CNET’s Fold-a-Phone Pushes iPhone Duo Past 75,000 Folds in Durability Test
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Updated · CNET · Oct 27
CNET’s Fold-a-Phone Pushes iPhone Duo Past 75,000 Folds in Durability Test
3 articles · Updated · CNET · Oct 27
Summary
75,000 folds had been completed on Apple’s iPhone Duo by 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, extending CNET’s ongoing hinge-and-screen durability test from 55,000 a day earlier.
Apple has not published a fold-life claim for the Duo, so CNET built the machine to generate independent data on how long the first foldable iPhone can withstand repeated opening and closing.
The rig runs one fold every 4 seconds, using motorized armatures, sensors and power-use monitoring to mimic normal use rather than stress the phone at maximum speed.
Most foldable phones are rated for 200,000 to 500,000 folds, making the Duo’s progress an early benchmark as Apple enters a category Samsung has led for seven years.