iFixit dismantles Apple's Duo: 'You'd better baby that screen'

Apple's iPhone Duo scores higher than its foldable rivals for repairability, but don't let dust get into its delicate workings.

iFixit teardown crew put a spudger and screwdriver to Apple's flagship phone and reached a provisional verdict: its repairable, up to a point, and the batteries can be replaced. The inner display and hinge, though, look daunting.

The foldable inner screen is the Duo's party trick, yet reports suggest it isn't going smoothly for every owner. Some describe dead-pixel lines around the hinge, and others see horizontal lines on the right-hand side of the display.

iFixit's analysis point to the Duo's clever hinge as a possible culprit, rather than a straightforward broken cable.

"The damage we're seeing in photos isn't right where the display cable passes through the hinge, but slightly lower, at a point where several edges meet and change how the thin display is supported as it bends," iFixit said.

There's a center support bar which, the team …