Apple Launches $1,999 iPhone Duo Foldable, Shrinking Screen Crease to Near Invisibility
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Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 27
Apple Launches $1,999 iPhone Duo Foldable, Shrinking Screen Crease to Near Invisibility
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 27
Summary
$1,999 iPhone Duo marks Apple’s first foldable and its biggest iPhone redesign in years, pairing new hardware with software changes that alter how users navigate the device.
Apple’s main engineering win is the display crease—described as close to invisible when unfolded—addressing a flaw that has made rival foldables look bulky, fragile or visibly split.
The first-generation device still carries tradeoffs: it is expensive, has rough edges, and includes design choices that feel like steps backward from standard iPhones such as the iPhone 17 and 18 Pro.
Used as a small tablet, the Duo performs surprisingly well, but as a phone it offers few clear advantages over a regular iPhone, underscoring both Apple’s technical progress and the category’s unresolved compromises.