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A weak spot in the hinge may be failing and cracking iPhone Duo screens.

A weak spot in the hinge may be failing and cracking iPhone Duo screens.

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Oct 25, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC

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Terrence O'Brien

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.

Social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of Apple’s foldable failing quickly and in spectacular fashion. Some users report having the phone for only a few hours before the hinge seems to catch on something, then audibly crack and break the screen . Tellingly, the cracks all seem to happen in the same place.

YouTuber CuriousHagi was able to reproduce the cracked screen during some durability testing of the iPhone Duo. Then he pulled it apart to try and find the culprit.…