Is the iPhone Duo still interesting once folding it becomes routine? On 9to5Mac's Overtime, the hosts revisit daily use after the initial excitement, and the Duo owner remains enthusiastic. The examples that carry the discussion are trip planning across two apps and a FaceTime call shared between a parent and child.

Where the Overtime hosts land

  • Multitasking has become a habit. The Duo owner says he's using the inner screen for simultaneous tasks more often than he expected. One example puts ChatGPT beside IKEA while furnishing a home; another uses the larger workspace to plan a trip. His co-host connects that enthusiasm to the early iPad period, when each newly adapted app felt like a discovery.
  • FaceTime gives the hinge a purpose. The owner describes talking to a relative while his daughter watches the outer display and he uses the inner one. He says the person at the other end gets both views. For a separate Continuity Camera call, he used the partially folded phone as its own stand instead of finding a mount.
  • The small outer screen changes when he opens the phone. He still handles quick tasks on it while walking the dog. Opening the inner screen is a deliberate two-handed action, and he says he wouldn't unfold it for ordinary one-handed use. The co-host challenges the idea that such compromises are automatically benefits, comparing that reasoning with old arguments about single-app iPads improving focus.
  • The missing camera and Face ID remain trade-offs. The owner says he hasn't missed the telephoto as much as expected, but acknowledges that his child's activities are resuming and could change that assessment. Touch ID has become a learned gesture. He'd like less weight, different volume-button placement and a USB-C position that better suits plug-in controllers.
  • App support still arrives unevenly. In the owner's experience, Google Maps and Fidelity have adapted while Chase hasn't. He finds the daily changes engaging, although they also mean a buying decision depends on which apps someone needs. The hosts like the new form factor without pretending its software transition is finished.

Those app names are worth checking before committing. iPhoners who rely on one banking or work app can have a different experience from the owner on this show.

I find the family FaceTime example more persuasive than enthusiasm about the hinge itself: it describes a specific awkward interaction the fold removes.