Apple may be late to the foldable smartphone market, but its first attempt is already raising the bar. Bloomberg’s Chris Welch takes an early look at the $1,999 iPhone Duo, from its carefully engineered hinge and 7.6-inch inner display to a redesigned iOS experience that takes advantage of the foldable form factor. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@118Columbus
September 11, 2026 at 2:53 pm
He made love to the iPhone 📲 Duo
@118Columbus
September 11, 2026 at 2:54 pm
Nanotexture coating
@texassimon
September 11, 2026 at 2:59 pm
These are the deal breakers for me on the iPhone Duo:
1. Inferior camera (no telephoto lens).
2. No Face ID .
3. Passport size is just the wrong size for those who don’t wear cargo pants or baggie pants. The iPhone Duo is quarter inch wider than the iPhone 17 Pro Max and 2.55 mm thicker, it probably will not fit into the hip pocket of my skinny pant in the Summer or the chest pocket of my fleece in the Fall.
4. Last but not least, has someone tried to hold the Duo up to your ear to make a phone call? It might look absolutely idiotic.
These are the much bigger hurdles to me than the price point (I spent about $2K for the iPhone Pro Max anyway).
I will wait till they fix the camera deficiency and Face ID issues, and make it more “pocketable” in size, then I will consider buying it. Right now, it is a solid “NO”.
@Mbenz411
September 11, 2026 at 3:29 pm
What’s wrong with this Chris Welch guy
@rubysingh6077
September 11, 2026 at 5:03 pm
he seems nervous and it happens to the best of us sometime.
@jbnelson
September 11, 2026 at 8:08 pm
@rubysingh6077 Which is odd because he spent so much time at The Verge. Never heard him speak like this.
@three-r2q
September 11, 2026 at 3:43 pm
📌Samsung Fold 8: 201grams thin and light like a slabphone that magically transforms into a light & thin tablet which is a pleasure to carry and use.
📌Apple Duo: 254grams thick and heavy which turns into 298grams when case is added. Thick & heavy and difficult to carry around feeling its heavy weight alll the time.
@RK-wn6ib
September 11, 2026 at 4:05 pm
Apple brainwash
@jesusgutierrez6041
September 11, 2026 at 5:33 pm
Biased video never mentions drawbacks
@JonSands
September 11, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Bloomberg Tech hires legit S-tier nerds, kudos don’t ever change
@ToothacheEveryday
September 11, 2026 at 8:42 pm
0:50 and if I’m m left handed, so not very ergonomic with all control on the right side…