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iPhone Duo Livestream: How Many Folds Can Apple’s Phone Take? Day 9

Apple’s iPhone Duo is out and we want to see how durable it is. So we built a robot to fold it 20,000+ times a day to test its limits. How long do you think it will last? 100,000 folds? 200,000 folds? 500,000 folds? Tune in and watch the testing live. We’ll have CNET’s editors…

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Apple’s iPhone Duo is out and we want to see how durable it is. So we built a robot to fold it 20,000+ times a day to test its limits. How long do you think it will last? 100,000 folds? 200,000 folds? 500,000 folds? Tune in and watch the testing live. We’ll have CNET’s editors online to answer any of your questions.

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  1. @AliBagcetin

    November 5, 2026 at 5:03 pm

    Wait no ones posted any comments yet?

  2. @322subject

    November 5, 2026 at 5:12 pm

    My iphone lasted only 4 days with less than 22 folds

    • @Deeheeheee

      November 5, 2026 at 5:30 pm

      @322subject then that’s got to be a you problem.

    • @soly

      November 5, 2026 at 5:48 pm

      @322subject you had a defective unit. Apple released a statement that it will be covered and you will be able to get a replacement

  3. @biriukov.yevhen

    November 5, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    Где комментарии?

  4. @ThuNguyen-tj4ek

    November 5, 2026 at 5:19 pm

    Has the middle line on the phone seems more noticeable?

  5. @athome9712

    November 5, 2026 at 5:21 pm

    I suspect that Apple tested this phone using a similar process. There doesn’t seem to be any test out there that attempted to do this test with different touchpoints or using different elevations / angles. There’s obviously something going on for those numerous reports of the glass cracking due to one of the 3D printed hinges failing.

  6. @shdmd2118

    November 5, 2026 at 5:28 pm

    The crack gate is complete BS

  7. @shdmd2118

    November 5, 2026 at 5:29 pm

    Notice how all the cracks happened on launch day within hours of each other , as if somebody coordinated it

    Now nothing more for days

  8. @redlinejcw

    November 5, 2026 at 5:56 pm

    TLDW: 281,962 folds to the end of this live. Hinge and screen still fine.

  9. @bonclay2262

    November 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    In ideal conditions, all foldables will last pretty much forever. The problem is when you for with hand, you don’t always fold it identically. Sometimes you will fold pressing down on the crease with your finger once in a while. Sometimes you will fold using one hand with finger touching inner screen. This test is meaningless.

  10. @transmaster

    November 5, 2026 at 6:07 pm

    You looking about about 10 years of folding.

  11. @fcex558

    November 5, 2026 at 6:11 pm

    Well, like everyone knows that this thing annihilate any crappy Chinese or Samsung phones

  12. @Illusion_Entity

    November 5, 2026 at 6:31 pm

    As of now, the Duo has 278,209 folds. To put this into perspective:

    10 folds per day = 76.2 years
    20 folds per day = 38.1 years
    30 folds per day = 25.4 years
    50 folds per day = 15.2 years
    75 folds per day = 10.2 years
    100 folds per day = 7.6 years
    150 folds per day = 5.1 years
    200 folds per day = 3.8 years

  13. @batuhankobaner4328

    November 5, 2026 at 6:50 pm

    Do it with fingers not ropes or some cylinders. Also, do it with fold 8 if you are nıt trying to defend apple.

  14. @bobbleczar

    November 5, 2026 at 6:56 pm

    No fair these are AI folds not clumsy human folds 🤣

  15. @justdoitfreeman

    November 5, 2026 at 7:02 pm

    this is a very daring test on the folding and unfolding, people saw it live, at least it was not done in the lab closely and then claimed it could last 500K or 1million folds…

  16. @princetech5701

    November 5, 2026 at 7:03 pm

    How is this unit holding up and people are complaining about there units!

  17. @DaxDoesDigital

    November 5, 2026 at 7:19 pm

    282,000! 🎉😮 ….So 300,000 tomorrow! If you fold your Duo 50 times a day, that would be 16 years! Even 100x a day, that’s a bit over 8 years!😅

  18. @bekind2020

    November 5, 2026 at 7:49 pm

    Oops, I think I just saw it break. 😬

  19. @bekind2020

    November 5, 2026 at 7:52 pm

    I love my Duo, I call it the iFlip!

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