Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing

The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable smartphone, debuted last week with a $2,000 price tag. However, some early adopters are encountering a troubling issue. Despite Apple's claims of a "precision-engineered hinge," reports suggest that certain devices suffer from a hardware flaw that damages the phone's high-resolution internal display shortly after activation.

Social media is flooded with images showcasing the identical damage pattern. The OLED display is plagued by several bright lines, starting just below the middle of the screen, which stretch down to the bottom and right edges. In some instances, dead pixels appear along the crease, connecting to the region near the bright lines. Those familiar with OLED panel damage recognize this characteristic defect.

When the layers of the display are compromised, pixels fail to receive the proper voltage for illumination. Some pixels receive full driving voltage and remain permanently bright, while others receive no voltage and become completely black. The sole remedy is to replace the OLED display, but this repair reportedly costs half the price of the entire iPhone Duo.