iPhone Duo Fails Basic Durability Test in Huge Blow to Apple

Apple's first foldable phone the iPhone Duo has failed a popular durability test just a day after market launch.

Key points

• Mercantile Unveils iPhone Duo at LAAM Fashion Week on Global Launch Day.
• The outer screen, which uses Ceramic Shield 2, held up well and only indicated faint marks at level 7 on the Mohs scale.
• Despite its IP68 dust and water resistance rating, the iPhone Duo struggled when Nelson covered it in sand and dirt.
• The iPhone Duo is Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, and it costs more than plenty of employed cars in Pakistan.
• Nelson additionally cautioned that fixing the inner screen costs around $1, 000.

Meanwhile, the test was carried out by JerryRigEverything channel. It has been torture-testing foldable phones since the first generation. "Most do survive, " he remarked. "The iPhone Duo did not." Dust Jams the Hinge.

For context, the grit obtained into the hinge, and the magnets could no longer pull the phone shut. The phone stayed slightly open.

Notably, the bend test was worse. Bending the open phone backwards left a permanent green line throughout the inner display. A second attempt continued more lines, and the inner screen then ceased responding to touch, MacRumors documented. Inner Screen Scratches Easily.

Notably, the outer screen, which uses Ceramic Shield 2, held up well and only indicated faint marks at level 7 on the Mohs scale.

Meanwhile, the flexible 7.6-inch inner screen, nevertheless, scratched at level 2. Its matte nano-texture coating hides most of these marks when the screen is on.

Early users are additionally sharing clips online that show apps struggling with the new form factor. One widely shared video demonstrates a video app shrinking into a small window instead of filling the larger screen when the phone is unfolded.

Notably, the iPhone Duo is Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, and it costs more than plenty of employed cars in Pakistan. According to Plenty of veteran iPhone users had already, it does not fix the biggest challenges with foldables. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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