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Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything has given Apple’s first foldable the usual rough treatment, and the results highlight a couple of weak spots that go beyond just forcing the phone to bend the wrong way.
Apple’s IP68 dust and water rating needs a bit of real-world context. In the video, Nelson buried the Duo in sand, dirt, and soil. Afterward, the phone simply wouldn’t close all the way.
Debris had worked its way into the titanium hinge from a few different spots, and even the magnets couldn’t pull the two halves shut against the grit. Heavy contamination like that isn’t an everyday situation, but it does show a potential soft spot for beach days or dusty environments.
The inner flexible display has a nano-texture coating that does a decent job of hiding scratches compared with many glossy foldable screens. Under extreme pressure, though, it’s still fragile.
When Nelson bent the open phone against its natural fold direction, the frame itself held up and didn’t snap. The AMOLED panel, however, took permanent damage: first a green line, then more lines, until the screen stopped responding completely. Replacing that inner display is reportedly around $1,000.
Nelson pointed out that he’s been testing foldables since the first generation nearly seven years ago, and most of them survive his routine. The iPhone Duo did not. The outer Ceramic Shield 2 display behaved more like a normal iPhone, picking up only faint marks at the higher Mohs hardness levels.
The combination of a hinge that can let in debris and a flexible screen that doesn’t like being flexed the wrong way means owners will probably want to treat the Duo with a bit more care, especially when it’s open or around sand and dirt.
None of this means the phone is going to fall apart during normal daily use. It just underlines the usual trade-offs that come with foldable designs and why a few extra protective habits are worth considering. The full video with the scratch, dirt, and bend tests is up on the JerryRigEverything channel if you want to see exactly how it played out.
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