iPhone Duo owners report inner screen cracks near the hinge

First reported by 9to5Mac at · Updated · 31 sources

Reports describe a recurring pattern of damage, with cracks along the hinge and a horizontal band of white pixels on the inner display. Some failures appeared within hours of use. Apple confirmed that a small number of units have an inner display issue, according to Wired.

  • A hinge component failure is suspected as a cause.

Covered by 31 publishers within 39 hours of the first report.

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9to5Mac Some iPhone Duo displays are cracking, seemingly all in the same way · Benjamin Mayo
GSMArena Early iPhone Duo buyers report inner display damage caused by a potential hinge defect
The Verge A YouTuber dissected an iPhone Duo and thinks he found the cause of crackgate · Terrence O’Brien
AppleInsider Hinge damage suspected to be behind iPhone Duo screen cracks · Malcolm Owen
Android Authority After day-one screen failures, the iPhone Duo is facing more durability questions · Adamya Sharma
iPhone in Canada iPhone Duo Owners Report Cracked Inner Displays Days After Launch · Steve Vegvari
Android Headlines iPhone Duo Owner Says Apple Blamed Them for a Screen That Cracked in 3 Hours · Tyler Lee
Forbes iPhone Duo Screen Crack Makes Surprise Apple Repair Price Even Worse · Janhoi McGregor, Senior Contributor
Wired Some iPhone Duo Models Are Breaking. iFixit’s Teardown Might Explain Why · Boone Ashworth
Tom's Guide iPhone Duo teardown by iFixit reveals key details — and could explain why Crackgate is happening · Tom Pritchard
PCMag iPhone Duo Screens Are Cracking. Are You Covered? Here's Why You Should Pay For AppleCare+
The Shortcut iPhone Duo owners report cracked screens as ‘Crackgate’ fears grow · Reece Bithrey
CNET As iPhone Duo Cracked Screen Reports Surface, a New Teardown Shows a Possible Culprit · Katie Collins
TechRadar Apple says it's 'aware of an issue' with a 'small number' of iPhone Duos · James Rogerson
ZDNet iPhone Duo screens are already cracking: What buyers need to know · Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
TechRepublic iPhone Duo Gets 5/10 for Repairability as iFixit Probes Screen Failures · Kezia Jungco
Bloomberg Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Draws Early Complaints of the Screen Cracking · Mark Gurman
Ars Technica Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing · Ryan Whitwam
The Next Web Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo hit by early reports of cracking screens · Ana Maria Constantin
MacRumors Apple Responds to iPhone Duo Display Cracking Reports · Juli Clover
TechSpot Teardown reveals three theories for why iPhone Duo's screens keep cracking · Kishalaya Kundu
Gizmodo The iPhone Duo Is 3 Days Old—And Screens Are Already Cracking · Monica Chin
MobileSyrup iPhone Duo hinge issue causing some screens to crack · Matthew Mountjoy
Thurrott Apple is Investigating iPhone Duo Screen Cracking Issues · Laurent Giret
CNBC Apple responds to user reports of broken iPhone Duo screens on new foldable phone
Engadget Apple responds to reports of the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking · staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk)
TechCrunch Uh-oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it · Lucas Ropek
Neowin Apple confirms user reports about iPhone Duo screen cracking · Usama Jawad
New York Post Apple addresses reports of cracked screens on $2K iPhone Duo just days after frenzied launch · Ariel Zilber
BBC Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems
DigiTimes As iPhone Duo inner screens crack, Samsung capitalizes on foldable surge · DIGITIMES

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