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iPhone Duo durability: hinge design, patents and unknowns
iPhone Duo durability, checked: what Apple built into the hinge, which fixes exist only as patents, and what a reported 60% assembly yield can't tell you.
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iPhone Duo
The iPhone Duo is Apple's first foldable iPhone, announced on September 9, 2026. According to Apple, pre-orders open October 16 and it goes on sale October 23, starting at $1,999 in the US for 256GB.
What is known so far comes from Apple's specifications and reviewers' short sessions with demo units. What is not known yet: how the hinge and crease hold up over time, real battery life, and how the under-display selfie camera performs. As of September 23, 2026, nobody had published an independent test of any of them.
Start with the price and specs guide, read the durability analysis for the hinge and the patents behind it, and see the Xiaomi 18 Fold comparison if you are weighing an import instead.
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iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold: specs and buying trade-offs
iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold: the official specs side by side, what two hands-on videos and a spec scorecard show, and the trade-offs of importing Xiaomi's.
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iPhone Duo: price, specs, release date and early reviews
iPhone Duo price in the US and Mexico, checked against Apple's stores, plus the official specs, release dates and what early hands-on reviewers reported.