iFixit’s look inside the iPhone Duo may explain those broken screens and hinges

As is tradition, iFixit has torn open the latest iPhone and laid its parts bare on a table. It found some interesting details about how Apple might be hiding the crease on the Duo’s folding screen and gave it a 5/10 repairability score. That might not seem particularly high, but it’s the best score the site has given to a foldable yet. The internal screen’s matte nano-texture cover doesn’t just make it more readable in bright sunlight; it also helps mask the crease by scattering reflections.

When looking at the display under a microscope, iFixit also found oval-shaped subpixels arranged at various angles, which the site believes are designed to reduce artifacts and further mask the crease down the middle of the display. [Media: https://youtu.be/WOVIjFnivJA] The nano-texture outer layer is relatively easy to replace without swapping out the OLED underneath. If you do need to