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iFixit Teardown Points to Possible Cause of iPhone Duo Crackgate

iFixit finds a hinge hotspot in the iPhone Duo

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Hey everyone, fresh off the feeds, this is Tech After Dark! I'm Rocco, here with Nova, and iFixit just took apart the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, and found a possible cause for Crackgate. Crackgate, Rocco? Okay. What does that actually mean? Some owners say their screens crack, sometimes after folding it just a few times. And iFixit found a pressure hotspot, right where the underside of the screen touches the hinge.

So is it a factory defect, or just bad luck? Nobody knows yet, we're waiting on Apple's official word. Oh, and iFixit rated its repairability a 5 out of 10, so fixing one? Not easy. So what this means for you: Notebookcheck says a case is smart. That's from Notebookcheck and iFixit, the full post is linked, see you next time.