Foldable smartphones aren't known to be the most durable of devices. With a mechanical hinge and a flexible glass inner display, there are many areas where a folding phone's structural integrity can be compromised. Samsung surprised us recently with how durable the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is , but user reception on the durability of Apple's first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo , hasn't been as great. Some Duo owners have taken to social media to post photos of the new device's internal screen cracking and showing green lines with minimal phone use, causing " Crackgate," as it's being called , to trend on social media.

In theory, the iPhone Duo should be just as durable as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 , if not more. Samsung reportedly provided custom-made screens for the Duo that compare to those on its own phones. Apple also boasts an impressive IP68 dust- and water-resistant rating for its first foldable, notably better than the Z Fold 8's IP48, which effectively omits the dust rating.…