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.
Read more about the iPhone Duo Folding Test on CNET.com
We Answer 16 Questions About Folding the iPhone Duo Hundreds of Thousands of Times
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Check out the 3D Printer Matthew Murray used to print the sled that iPhone Duo is sitting on:
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Video Credits:
Host: Matthew Murray
Producer: Stephen Beacham
Thumbnail Designer: Zooey Liao
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@EduardoAMarin
November 10, 2026 at 5:47 pm
Any lag or weird behavior in the iPhone open close animations?
@TilarHobbs
November 10, 2026 at 5:57 pm
This is a hardware test not a software test lol
@BosleyBeats
November 10, 2026 at 6:03 pm
@TilarHobbsstill a valid question. As you test the hardware does the perf degrade as attributed to stress on the hardware
@redlinejcw
November 10, 2026 at 6:28 pm
TLDW: 393,000 folds to the end of this live. Screen and hinge still fine.
@martinvanek5951
November 10, 2026 at 7:43 pm
I’m sure Apple has done this a lot. What about opening and closing while putting a torque vector on the hinge?
@GerardoCriscuolo-s9h
November 10, 2026 at 8:26 pm
Hi, my question is whether the recording is invalid if you interrupt it daily, because you could easily replace the iPhone with a new one every day or whenever necessary. The recording must be continuous without interruptions to validate this test. Greetings. 4 million subscribers and 3 comments? Doesn’t that seem strange to you?