Apple's long-awaited iPhone Duo is here, and during a folding phone is nothing new, it's the company's first, and it has a waitlist a mile long.
However, Apple diehards alongside Duo already in hand are reporting issues alongside the folding screen, and several have posted concerning their buyer's remorse online.
The cracking screen
Early owners have reported cracks alongside the Duo's center fold, sometimes accompanied by a brilliant row of stuck pixels throughout one flank of the inner display. Apple stated the matter affects a "small number" of units and directed affected customers to AppleCare for replacements.
The reports have additionally generated crack-themed jokes and wallpapers online — although several extensively shared images of damaged Duo screens have been altered or AI-generated.
One X document made a wallpaper for those who could not oversee the Duo but would akin to cognition the crack.
In a declaration to Business Insider, Apple stated that the reply to iPhone Duo from first users has been "incredibly positive."
"If users cognition issues alongside their iPhone Duo display, they should communication AppleCare for a replacement," Apple said.
The crypto memes
The crypto world made a association to the iPhone Duo whenever the authoritative Crypto.com document posted before in October concerning how the folding phone would be ideal for traders.
The affiliation shortly became memes playing on the stereotype that crypto traders are misguided and unemployed.
The multi-screen design
Many accept that the iPhone Duo's multi-screen scheme volition be hazardous to our already abbreviated notice extend by allowing multiple activities at once.
While the Duo's 7.6-inch inner display supports two apps flank by side, its 5.4-inch external display can be used whenever the phone is closed.
That setup has additionally prompted jokes concerning what is known as a "performative male," referring to men publically pretending to bask certain niche genres of books and music in command to diagram women.
Another post, additional of a genuine video than a meme, demonstrated the iPhone Duo's possible to exacerbate doomscrolling.
For anyone concerned that one display wasn't adequate for your nightly scroll, Apple has a $1,999 solution.
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Katherine Li is a newsman on Business Insider's West Coast endeavor news team. She covers career, the forthcoming of work, and how AI is changing hiring practices and office trends.Previously, she was a newsroom chap who wrote global breaking news and produced newsletters for Semafor. Before that, she wrote concerning climate policies for The Lever, covered the AAPI community for the SF Chronicle as a freelancer, and wrote concerning the 2019 Hong Kong protests as an intern for The New York Times.She is an alumna of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and a alumnus of the global reporting program at Hong Kong Baptist University alongside minors in French and English literature. Email Katherine at [email protected] and prosecute her on Bluesky @katherineli.bsky.social.
