Cracked Screens Emerge for Apple’s $2,000 Foldable Iphone Duo

WHO:

NY Post - Apple made its first foldable iPhone, called the iPhone Duo.

The Verge - The writer described receiving and using an iPhone Duo and said they showed it to a friend.

WHAT:

NY Post - Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo costs $2,000.

NY Post - Critics praised the phone’s sleek engineering and nearly invisible screen crease.

NY Post - Social media posts showed a handful of devices with cracked screens on the first day.

The Verge - The writer said the iPhone Duo’s screen broke along the hinge while they were opening it.

The Verge - The writer reported no marks or damage on the inner screen’s surface or the external hinge that would suggest something had been caught or damaged.

WHEN:

NY Post - Social media posts showed cracked devices on the phone’s first day.

The Verge - The writer said they had owned the iPhone Duo for “about six hours” and had opened it “fewer than 20 times” before the screen broke.

HOW:

The Verge - While showing the phone to a friend, the writer felt something around the internal hinge, underneath the screen, as they opened it; they then heard “an audible crack,” and the screen broke along the hinge.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 21:18 UTC)

Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, costs $2,000 and has drawn praise for its sleek engineering and nearly invisible screen crease. But reports of early screen failures are raising questions about its durability. A Verge writer said the display broke along the hinge while they were showing the phone to a friend. As they opened it, they felt something around the internal hinge beneath the screen, then heard an audible crack. The writer said there were no marks or visible damage on the inner screen or the external hinge to suggest anything had been caught or damaged. They had owned the phone for about six hours and opened it fewer than 20 times. Separately, social media posts showed a handful of iPhone Duo devices with cracked screens on the phone’s first day.