Foldable displays tend to show a more visible crease over time, but Apple‘s Kate Bergeron says iPhone Duo has a replaceable cover layer on its folding screen to help mitigate that issue.
iPhone Duo ‘cover layer’ on folding display can be replaced over time for a day-one look
After the iPhone Duo was introduced last month, Apple execs gave interviews explaining how the company very intentionally sought to maximize durability and minimize crease issues that plague other foldables.
As part of that effort, it seems the iPhone Duo has a unique design feature to ensure a “day one” type experience for years to come: a replaceable cover layer on the folding display.
Here’s Kate Bergeron, Apple VP of Hardware Engineering, speaking to @angietutorials on TikTok:
“The matte display coating does a really nice job of, I’ll say minimizing the crease. But there’s a cover layer on top, and we’ve done a significant amount of engineering work to help that wear in as long of a manner as we can, and to make sure that you get the most out of that layer’s performance. It’s actually replaceable, which is a really nice thing for the customer, that you can peel off that layer and get a new one.”
You can watch the full clip here on TikTok.
Apple refers to this “cover layer” in its list of AppleCare estimated service costs for iPhone Duo. As spotted by Quinn Nelson, a cover layer replacement costs $19 with AppleCare. Its cost without coverage is currently unknown.
So if you’re worried about spending $2,000+ on an iPhone Duo only to find the display crease become more prominent over time, it sounds like Apple has a solution.
Are you concerned about the iPhone Duo’s crease at all? Let us know in the comments.
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