Apple Explains What's Inside the iPhone Duo's Folding Screen

[MacRumors]

The iPhone Duo's inner display uses a complicated, multi-layer structure that Apple says will hold up to wear and tear.

There are 10 ultrathin layers in total, including a nano-textured cover layer made from a custom polymer that Apple says is up to 40 percent stiffer than "other materials used in the industry," which presumably means other foldable devices.

Apple added high-strength glass above and below the folding display panel, along with a titanium plate at the bottom of the stack. Custom adhesives "allow the layers to glide past one another like the pages of a book, relieving bend stress," according to Apple.

The exterior nano-texture layer's finish is meant to reduce glare and minimize the visibility of the crease, and a scratch-resistant coating covers the nano-texture layer.

The outer display is protected by Ceramic Shield 2 like the iPhone 18 Pro models, while the back of the iPhone has Ceramic Shield. The inner display gets the custom polymer cover instead of Ceramic Shield.

Both of the iPhone Duo's displays support ProMotion, Always-On, and True Tone, and offer 3,000 nits of peak outdoor brightness.

Article Link: Apple Explains What's Inside the iPhone Duo's Folding Screen

 

[Blackstick]

I wish them luck, because the physics in any glass-like material that regularly bends… are miserable. And this has to look good 2-3 years later, not just 2-3 days of use.

A 2nd or 3rd gen of this phone will have many hardware lessons fixed. The Early Field Failure Analysis period for Elk Grove will be astounding.

 

[kiensoy]

And there’s still a visible crease.

 

[turbineseaplane]

And there’s still a visible crease.

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And a really visible under screen camera.

It's in every shot I've seen.
I think they should have gone with a top right cutout camera instead.

 

[svish]

Hope the screen and the hinge is durable. Repairs will be very costly. Crease might appear after repeated opening and closing. I prefer a glossy display instead of matte.

 

[datsdatcharlie]

And there’s still a visible crease.

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This is triggering my OCD

 

[vegetassj4]

Inside iPhone Duo is the most advanced folding display Apple has ever created.

Which, technically, was not a difficult record to break.

At its core is an impossibly thin layer of flexible glass, developed through years of research, billions of dollars in engineering, and the revolutionary discovery that Samsung had been doing this for quite a while.

But we didn’t want to simply make a folding screen.

We wanted to reinvent the crease.

So Apple engineers took something the industry already understood, removed three ports, made it 11% thinner, gave every component a proprietary name, and pushed it light years ahead.

Introducing Ceramic Flex Pro™.

It’s our strongest flexible glass ever.

 

[CalMin]

And there’s still a visible crease.

Apple, meet my friend: Physics.

 

[rotvaldi]

Why not make nano texture optional, if it was for the crease... then that inbuild camera is glossy and noticeable doesnt looks good.

 

[usmaak]

Samsung is on version 8 of their ZFold series and you can still see a crease. It’s not nearly as obvious as this one, but it’s still there.

 

[rbbloom99]

I just fell in love with my 17pro all over again ❤️

 

[rbbloom99]

This will have a cult following but I’m guessing the pros and pro max will still be the industry work horses for years to come.

 

[CharlesShaw]

On the bright side, I think the Duo is going to get people talking more about and appreciating iPads.

 

[Jimmmay]

Samsung is on version 8 of their ZFold series and you can still see a crease. It’s not nearly as obvious as this one, but it’s still there.

 

[Jimmmay]

And a really visible under screen camera.

It's in every shot I've seen.
I think they should have gone with a top right cutout camera instead.

Waiting to see this in person because some pics seem really visible, then others are barely noticeable

 

[dumastudetto]

And there’s still a visible crease.

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I don’t see a crease? That’s just lighting effect.

 

[rotvaldi]

Waiting to see this in person because some pics seem really visible, then others are barely noticeable

its glossy.

 

[GregoryPeckEPA]

Custom adhesives "allow the layers to glide past one another like the pages of a book, relieving bend stress," according to Apple.

This is of much interest to me. I am really looking forward to how these stand up in durability tests and over time with actual use. I have a friend picking one up so I'll follow up with him over months of use in the hot Texas heat lol.

 

[GregoryPeckEPA]

I don’t see a crease? That’s just lighting effect.

No, the entire demo was computer assisted with compositing. The real screen was never shown. They also used ideal lighting, not real world scenarios. Totally noticeable when Ternus revealed it.

 

[GregoryPeckEPA]

And there’s still a visible crease.

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The compositing used on the reveal was mildly infuriating tbh. You could clearly see it was just totally CG. The contrast is a lot lower than I had imagined, but losing the outer shell made of glass really hurts it in that regard. One thing I noticed with even adding glass to an LCD is just how vibrant it makes the display, even compared to OLED. The Studio Display looks almost identical in daytime to my LG C3 OLED panel! It's only at night when you see the blacks that the OLED start pulling away.

The glass panels on screens are doing a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to contrast and depth of colour!

 

[DrJR]

First product I can’t wait to get my hands on in many years….. far better than I had thought it would be and cheaper!

 

[klasma]

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The haphazard placement of the “under-screen” camera would drive me insane.

 

[turbineseaplane]

The haphazard placement of the “under-screen” camera would drive me insane.

I think they should’ve gone with a top right corner cut out instead

 

[Nyx1]

Does the hinge using liquid metal like the rumors say from last year until now?

 

[CarAnalogy]

Apple, meet my friend: Physics.

The ultimate test of the reality distortion field.