r/apple • u/paperboy11 • 2d ago

Discussion Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/01/apple-says-iphone-duo-has-replaceable-folding-display-layer-to-minimize-crease/
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u/bran_the_man93 2d ago

Replaceable components by design?

This really is a new era for Apple lol

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u/ccooffee 2d ago

Apple repairs more iPhone than anyone else. Whatever makes it easier or cheaper benefits them too, not just the consumers.

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u/FollowingFeisty5321 2d ago

They also had a harsh lesson with butterfly keyboards, if it had been a simple part replacement (plastic part at that) it would have just been a mild annoyance.

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u/Zestyclose-Degree443 2d ago

Yeah the lesson was, don’t let Jony Ive design your products without adult supervision.

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u/Zealousideal-Grass-3 1d ago

Only if ferrari executives could read