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iPhone Duo Teardown: Fairly Repairable, Worrying Hinge

iFixit tears down the iPhone Duo: 5/10 repairability

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Fresh off the feeds, it's Tech After Dark! I'm Nova, here with Rocco, and iFixit just took apart Apple's first folding iPhone, the iPhone Duo. Okay Nova, verdict's in! IFixit gave the Duo a 5 out of 10 for repairability. Huh. For a foldable, that's actually good. Samsung's Z Fold8 only got a 4 out of 10. Okay, but here's the bad part. Some early users say the hinge gets stiff, then pops or cracks, and leaves permanent display damage.

Theories so far? Stuck hinge parts, or a flex cable. That's from GSMArena, the full post is linked. See you next time!