Why we won't know how visible the iPhone Duo's crease is for a long time

The iPhone Duo has an impressively minimal crease, but that’s only how it looks at the start. We’ll have to wait a while to see what develops over time. Why we won’t know how visible the iPhone Duo’s crease is for a long time.

Big Tech Apple Why we won’t know how visible the iPhone Duo’s crease is for a long time Apple’s nano-texture screen might not hide the crease forever. That’s no surprise, since everyone was waiting to see how the iPhone Duo would address the competition’s shortcomings. It’s still early to tell, given that it won’t hit stores until next month and all we’ve had so far are a few brief hands-on experiences.

But one of the most anticipated features is the new nano-texture display, which promises to make the crease on the screen much less visible. In fact, it does seem to be much less noticeable — but it will be a long time before we know for sure. The biggest trade-off with foldable phones: The crease tinhkhuong/Shutterstock Historically, foldable phones have had an unpleasant flaw: the crease.

With today’s technology, it’s nearly impossible to have a flexible display that folds without leaving any crease marks. Companies have gotten much better at this, and the creases have become less noticeable even though they’re still there.