Here’s why the iPhone Duo’s hinge could be cracking the screen
Within hours of the iPhone Duo going on sale on 23 October 2026, The Verge reported Reddit posts of broken inner screens, all at a similar spot along the hinge. By 25 October The Verge relayed user accounts of the hinge catching and audibly cracking, a YouTuber's dissection claiming a cause, and an iFixit teardown (5/10 repairability) that its headline said 'may explain' the failures. On 26 October ZDNet suggested a bad batch of hinges and Ars Technica said the hinge was 'apparently' damaging screens; Tweakers reported Apple acknowledged the problem and will replace affected phones (BBC also reported replacements). On 27 October the FT described a 'Crackgate' outcry as a setback for CEO John Ternus, and The Verge published an explainer on how the hinge could be cracking the screen. Reporting vs inference: the location of the damage and Apple's replacement offer are reported; the hinge as root cause remains a hypothesis from teardowns and reporters, not confirmed by Apple in the collected sources.
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Chronologie des faits
The first broken iPhone Duos are here
The Verge · Jay Peters
Ce que cela apporte
The Verge, 23 Oct (launch day): first reports of broken units on Reddit, all at the same spot along the hinge.
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the issue appears to be happening at a similar spot on all of them: Some kind of problem shows up on the inner screen along the hinge
A YouTuber dissected an iPhone Duo and thinks he found the cause of crackgate
The Verge · Terrence O’Brien
Ce que cela apporte
The Verge, 25 Oct: user reports describe the hinge catching, an audible crack, then a broken screen; a YouTuber's dissection proposes a cause (his view, not confirmed).
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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.
iFixit’s look inside the iPhone Duo may explain those broken screens and hinges
The Verge · Terrence O’Brien
Ce que cela apporte
The Verge, 25 Oct: iFixit teardown details how Apple hides the crease and scores repairability 5/10; headline says it 'may explain' failures (hedged).
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It found some interesting details about how Apple might be hiding the crease on the Duo's folding screen and gave it a 5/10 repairability score.
iPhone Duo screens are already cracking: What buyers need to know
ZDNet — Artificial intelligence · Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Ce que cela apporte
ZDNet, 26 Oct: similar first-hand damage reports; suggests (inference by ZDNet) a bad batch of hinges; buyer advice.
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A handful of first-hand reports show similar damage, suggesting a bad batch of hinges.
Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing
Ars Technica · Ryan Whitwam
Ce que cela apporte
Ars Technica, 26 Oct: frames the hinge as apparently damaging some screens.
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Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.
Apple erkent probleem met scherm iPhone Duo en vervangt getroffen exemplaren
Tweakers · Arnoud Wokke
Ce que cela apporte
Tweakers, 26 Oct: Apple acknowledges the problem and offers direct replacement (Dutch source).
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Getroffen klanten kunnen hun telefoon direct vervangen bij de fabrikant.
Apple hit by ‘Crackgate’ outcry over iPhone Duo screen problems
Financial Times
Ce que cela apporte
Financial Times, 27 Oct: 'Crackgate' outcry framed as a setback for new CEO John Ternus.
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Claims of flaws in Big Tech company’s first foldable smartphone are a setback for new chief executive John Ternus
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Here’s why the iPhone Duo’s hinge could be cracking the screen
The Verge · Jay Peters
Ce que cela apporte
The Verge, 27 Oct: explainer on why the hinge could be cracking the screen; recaps crack above the hinge within hours of launch.
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some kind of issue or crack would appear in the middle of the screen above the hinge
Quelles questions restent ouvertes ?
- Has Apple confirmed the hinge, or a specific part or batch, as the root cause?
- How many units are affected, and is it limited to certain production batches?
- Will Apple change the hinge design or production, or issue a recall beyond case-by-case replacements?
- Do replacement units fail the same way?