SAN JOSE, CA—A tense federal courtroom erupted into gasps Thursday as executive testimony revealed that the highly anticipated foldable iPhone Duo is actually just two standard smartphones held together by a single strip of high-grade adhesive tape.
PROSECUTOR: Mr. Bellweather, you serve as the chief hardware consultant for this project. Can you explain the manufacturing process of the foldable iPhone Duo?
WITNESS: We spent three years in development. Our engineers worked tireless hours. We finally realized we could achieve the foldable aesthetic by aligning two iPhone 15s side-by-side. Then, we applied a proprietary gray binding strip across the back.
PROSECUTOR: By 'proprietary gray binding strip,' do you mean standard industrial duct tape?
WITNESS: It is matte-finish, space-gray adhesive ribbon. It is an industry standard we adopted after extensive research at Apple Park. It offers maximum flexibility. Users can fold it forward, backward, or rip the two halves completely apart to share with a friend.
PROSECUTOR: But the consumer pays $2,400. They believe they are buying a single, seamless OLED screen, as advertised in your recent keynote.
WITNESS: The screens are seamless if you do not look at the middle. If you squint, the silver tape line blends right into the iOS interface. Plus, we throw in a free pair of scissors in the box so users can customize their foldable iPhone Duo experience.
PROSECUTOR: Is it true that the secondary battery is just a AAA battery taped to the camera bump?
WITNESS: It is an auxiliary cylindrical power cell. We secured it with the same premium space-gray ribbon. The entire Silicon Valley supply chain uses this method now. PCMag called it a bold step forward. We just call it innovation.
