
The “iPhone V” boasts the worst battery life of any iPhone to date.

Other sacrifices were made, like the removal of the Taptic Engine and a smaller battery to fit everything into the desired form factor. Unfortunately, since the iPhone screen isn’t designed to fold, it still will fail after a relatively small number of folds. Several different folding phones were disassembled, and found a Motorola Razr folding mechanism would work best with the iPhone X screen. It took 37 attempts before they had a screen with layers that properly separated to be both flexible and functional. Instead of trying to interface an existing folding phone’s screen with the iPhone, these makers delaminated an actual iPhone X screen to use in the mod. Apple has been conspicuously absent in this market segment, so decided to take matters into their own hands with the “iPhone V.” (YouTube – Chinese w/subtitles via MacRumors). Folding phones are all the rage these days, with many of the major smartphone manufacturer’s having something in this form factor.
