the hinge is a masterpiece, the screen is collateral damage.
YouTuber tears down iPhone Duo, finds complex hinge behind crackgate
A YouTuber reproduced the cracked screen during durability testing of Apple's foldable iPhone Duo, then disassembled it. He found a complex hinge with a gear-like central mechanism and two linking hinges. Users on social media and Reddit report the phone failing within hours, with cracks appearing in the same spot. Apple has not commented.
Source: YouTuber tears down iPhone Duo, finds complex hinge behind crackgate — The Verge
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A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Oct 25, 2026.
Topics: iphoneduo · crackgate · apple · foldablephone · teardown · techfail
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