iPhone Duo draws praise for its foldable design, with practical trade-offs
Technology · First reported 30 Oct, 16:00 · Updated 17:28
Two hands-on accounts describe the iPhone Duo as appealing and well-designed, especially its inner display and foldable format. They also identify compromises, including price, camera capability, Touch ID, app support and the usefulness of some screen modes.
- A reviewer who took the Duo on a five-day vacation said they used it more than their iPhone 17 Pro Max and ultimately preferred it, despite initial frustrations.
- Both accounts praise the foldable design and inner display, while noting limitations: the vacation reviewer highlights Touch ID and camera compromises, and the hands-on reviewer questions video viewing and split-screen use cases.
- The accounts are personal evaluations rather than a shared test: one describes several days of travel use, while the other reports about half an hour of in-store hands-on time.
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- Vacation test
- Five days; the reviewer also brought an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
- Price mentioned
- $2,000.
- Camera comparison
- The Duo has two rear cameras and 10x digital zoom; the iPhone 17 Pro Max has three rear cameras and 40x digital zoom.
- Centre account’s hands-on time
- About half an hour in an Apple store.
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- I took two iPhones on vacation. The Duo won me over.31 Oct, 14:00
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