{"id":677062,"date":"2026-11-06T20:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677062\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T20:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:26:16","slug":"live-now-watch-as-this-iphone-duo-crosses-300k-folds-in-our-custom-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/677062\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Now! Watch as This iPhone Duo Crosses 300K Folds in Our Custom Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iPhone Duo<\/a> wowed us, but it\u2019s time to test out how its first-gen hinge holds up. We\u2019re now testing Apple\u2019s $1,999 foldable phone<\/a> using our custom-made folding machine, the Fold-a-Phone, which has been diligently opening and closing the phone since we bought the Duo on Oct. 23. We\u2019ve already passed 297,000 folds, and we expect to cross the 300,000 mark on our livestream. All this folding isn\u2019t expected to stop until the Duo breaks.<\/p>\n

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Read more: The iPhone Duo Is in Our Fold-a-Phone Testing Machine. Can It Beat the Galaxy Z Fold 8?<\/a><\/p>\n

CNET is livestreaming our iPhone Duo long-term folding test on our YouTube channel<\/a>, which you can watch embedded here. Our robust in-house machine will open and close the foldable around 20,000 times per day to simulate years of wear and tear on the hinge. You can watch this testing on a livestream from our CNET Labs location in Louisville, Kentucky.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The livestream isn\u2019t just for watching a phone open and close \u2014 you\u2019ll also be able to chat with CNET editors who will be available to answer your iPhone Duo questions live in the chat. Will Apple\u2019s first foldable live up to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a> and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold<\/a>? Will its neat opening animation<\/a> remain slick over thousands of folds? Join us and find out.<\/p>\n

\"iPhoneThe iPhone Duo has been folded over 297,000 times, and 300,000 is very close.Matthew Murray\/CNET<\/p>\n

This long-term test will join our iPhone Duo review<\/a>, which provides a snapshot of what it\u2019s like to be among the first to use Apple\u2019s first foldable phone. If you\u2019re sold on it, check out the best iPhone Duo deals<\/a>. And if you want to compare even further, you can check out our roundup of the best foldable phones currently available<\/a> if you want help deciding between the Duo and other folding and flip-style phones from Samsung, Motorola and Google.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Sorrentino\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches — obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making.
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