The iPhone Duo is actually two phones in one, but not even that might be enough

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waykokid
waykokid
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• 1mo ago

... but even that might not be enough...

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Nokfan1603
Nokfan1603
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• 1mo ago

You are my preferred Phonearena Writer. You keep it real.

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
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• 1mo ago

As an iOS and iPadOS user, I think think that the iPhone Duo is a decent first Foldable for Apple. Not great. Not mind blowing. But decent. Could it have been much better on the 1st attempt? Absolutely. I definitely feel it could and should have been. There are some omissions that should not have happened, like no telephoto lens when other Foldables in the shorter/wider format have it, why only two windows side by side when others can do more plus have floating windows, etc. So if the iPhone Duo is 2 phones in one, then my Vivo X Fold 6 must be 4 phones in one in Parallel Mode and 5 phones in one in Serial Mode.

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p51d007
p51d007
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• 1mo ago

The Chinese are "encouraged" to purchase products made in their own country unless you are part of their "higher" class (within the party etc).

Common everyday workers for one, wouldn't be able to afford one anyway.

It will be interesting like you mentioned to hear the complaints on reddit, youtube

and the videos on destroying them to see how well they hold up.

I'd really like to see how "tough" a mohs scale of hardness of 2-3, can handle

a stylus once that is released as well.

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pimpin83z
pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵meanestgenius said:

As an iOS and iPadOS user, I think think that the iPhone Duo is a decent first Foldable for Apple. Not great. Not mind blowing. But decent. Could it have been much better on the 1st attempt? Absolutely. I definitely feel it could and should have been. There are some omissions that should not have happened, like no telephoto lens when other Foldables in the shorter/wider format have it, why only two windows side by side when others can do more plus have floating windows, etc. So if the iPhone Duo is 2 phones in one, then my Vivo X Fold 6 must be 4 phones in one in Parallel Mode and 5 phones in one in Serial Mode.

All of this.

It's basically 2 shorter iPhone Airs put together, complete with the compromises. Only 2 windows? You might as well have the biggest Android slab phone that can multitask. The only thing that stands out to me is it being the first iPhone with Pencil support. Otherwise it's not great, not mind blowing, but decent like you said.

Sounds like an MKBHD title. 😂

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AltronLivez51
AltronLivez51
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• 1mo ago

So let's see...foldables have been around about i years now, I have never seen yoi say any of them are 2 phones in 1. So I am curious, how is this one any different? Oh that's right, it isn't. Same form factor, same design, same flaws, same pluses and minutes.


You fanatics are just not even funny. Just pathetic.


Where did you see this being marketed as 2 pjones in 1? Yes Duo means 2. This device has 2 screens as all foldables do. That is what the 2 is. It's not 2 phones. It's 1 phones that jas 2 form factors built-in just like everybody er foldable.


The gloss you try to put on everything Applenis just so lame. Like Apple you arent even original in your thoughts.


Still waiting for you all to talk aboit jow this looks like a shruken Surface Duo. Exact same design, just smaller. Apple has never jad products with Duo in th3 name. Microsoft wants it's Duo back and so does Samsung.


8 years and this is the best they could do? Hahaha. So funny!

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AltronLivez51
AltronLivez51
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• 1mo ago
↵Nokfan1603 said:

You are my preferred Phonearena Writer. You keep it real.

Yep, real dumb.lol

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Charlie2k
Charlie2k
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• 1mo ago
↵p51d007 said:

The Chinese are "encouraged" to purchase products made in their own country unless you are part of their "higher" class (within the party etc).

Common everyday workers for one, wouldn't be able to afford one anyway.

It will be interesting like you mentioned to hear the complaints on reddit, youtube

and the videos on destroying them to see how well they hold up.

I'd really like to see how "tough" a mohs scale of hardness of 2-3, can handle

a stylus once that is released as well.

No, they are not encouraged to buy Chinese made products. They have a free market. Unlike the picture in USA... Good ol communist USA where most foreign brands are forbidden. The government had to step in and save Apple.

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Charlie2k
Charlie2k
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• 1mo ago

How can you write such a long article about nothing and without mentioning that Apple just liked the name Duo due to Microsoft calling their similar products Duo?

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AltronLivez51
AltronLivez51
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• 1mo ago
↵Charlie2k said:

No, they are not encouraged to buy Chinese made products. They have a free market. Unlike the picture in USA... Good ol communist USA where most foreign brands are forbidden. The government had to step in and save Apple.

You're wrong. In all Asian cointeoes, they prefer to use homegrown products before buying anything else.

How did the governement save Apple?

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