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Apple's foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking

Bloomberg verified the problem with more than half a dozen customers, and iFixit suspects the hinge; the phone sold out in pre-orders first.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentApple's new foldable iPhone Duo is drawing complaints of cracked screens, and one Australian owner says it cracked after fewer than twenty openings, about six hours after purchase.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFor nineteen hundred and ninety-nine dollars.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorApple says it's aware of an issue with the inner display on a small number of units and wants people to contact AppleCare.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentiFixit took one apart and suspects the hinge. Owners describe a crunch, then a crack along the crease. Even the phone is cereal now.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCrunchy and feuding with the milk. Love that for us!

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  1. The first folding iPhone Duo goes on sale, and so do the resale plans · The Verge
  2. iPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything Durability Test in Viral Video · News18
  3. Indie developers build quirky apps for the iPhone Duo · Wired
  4. Clever apps show off the iPhone Duo's potential · TechCrunch
  5. iFixit teardown of iPhone Duo may explain broken screens and hinges · The Verge
  6. Apple responds to iPhone Duo cracked screens · New York Post
  7. Apple's foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking (this story)

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