GoKawiilYouTuber's teardown points to thin hinge link as likely cause of iPhone Duo screen cracks
Reports of Apple's iPhone Duo foldable cracking within hours of use have spread across social media and a dedicated subreddit, with users noting the breaks consistently occur in the same spot. YouTuber CuriousHagi reproduced the failure during durability testing, then disassembled a unit to inspect the hinge mechanism, which combines a central gear hinge with two types of linking hinges.
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CuriousHagi's teardown suggests the failure point is a specific link that is thinner than its neighbors and snaps at a weak notch, with wear marks on a support plate hinting at where the hinge catches during folding. If accurate, this points to a design or manufacturing flaw in the hinge assembly rather than isolated user error, which could pressure Apple toward a hardware fix or recall; however, this remains an independent analysis rather than an Apple-confirmed diagnosis.
- Multiple users report the iPhone Duo's screen cracking within hours of normal use.
- A YouTuber's teardown identifies a thin hinge link with a weak notch as the likely failure point.
- The consistent location of cracks suggests a design issue rather than random defects.
Source: theverge.com — Terrence O'Brien, 2026-10-25
Published there as: “A YouTuber dissected an iPhone Duo and thinks he found the cause of crackgate”
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