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Apple 's folding iPhone has, by all accounts, got off to a cracking start. Pre-orders quickly sold out , with delivery dates now extending well into 2027. It seems that after a string of somewhat disappointing launches such as the iPhone Air and Vision Pro, Apple has a bonafide hit on its hands. But as always happens in the first few days of a brand new product launch, a few snags are coming into focus.

One of the more curious issues facing some iPhone Duo units is the screen cracking in one very specific location. This involves a thin crack down the centre hinge, and a line of stuck bright white pixels across the right side of the display. The result has aready led to some amusing wallpaper designs making light of the issue.

But why are multiple Duo models breaking in the same way? Well, now that teardowns of the device have begun, we might have an answer.…