Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love
The Verge staff shares mixed reactions to the newly announced iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable smartphone. While reviewers praise the form factor and multitasking capabilities, many express concern over the high $1,999 starting price.
Why it matters
The launch of a foldable iPhone represents a major shift in Apple's product design philosophy and tests consumer appetite for high-end, premium-priced mobile hardware.
Apple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner screen, two back cameras, Touch ID for authentication, an IP68 rating, and all sorts of slick software tricks to make iOS feel more at home on the new device. Preorders start on October 16th ahead of availability on October 23rd, and it starts at $1,999 for 256GB of storage.
It’s a huge announcement for Apple, and we have many feelings about it. Here’s our gut reactions to the phone. And let us know in the comments what you think!
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The Duo name is good
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