The iPhone Duo reaches buyers on October 23, and Matt Talks Tech is already on the sequel. The channel's
Before the first Duo ships, Matt Talks Tech already wants a second one to fix a 12MP selfie camera, a 31-hour inner-screen battery, and no Face ID.
A good camera upgrade can still lose the argument. The AppleInsider Podcast spends much of an hour and a half
Even with an f/1.48 to f/4 variable aperture on the 18 Pro's main camera, the AppleInsider hosts expect most shots to match the Duo's.
Neither phone is in Max Tech's hands yet, so where MKBHD's Duo and Z Fold 8 impressions judged
Max Tech's 15-point spec comparison leads with IP68 and a leaked A20 Pro score for the Duo, then gives Samsung the lighter body and the glossy screen.
One Korean leaker says Samsung is weighing it, and even the report that tied it to the iPhone Duo expects the original schedule to hold.
Employees used the iPhone Ultra name until launch, per Bloomberg, and Duo won because it leaves room for a Max, a cheaper SE, and a clamshell mini.
The iPhone Duo against the iPhone 18 Pro Max, again, but this comparison comes from a channel that held both
A matte inner screen that keeps the crease out of sight wins the channel over, while the Pro Max keeps its 8x zoom and outlasts an open Duo by 14 hours.
Federighi says the Duo can often fill an iPad mini's space, and Bloomberg has an OLED mini due by the end of October, the month the foldable ships.
Bloomberg's newsletter has foldables at 2% of shipments now and a majority in ten years, while betting Face ID and a telephoto wait for the third Duo.
A Fold 8 mod mimics the Duo's fold blur off the hinge sensor, and a Weibo leaker says Chinese makers are studying it, though Samsung blocks a real version.
Saved app pairs and a video beside an app make the iPhone Duo's split screen simpler, 9to5Mac argues, than the windowing iPadOS 27 forces on an iPad mini.
Pressed by MKBHD, Craig Federighi agrees the iPhone Duo can fill the space an iPad mini held, a notable concession
Even Apple's software chief grants that the open foldable covers the iPad mini's job, and MKBHD spends most of its buying advice on who should skip it.
A 7.6-inch inner screen, a 5.4-inch cover, 11.3mm thick closed, and 254 grams, which Apple'
Even Matt Talks Tech's own list of 15 reasons to pick the iPhone Duo concedes the camera, trailing the Pro Max on aperture and zoom.