I spoke to Apple’s new VP of Hardware Engineering about why he's ‘especially proud’ of the iPhone Duo’s hinge durability and the reliability of Ceramic Shield 2: ‘When I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl’
Both the iPhone 18 Pro (above) and iPhone Duo feature Ceramic Shield 2 on their respective front displays (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol)“Personally, when I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl, because we work so hard to make beautiful front screens,” Marieb told me. “So we very much wanted to develop new coatings that could withstand [scratches], but also make sure that these coatings were wear-resistant as well. We worry about scratching, which is obviously very dependent on having [material that can withstand] very sharp things going into the screen.
- ▪Both the iPhone 18 Pro (above) and iPhone Duo feature Ceramic Shield 2 on their respective front displays (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol)“Personally, when I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl, becau
- ▪“So we very much wanted to develop new coatings that could withstand [scratches], but also make sure that these coatings were wear-resistant as well.
- ▪We worry about scratching, which is obviously very dependent on having [material that can withstand] very sharp things going into the screen.
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Phones iPhone I spoke to Apple’s new VP of Hardware Engineering about why he's ‘especially proud’ of the iPhone Duo’s hinge durability and the reliability of Ceramic Shield 2: ‘When I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl’ Features By Axel Metz Published 18 September 2026 Twice the number of screens, twice the durability challenge When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The iPhone Duo begins shipping on October 23 (Image credit: Getty Images / Karl Mondon) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter In the midst of hype for Apple’s new…
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