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Durability
How Tough Is iPhone Duo's Hinge? Apple Published IP68 and 100 Components, but Not a Fold Count
Apple has published a great deal about how iPhone Duo is built and one thing it has not published at all: how many times the hinge is rated to open and close. For a $1,999 phone whose defining part is a hinge, that absence is the most important line in the specification. The inner display…
How Durable Is iPhone Duo? IP68, Ceramic Shield Both Sides, Titanium Hinge, and the Crease Question
Apple’s tagline for iPhone Duo is “Foldable. Posable. And durable.” Its press release backs the last word with a mirror-polished Grade 5 titanium frame, a hinge of more than 100 components with a 3D-printed titanium cover, Ceramic Shield 2 on the front, Ceramic Shield on the back, and an IP68 rating to a maximum depth…