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Reviewer tests Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo foldable for a week
Apple's foldable opens from a 5.4-inch outer screen to a 7.6-inch inner one, and costs a hundred dollars more than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8; ouch.
On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
Photo: Ka Kit Pang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from Wake Up, America at 5:59 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Axios's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Axios: “I tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.”, with reporting from SlashGear.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 5:59 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Duo.
- BBN covered this story before: Reviewer takes two iPhones on vacation, prefers the Duo (November 1).
The real story
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- AxiosI tested Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo. It's a fascinating experiment, but the price is hard to justify.
- SlashGeariPhone Duo Review: Is Apple's Foldable iPhone Worth Buying Now? - SlashGear October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorApple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, starts at nineteen ninety-nine, and Axios says it's fascinating but hard to justify.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFixing the inner screen costs nine hundred ninety-nine dollars.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA screen repair that costs half a phone.
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The story so far
- Apple's foldable iPhone Duo screens crack in 'Crackgate' · Financial Times
- iPhone Duo's hinge could be cracking the screen · The Verge
- iPhone Duo owners report cracks within hours; Apple offers… · Fox News
- Liquid Glass Finally Makes Sense on the iPhone Duo · Wired
- Networks pile on midterm coverage; Halloween box office is a… · Deadline
- Reviewer takes two iPhones on vacation, prefers the Duo · TechCrunch
- Reviewer tests Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo foldable for a week (this story)
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