The Microsoft Surface Duo found impossible to repair

The Microsoft Surface Duo is pretty unique – while it’s not the only dual screen phone on the market, it’s the only one to measure 9.9 mm when closed (meaning each half is only about 4.8 mm thick). Designing such slim hardware was challenging and required a lot of trade-offs as Zack from JerryRigEverything found out.

We don’t want to spoil the ending of the video for you, but it’s not a happy one. The Duo is basically impossible to repair as everything is aggressively glued down and covered in graphite tape, which rips as components are removed.

The hinge is pretty interesting,…