DUO hinge dust durability in construction environment

No one will know for sure for weeks or even months how good the Duo design is or its weaknesses and how it might perform for you. The Duo has an IP 8 rating for dust, which is high - but that's the nice sort of dust you get in the lab, not the sort you probably get at work. It's not just the hinge - if stuff gets between the inside screen halves it will not be good.

If I were you I'd head over to the forums for other folding phones and see how they perform. Obviously they will not be directly representative of the Duo but they might give you pointers towards the likely issues the Duo could have.

Iamironman01 wrote:

I’m on the fence for buying the new DUO.. I work construction but would want more reassurance on the dust sustainability on the hinge. If exposed daily is the hinge gonna fault or not be smooth as it once was?

This is a user to user only forum. iPhone Duo doesn't land in users hands until tomorrow. As we're not Apple and users don't even have one yet, no one could possibly give you the assurance you're seeking at this time.

I'll give you my opinion, however. And that is the Duo is a mighty expensive device with a hinge and screens inside and outside. Personally, it wouldn't be my choice in a device for a dusty construction site. But that's my opinion, not based on any testing or real world use.

Never mind the hinge, it has a plastic screen, and you can't use a screensaver. I wouldn't let it anywhere near construction gritty dust.

This guy gives the Duo a fairly good going over in terms of dust ingress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5laDGy4INB0

Hi, if you’re going to deliberately put the device in harm’s way, purchase AppleCare+ with theft and loss coverage. If the dust affects operations then AppleCare should cover the issue. However, if you’re just worried about how the device looks, I’d choose another model. AppleCare+ does not cover cosmetic issues.

AppleCare - Apple

The “6” from the “Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529” is as good at it gets for dust intrusion.

As for iPhone Duo wear, that depends on the design and materials and the particular dust.

This for the hinge and for other details such as the flexible display.

And we won’t really know until it’s been in our dusty, grubby, greasy, gritty, … little hands for a few months.

This is a user to user site. We are all users here.....just like you. Apple is not here.

No one on this site has used a DUO, so it is going to be difficult for you to receive meaningful feedback.

Are you looking for opinions and guesses?

I agree with lobsterghost1. I have ordered a Duo, but I work at a university in an office. There's no way I'd take a $2000 phone with not one but two screens to a construction site. I'm giving serious thought to getting AppleCare+ for the first time in years because of all the as-yet unknown ways the Duo could go wrong. I'm not expecting to have any major issues with it but ...

IdrisSeabright wrote:

I agree with lobsterghost1. I have ordered a Duo, but I work at a university in an office. There's no way I'd take a $2000 phone with not one but two screens to a construction site. I'm giving serious thought to getting AppleCare+ for the first time in years because of all the as-yet unknown ways the Duo could go wrong. I'm not expecting to have any major issues with it but ...

Thinking? That would be a must with a brand new, never sold before device. A MUST!

IdrisSeabright wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Thinking? That would be a must with a brand new, never sold before device. A MUST!

I didn't add it to my pre-order but will add it once I have it on my account.

Easy enough to do. Is it arriving tomorrow? I saw that just one day after preorders opened, if someone tries to order, deliveries will be in late January.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Easy enough to do. Is it arriving tomorrow?

I ordered mine at 8:03am on the pre-order day. I'm scheduled to get it between November 15th and November 23rd. Rumor has it that a lot were snapped up by people who wanted to resell them. Apparently, there is now a limit on how many you can order.

Am I now obligated to start one of those threads where people complain about the delivery date? ;-)

IdrisSeabright wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Easy enough to do. Is it arriving tomorrow?

I ordered mine at 8:03am on the pre-order day. I'm scheduled to get it between November 15th and November 23rd. Rumor has it that a lot were snapped up by people who wanted to resell them. Apparently, there is now a limit on how many you can order.

Am I now obligated to start one of those threads where people complain about the delivery date? ;-)

Yes, yes you are!! Sorry that in only 3 minutes ordered were already pushed out. At least you don't have to wait till late January! 😉

I have the same concern. I work a clean hands trade on construction sites and I always get metal dust/filings in the hinge and around the edge of my AirPod case and it drives me crazy because it embeds itself into the plastic and it’s a pain to get out. I worry that a similar issue will happen with the duo. It’s amazing how much iron dust is in dirt or ends up in your pockets without realizing. I’ve dropped my phone on the floor of a vehicle and you can see where all the magnets are for the charge pad from all the iron it picks up.

For what it’s worth, here’s Siri AI’s response.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Thinking? That would be a must with a brand new, never sold before device. A MUST!

I didn't add it to my pre-order but will add it once I have it on my account.