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Apple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It?
Apple's first foldable iPhone launches at one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, and its enhanced AI features depend on iOS twenty-seven; the hinge still has to prove itself.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 9:08 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wired's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Wired: “Apple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It?”, with reporting from Back Market and TechRadar.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 9:08 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Duo.
- BBN covered this story before: Apple's iPhone Duo preorders surge as delivery dates slip (October 20).
The real story
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- WiredApple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It?
- Back MarketiPhone Duo review: Is Apple’s first foldable worth buying? facts used on air
- TechRadarApple iPhone Duo review: this is the foldable Apple fans have been waiting for facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple's first foldable phone is the iPhone Duo, and Wired calls it an astonishingly good first foldable that now needs iOS and third-party apps to catch up.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt launches at one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars, which is one dollar less than two thousand, and I'm told that's called restraint.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro one: the screen opens to the largest display ever on an iPhone. Con one: it is still a phone you have to charge.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTechRadar says the crease is not completely gone, but it's virtually invisible in daily use. So it's a crease with privacy.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot completely gone.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPro two: it's the thinnest iPhone ever when unfolded.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCon two: Apple promises grade five titanium, but the hinge still has to prove itself in real life.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro three: Apple's chief executive, John Ternus, called it the most transformational change to iPhone since the original.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCon three: that's Apple saying it about Apple.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOur review desk gives it four stars out of five. The missing star is waiting on iOS twenty-seven, which the enhanced AI features depend on.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the best feature ships later, and the price ships now.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji already has it in his cart, and Dale thinks the hinge is a warning.
More Shorts
All videos →The story so far
- The iPhone Duo is now available to preorder at $1,999 · The Verge
- iPhone Duo preorders sell out into 2027 · The Verge
- Apple Store line now includes people who can't afford the phone · CNBC
- Seinfeld Dances Out Hecklers as Apple's iPhone Duo Folds Open · The Verge
- Los Javis on La Bola Negra; Colm Meaney goes dark on Mobland · Deadline
- Apple's iPhone Duo preorders surge as delivery dates slip · CNBC
- Apple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It? (this story)
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