Inside Apple’s first folding iPhone, contact with the delicate inner screen could cause a stress ‘hotspot.’
Inside Apple’s first folding iPhone, contact with the delicate inner screen could cause a stress ‘hotspot.’
by Jay PetersOct 27, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC
Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.
Within hours of the iPhone Duo launch last Friday, people reported that the inner screen on some brand new foldable phones was already broken. The issue was similar across many photos shared on
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