Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duowent on sale on October 23 and Reports of screen crashes began to appear shortly after. THE the volume of complaints was large enough to Apple will start offering replacement units, even though the company maintained the Internal display issues only affected a small number of units. Apple refusing to go into detail about what went wrong, repair experts and The media took it upon themselves to investigate the cause. Some speculated that the hinge design was to blame, but apparently faulty engineering was not the cause.
Supplier side problem
A machine-translated version of Kang’s message. | Image by Kang
Kang, the Weibo leaker claims that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with hinge design. Rather, the problem stems from a faulty material used by one of the suppliers.
Apple is apparently able to trace the problematic batch using serial numbers. This could allow customers with potentially faulty phones to proactively replace their devices rather than waiting for problems to appear.
Is that it?
This iPhone Duo started misbehaving three hours after unboxing. | Image from Reddit user chimchambam
Shortly after its release, Many iPhone Duo owners have reported hearing a cracking sound when opening or closing the device, followed by a crack along the screen crease and a horizontal block of dead white pixels. Many felt a dent under the screen, which caused the crack.
iFixit repair specialists concluded that the internal components of the hinge were pressing and damaging the electronics underneath the display.
THE iPhone Duo features a teardrop hinge with a complex system of gears, springs and metal joints. Apple designed curved guides to reduce tension during the folding process, but analysts speculated that the folding system did not work as intended, causing components to press against the display.
Other reports suggest that a slight misalignment of the hinges on some units caused the internal parts to be pushed upward into the display, shattering it from the rear.
Was Apple vindicated?
Apple reportedly spent a decade working on the Foldable iPhone. It was the last mainstream manufacturer to enter the market. So, while it was somewhat acceptable that the OG Samsung Galaxy Fold has hardware failures, the The cost of reputation is much higher for Apple. If the root cause is a vendor hardware defect rather than a technical error, Apple can breathe a sigh of relief.
Another solid device
Apple reportedly aimed to sell 6 million iPhone Duo units this year. The device is sold out in most markets and Apple does not expect a restock during the holiday season, it seems that the goal has already been reached. Screen crashes seem to have had an impact only some users. by PhoneArena the unit, for example, showed no problems.
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