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New foldable, new crease drama. The Apple iPhone Duo was praised in early hands-on videos for its barely visible crease, but early users are now reporting that the display over the crease is very soft, which not only looks unsightly but also doesn't feel ideal.
Hannes Brecher (translated by Hannes Brecher), Published 🇩🇪
The Apple iPhone Duo officially starts shipping on Friday, October 23. However, some customers were able to get their hands on the first foldable iPhone a few days early. As the hands-on video embedded below now shows, Apple was unable to fully solve the "crease problem," despite initial hands-on reports from the launch event suggesting otherwise.
The Apple iPhone Duo takes a slightly different approach from its competitors. While the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 ($1,699 on Amazon) is designed to offer a flexible yet hard surface with Samsung's "Ultra Thin Glass," Apple uses a softer cover that can be replaced relatively inexpensively if it gets scratched. As the video embedded below clearly shows, however, this hinge and display design results in the foldable screen being particularly soft in the area above the hinge.
When a finger is moved across this area, the crease is not only clearly visible but reportedly can even be felt. When the display is not being touched, however, the crease is barely visible. It is unclear how this design will age – on many foldable smartphones, the crease in the middle of the display becomes more noticeable the more often the smartphones are folded and unfolded. More videos showing the Apple iPhone Duo's display crease in detail are likely to be published by the official start of shipping on Friday at the latest. Until then, no final conclusions should be drawn.
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Editor of the original article: Hannes Brecher - Senior Tech Writer - 22626 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018
Since 2009 I have written for different publications with a focus on consumer electronics. I joined the Notebookcheck news team in 2018 and have combined my many years of experience with laptops and smartphones with my lifelong passion for technology to create informative content for our readers about new developments in this sphere. In addition, my design background as an art director at an ad agency has allowed me to have deeper insights into the peculiarities of this industry.