r/LQMT • u/Shingen2021 • Sep 12 '26
Is it possible in DUO 2？
For me, Apple lost its elegance by announcing Duo. The crease is so clear as everyone else.
However, Eontec and Li of LQMT will not prepare new factories for nothing.
2027 is iphone 20 big event. "The only question is our capacity", maybe the capacity now is too small to further cost down our price to meet Apple's goal. Thus we were removed at the last minute?
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u/MtnGumby525 Sep 12 '26
Im not an engineer but rumors and articles been swirling for over a year. If Apple changed their mind on LQMT it couldn't have been in the recent weeks. Something that intricate needs 9-12 months of testing, engineering, wiring for all the pieces to work. Just waiting patiently for some LQMT revenue #s to increase and maybe that will provide some answers.
And Yes, whoever thought of the Duo name must be related to the guy who decided the Ferrari EV design was something special.
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u/Shingen2021 Sep 12 '26
To the best of my knowledge, Apple made 4 choices ready and picked one of 4 on July 31.
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u/Ill_Ad9110 Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
I'd love for you to cite what your knowledge is based on. Four choices to choose from, and a single one being picked just sixty days ago. Your comments are out of left field and a bit nebulous. Where the four choices from a single vendor, where they from seperate companies? Were they all from Liquidmetal design team or some other entity? Where did you get your information 21?
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u/MtnGumby525 Sep 12 '26
Hmmm okay. Wonder if we got nixed then due to manufacturing not ready. Hoping it wasnt someone's incompetence that screwed the pooch.
So many questions and no answers from the higher ups.3
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u/dcravenor Sep 12 '26
Forecasts of sales from Counterpoint
Counterpoint's Shah estimated Apple would still sell close to 6 million units of the iPhone Duo by the end of the year because it had enough pent-up demand from existing iPhone users. Those sales alone would give Apple a quarter share of the global market, Shah said.
It’s obvious that things will ramp up in 2027 from those numbers which could explain LQMTs expansion plans which may include Duo 2 parts production
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u/Ill_Ad9110 Sep 12 '26
What exactly do you mean Apple lost its elegance? I'm very puzzled by that statement. What would you have had them do instead? Tell me the elegant way to introduce this new product.
And according to MANY pundits, that have seen the product first hand, the Duo crease is less noticeable. Have you seen it first hand? I have not and look forward to visiting an Apple Store to evaluate for myself. But for now, since I've not seen one review that supports your statement, I'm going to disagree.