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.
With the same A20 Pro in both, the iPhone 18 Pro and the Duo split on cameras and weight, and the foldable's zoom range stops at 4x against 16x.
The final iPhone Ultra rundown before the keynote moved MagSafe out to a case. It's built in, per an
AppleInsider's podcast puts the Duo's magnets against the camera plateau, so battery packs and wallets overhang, but circle mounts and chargers still attach.
"You lust after it. You must have it." That's the Cult of Mac podcast on the Apple buying cycle,
Even with an October 16 pre-order date, Cult of Mac's panel lands on one no, two undecideds, and one Duo order for a review, plus a fight over Live Rewind.
IMAX's official account joked it still won't watch movies on a phone, but a 1.43:1 print fits the Duo's inner panel with less letterbox than a 16:9 show.
Spec sheets don't settle foldables. This one says so out loud. Matt Talks Tech runs the iPhone Duo against
Samsung wins weight and thickness, Apple wins the water rating and the pen, and Matt Talks Tech still calls it a draw settled by the ecosystem you own.
The Mac's ring-light trick turns up in the iOS 27 release candidate tied to one device subtype, the foldable, with its warmth slider still unfinished.
Foldable shipments stay flat at 20.2 million this year, so Apple's projected 24.8 percent comes out of Android makers' totals rather than new buyers.
Every foldable MKBHD reviews ends up next to a Samsung, and the iPhone Duo is no exception. The channel's
In MKBHD's first day with Apple's foldable, it beats Samsung's Fold 8 for animations, IP68, and the crease, and loses on a dock stuck to the right rail.
"It's hard to even say it's a crease," Brian Tong says, tilting the open iPhone Duo at the
A 7.6-inch matte inner screen, a hinge that holds every angle, and two apps side by side, though Brian Tong's four minutes never touch the weight closed.
A 7.6-inch inner screen, a 5.4-inch outer one, and a hinge built from more than 100
Apple's launch film sells the 7.6-inch inner screen and a 100-part hinge, though the phone's late-October ship date only shows up in Apple's press release.