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| - | [* black] Next up: the magic hinge that makes all of |
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| + | [* black] Next up: the magic hinge that makes all of this folding wizardry possible, looking [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/Y3CeyeU6CSjo5IiM.huge|pretty similar] to the last Fold we saw. Let's count it down: |
| [* black] ***Four*** [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/swcm1gxqctKWWPa3.full|spring-loaded clasps|new_window=true] lock the display in the "open" position. The system is well-engineered and likely to last a long while. | |
| [* black] ***Two*** hinges, secured to the spine—one at the top and one at the bottom—allow for some horizontal play in order to absorb any torsion force. | |
| [* black] ***One*** center hinge, which sports a gear system. This distributes the opening force equally, ensuring that the two halves of the phone open synchronously. | |
| + | [* icon_note] You may have noticed we skipped ***three***. We also noticed. But we're okay with it—after all, we're teardown engineers, not countdown engineers. |
| [* black] Two well-routed flex cables serve as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_callosum|corpus callosum|new_window=true] between the phone halves. Each end of the cable is held securely in place before the bend, giving the cable consistent room to flex freely. | |
| - | [* icon_note] Routing flex cables through hinges is a serious reliability concern over the long haul. This one looks designed to hold up—but if it doesn't, at least the cable itself is modular, [https://ifixit.org/blog/13979/apples-2018-macbook-pros-attempt-to-solve-flexgate-without-admitting-it-exists/|unlike some others we've seen |
| + | [* icon_note] Routing flex cables through hinges is a serious reliability concern over the long haul. This one looks designed to hold up—but if it doesn't, at least the cable itself is modular, [https://ifixit.org/blog/13979/apples-2018-macbook-pros-attempt-to-solve-flexgate-without-admitting-it-exists/|unlike some others we've seen|new_window=true]. |