screens, then found a thin middle hinge link that snapped at a notch and marks where the hinge met the support plate.
The story in focus
The Verge reports that YouTuber CuriousHagi reproduced cracked iPhone Duo screens in durability testing. After disassembling the foldable, he found a middle hinge link thinner than those above and below it, snapped at a small notch, plus marks where the hinge met the support plate.
- The Verge reports social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of the foldable's screen failing quickly
- Some users say the phone lasted only hours before the hinge caught, cracked audibly and broke the screen
- Reported cracks appear in the same place, according to The Verge
- YouTuber CuriousHagi reproduced the cracked screen during durability testing
- The hinge has a gear-like central hinge and two types of linking hinges
What the teardown found
The Verge reports that CuriousHagi pulled the iPhone Duo apart after reproducing the cracked screen in durability testing. He found the hinge assembly is complex, with a gear-like central hinge and two different types of linking hinges.
The part that broke, per the report, is a middle link thinner than the links above and below it. It snapped at a small notch described as its weakest point. He also found marks where the hinge met the support plate, indicating where it may have caught.
Who is reporting failures
The Verge reports that social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with accounts of the foldable failing quickly. Some users say they had the phone only a few hours before the hinge seemed to catch on something, then cracked audibly and broke the screen. The cracks reportedly appear in the same place.
These are user accounts reported by The Verge, not a published failure rate. The teardown offers a physical explanation, not a confirmed root cause, and no recall or repair program is described in the source.
What buyers can act on
The report gives iPhone Duo owners a specific failure pattern to watch: a hinge that catches, followed by an audible crack at the screen. It does not say how many units are affected, which batches are involved, or what Apple has offered.
What did the iPhone Duo teardown identify as the likely failure point?
A middle hinge link, thinner than adjacent links, that snapped at a small notch. Marks where the hinge met the support plate suggest it caught there, according to The Verge's account of CuriousHagi's teardown.
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