Applefoldable smartphoneLast featured Oct 2026
Apple iPhone Duo
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
A foldable full of small compromises that he would only recommend to experienced foldable users who really want one.
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- Price when I covered it
- $2,000
- Featured in
- 6 videos · 2026–2026
- Category
- Phones · Foldables
What I liked
- Nano texture display
- Hinge holds at most angles
- IP68 rating
- Stylus support on both displays
- Nano texture display hides the crease and glare
- Good multitasking
What I didn't
- Split screen capped at two apps
- Fixed 50/50 split
- Only mirrors to a monitor
- No facial recognition
- No Face ID, only Touch ID
- Many apps not optimised for the screen
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“Six things that the iPhone duo does that Samsung can't.”
“the duo has an IP68 rating, which means it's completely sealed against dust.”
“if you're new to foldables and your kind of default alternative option would be a Pro or a Pro Max, I would strongly steer you this way”
“for the most part it just feels like a trade”
“It's just not the new iPhone that I'd recommend most people buy. That would be the Pros.”
“The crease. It exists, but barely.”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:006 ways Samsung Fold beats iPhone DuoPresented as more limited than the Samsung Fold, with capped split screen, monitor mirroring only and no face recognition.
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0:006 ways iPhone Duo beats SamsungArun lists six areas where Apple's foldable beats Samsung's, including the display finish, hinge, dust protection and stylus support.
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0:00iPhone Duo is Messier Than You ThinkA foldable full of small compromises that he would only recommend to experienced foldable users who really want one.
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0:20Xiaomi made an iPhone Duo. It’s Unhinged.Software is custom built around the hardware and it has better refinements, but it is heavier, has a smaller battery and costs more.
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0:00iPhone Duo/18 Pro Hands On - I wasn’t readyMost complete foldable so far and impressively polished for a first generation, but very expensive and not the iPhone he would recommend to most people.
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0:00iPhone Duo Hands On!Impressed by the polished software and near-invisible crease, though the $2,000 price is high and it drops the telephoto camera and Face ID.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Camera nerd
“this on paper is the single biggest compromise that you have to make if you're going to go Duo”
▶ 0:11 - Premium tax
“even though this is by far the most expensive iPhone ever, and it will almost definitely become the status symbol iPhone, that doesn't make it the best iPhone.”
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