iFixit Gives iPhone Duo Its Best Foldable Score Yet

iFixit has given Apple’s iPhone Duo a provisional repairability score of 5 out of 10, the highest rating it has awarded to a foldable phone, while warning that repairs to the inner display could be difficult and costly. The score is provisional because replacement parts are not yet available, iFixit said. The teardown found several repair-friendly features, including electrically releasable adhesive on both batteries. Applying power to the adhesive tabs loosens them, making battery removal easier than prying, which can risk damaging a cell. iFixit called it the best battery-removal experience it had seen in a foldable. The outer display also came off intact, and the trim around the inner display was removable without breaking. Those components matter because some internal repairs require access through the outer screen. iFixit also noted that the phone uses a single-layer logic board, while some other internal parts remain obstructed by cables and require multiple screwdriver types to reach. The inner display presents a sharper challenge. iFixit described removing it as delicate and difficult because the work involves adhesive and the hinge. Apple’s listed out-of-warranty...