iPhone Duo owner reports screen crack after six hours and fewer than 20 openings

An Australian owner says the inner display on their iPhone Duo cracked along the hinge after about six hours of ownership and fewer than 20 openings, according to a Reddit account that MacRumors reproduced on October 23. The post has since spread across the tech press.

Other owners have reported hinge-area display failures of their own. Nobody yet knows how many phones are affected.

Apple has not confirmed that the reports point to a product-wide defect. No on-record Apple statement appears in the coverage reviewed.

PhoneArena reports a starting price of $1,999, though that figure could not be confirmed on an Apple page. Some headlines have floated a $2,500 price and called early buyers guinea pigs, but neither claim is established fact.