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Apple announces its foldable iPhone Duo

The iPhone Duo pairs a 5.4-inch outer display with a 7.6-inch inner one and a nano-texture finish; the unlock button is doing a lot.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
Published 9:25 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by The Verge: “All the news about the iPhone Duo”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:25 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: Jerry Seinfeld, Duo, Chicago, Apple.
BBN covered this story before: Apple Store line now includes people who can't afford the phone (October 16).

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentApple announced its long-rumored foldable, the iPhone Duo, with a 5.4-inch screen outside, a 7.6-inch screen inside, and barely any visible crease.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA phone that folds like a wallet and hides the seam. Now that's what I call engineering at its finest.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNow the detail. It drops Face ID and uses Touch ID on the power button.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe most advanced iPhone ever makes you press a button to prove you exist.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA button?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA button. A fingerprint.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA seven-point-six-inch screen, and the security checkpoint is a thumb-sized dot on the edge. I have lab equipment with more ambition.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHonestly, it's the one part of the phone that never needed an upgrade. Your thumb has been loyal since day one.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRex has sports, Kenji, and nobody is asking him for a fingerprint.

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