The alleged iPhone Duo hinge supplier says it'll sue anyone blaming it for Crackgate

Some iPhone Duo units come with an inherent vice—Apple has acknowledged so much—but nobody so far has taken responsibility. Maybe the corporate guillotine is swinging in silence behind closed doors, but so far, the exact culprits of the "crackgate" affair remain a mystery.

There's a company for phone components that many online users link to the iPhone Duo and, allegedly, it supplied the hinge for the iPhone Duo. Now, while the company you'll read about doesn't officially admit it has supplied parts for Apple's foldable iPhone, it denies that its parts for foldable phones are faulty. That's a pretty strong indication about what's going on.

Not only that, but the company threatens to take legal action against anyone defaming it.

The Fine M-Tec position

A machine-translated report straight out of South Korea sheds light on Fine M-Tec, a manufacturer of components for foldable smartphones. The said company has issued an official response to recent concerns over foldable phone quality, denying that defects in its supplied components are responsible for the reported problems.

The company said that objectively verifying the technical cause is necessary before attributing a finished product's quality issues to a specific component.

The statement came after numerous iPhone Duo users reported inner-display damage on Apple's first foldable smartphone in the first hours and days following its launch. Fine M-Tec manufactures backplates, also described as internal hinges, which support foldable displays. Financial analysts have identified the company as a potential major component supplier for the iPhone Duo.

No mentioning of Apple

However, Fine M-Tec did not directly mention Apple or the iPhone Duo in its statement.

The company emphasized that foldable smartphones combine multiple critical components with complex mechanical designs, making technical verification essential before linking an issue with a finished device to any particular part. It also said it maintains verification procedures throughout product design, development, testing and mass production to ensure its components meet customers' technical specifications and quality standards.

Fine M-Tec expressed concern about unverified information being used to blame its components for quality problems, as well as claims being spread through online communities and social media.

The company said it would consider legal action, including civil and criminal proceedings, against anyone who damages its reputation or credibility by creating or maliciously spreading false information.

The company also said it wants to keep investors and the market properly informed, prevent baseless rumors from hurting its value and maintain good relationships with its customers.

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