iPhone Duo's hinge could be cracking the screen

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSome owners of Apple's new foldable, the iPhone Duo, say the inner screen cracked above the hinge within hours of launch, The Verge reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorApple has acknowledged a problem with the inner display, though only on a small number of units.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a company listening very closely, Hank, and I'd call it early-adopter co-development.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne Australian owner says the screen split after fewer than twenty openings, roughly six hours out of the box. For a folding phone, that's the whole job.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPro one: it's two thousand dollars of premium craftsmanship that arrives pre-distressed. Con one, Hank, it doesn't wait to be distressed by you.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMacRumors says some of the crack photos online are AI-generated, and 9to5Mac has seen about ten real ones. So the scale is hard to judge.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTen real cases is a very exclusive community, and I'd call the fake ones brand ambassadors working without a contract.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchoriFixit thinks a support bar in the hinge may not be retracting.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey don't know the cause, and Apple hasn't said what it is or whether a fix is coming.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut owners can contact AppleCare for a replacement, and they don't need AppleCare+. Free is a lovely word.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd rate it four stars for the response, one for the screen.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo and a half stars, then.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA replacement for a phone that breaks when you use it means you get to find out whether the second one does too.