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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.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot completely gone.

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

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

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

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

  10. 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.

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

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji already has it in his cart, and Dale thinks the hinge is a warning.

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The story so far

  1. The iPhone Duo is now available to preorder at $1,999 · The Verge
  2. iPhone Duo preorders sell out into 2027 · The Verge
  3. Apple Store line now includes people who can't afford the phone · CNBC
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