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iPhone Duo's Folding Ambition Meets Reports of a Less Flexible Screen
· New York time
Some people reported broken inner screens on new iPhone Duo phones within hours of the foldable device's launch. Photos shared on social media showed similar-looking problems, including cracks or lines near the middle of the display above the hinge. The reports raise questions about the durability of a product built around a screen that bends. They do not establish how widespread the problem is or prove a single cause. What they do show is that some owners encountered damage very early, in the part of the device that makes the folding design possible. A foldable phone sells the appeal of a larger display that can fit into a smaller shape. That convenience depends on a moving structure and a screen doing work that a conventional flat phone does not ask of its display. The hinge is therefore more than a detail in the specifications: it is central to the device's promise. For buyers, the early reports put attention on the same line that product designers would rather treat as an elegant feature. The fold is meant to make two formats coexist in one phone. A visible crack offers a less welcome interpretation of the dividing line. The future may fit in a pocket, but some owners have already found that the middle deserves a very close look.
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