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iPhone Duo Review: One Week with Apple’s $1,999 Foldable

From seamless software integration to small touches like the matte display, the Duo shows just how intuitive — and fun — a foldable phone can be. If you can stomach the $1,999 price, that is. CNET Senior Technology Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti runs through her likes and dislikes of Apple’s first foldable. 🍎📲 #iphoneduo #foldable #iphoneduoreview…

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  1. @perhapsme988

    October 21, 2026 at 5:11 pm

    Why can’t they have a telephoto camera and not the second camera?

  2. @DirosUlos

    October 21, 2026 at 5:53 pm

    take off your headscarf

  3. @mic-h2f

    October 21, 2026 at 6:12 pm

    Bro is she Muslim wtf ,

  4. @mic-h2f

    October 21, 2026 at 6:12 pm

    I need a girlfriend 😭😭😭

  5. @mic-h2f

    October 21, 2026 at 6:13 pm

    Please do not exaggerate I need something affordable here in my country we still don’t have the DUO 😭😭

  6. @videobiker9131

    October 21, 2026 at 6:20 pm

    If I had the money…. Kudos

  7. @MurrayISaBaby

    October 21, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    I think imma trade in my iPhone 18 Pro Glacier and get the Duo in that blue cuz mine keeps glitching

  8. @uwais931

    October 21, 2026 at 6:47 pm

    Amazing ❤

  9. @JayE-e2q

    October 21, 2026 at 6:51 pm

    Why not under screen finger print scanner
    My s25 is instant

  10. @lucidventuresinc

    October 21, 2026 at 6:59 pm

    It’s all hype and basically Apple scamming you for an extra $900 for a scaled back iPhone.

  11. @vimalramachandran

    October 21, 2026 at 7:02 pm

    Absolutely no mention of the lack of optimisation for many apps at launch.

  12. @akin242002

    October 21, 2026 at 7:03 pm

    I’m right-handed, but I use phones ambidextrously. Therefore, hard pass on the iPhone Duo. Also, many apps do not work properly being a first-generation iPhone fold phone.

  13. @nunyo7259

    October 21, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    ill be waiting till next year looks like

  14. @poikatiikeri

    October 21, 2026 at 7:09 pm

    I don’t get why it has two wode angle cameras, it could have one that crops tighter shots and a short tele camera like a 50mm

  15. @rich88789

    October 21, 2026 at 7:11 pm

    Fake video the phone is not even out yet No — regular people do not have the iPhone Duo yet.
    Apple’s first foldable iPhone (the iPhone Duo) has an official release date of Friday, October 23, 2026. Pre-orders opened on October 16,

  16. @AaronCrawford

    October 21, 2026 at 7:18 pm

    So heavy

  17. @admiller1997

    October 21, 2026 at 7:58 pm

    Those photos look great!

  18. @DaxDoesDigital

    October 21, 2026 at 8:04 pm

    My new Series 12 will unlock the iPhone. No biggie. Also, I use Touch ID all day long on my MacBook Pro. I kind of prefer it. 😅

  19. @MahdiStinson

    October 21, 2026 at 8:06 pm

    something about face id everyday when i have to scan my phone to take transportations I’m always late, having to stop, look at my phone unlock it and then i can scan it,with touch id i can save precious seconds unlocking without looking at the phone why people are so attached to face id i hate it

  20. @sharrykitz9231

    October 21, 2026 at 8:07 pm

    Bro the worst thing is how are you going to put any form of case on that? No case means not for me or any teenager or anyone even slightly forgetful or clumsy.

  21. @josephanthonyjas

    October 21, 2026 at 8:16 pm

    I want !

  22. @ArtiMusTime

    October 21, 2026 at 8:33 pm

    WOW! It looks just like a Samsung fold 8… like the one apple paid Samsung for to utilize their folding screen patent… sensational

  23. @FrankSumatra

    October 21, 2026 at 8:45 pm

    Two thousand dollars wow good luck with that

  24. @tywedekind2807

    October 21, 2026 at 8:48 pm

    Is that a diaper on your head?

  25. @Blqman989

    October 21, 2026 at 9:13 pm

    Essentially paying for three screens. That’s what commands the price, not the hardware.

  26. @SollehuddinAziz

    October 22, 2026 at 9:32 am

    Not worth it

  27. @HappyTrees-g6t

    October 22, 2026 at 10:13 am

    Great review. I’m starting to care less about cameras. As long as they are somewhat usable, but phone cameras can only do so much

  28. @sorrows_touch

    October 22, 2026 at 11:11 am

    For the price I want a telephoto camera and no compromises!

  29. @scottneighbors7077

    October 22, 2026 at 12:55 pm

    Excellent presentation!

  30. @iBentleyPlays

    October 22, 2026 at 1:42 pm

    This phone is trash. They get paid and sent a script of talking points. The honest reviews all say this phone is trash.

  31. @iBentleyPlays

    October 22, 2026 at 1:43 pm

    Also all the comments saying “nice presentation” or something similar are fake accounts from people with bot farms trying to trick you into buying stuff you don’t need by making you think everyone is rushing out to get this phone.

  32. @sh4unity204

    October 22, 2026 at 1:49 pm

    Disgusting inner matt finish low contrast feel. Yuck. The design was so good. What a deal breaker

  33. @myronsnagg5857

    October 22, 2026 at 1:51 pm

    I’m going to get one but I will wait for 6 months for the good updates

  34. @blover8548

    October 22, 2026 at 1:52 pm

    I brought 2 👍🏾

  35. @Stargate555

    October 22, 2026 at 2:01 pm

    I was hoping for the iPhone duo to be double the size of a regular iPhone Pro Max. From what I gather, it seems to be one and a half times the size of a regular iPhone.

  36. @waynewes9466

    October 22, 2026 at 3:13 pm

    What I like about the Duo is, it’s not out yet, but I’m claiming to have one in LOL.

  37. @manhwa963

    October 22, 2026 at 4:25 pm

    It’s their first generation of folding phone, it’s not meant to be perfect at the first time, but they will improve the next folding phone from the mistake they made from their first phone.

  38. @LetztlkboutIt

    October 22, 2026 at 4:35 pm

    I’m looking forward to Touch ID because Face ID doesn’t work as will if I’m in full glam

  39. @ArnoShahmoradian

    October 22, 2026 at 5:46 pm

    What’s with the head covering?

    • @1rotimi

      October 22, 2026 at 8:34 pm

      @ArnoShahmoradian why do you care

  40. @shayspott3

    October 22, 2026 at 5:58 pm

    Same talking points as others 😩 I would like to see ppl that are gamers or streamers, texters, artist, music listeners and makers.

    does the pencil work for digital drawings

    And for the love of god show the cases in real life functions with chargers where will it go in the car can you drive with in you hand does it fallout easily now that it’s bigger

    Will a crumb damage my screen if I close it and not notice?

    Why does everyone say the same things grab 2-5 ppl n review with everyone who has different taste.

  41. @nathandelttwice

    October 22, 2026 at 5:59 pm

    9899 🤔😬

  42. @cipri198zero

    October 22, 2026 at 6:23 pm

    Whoever bought this phone ( including me ) it was because it feels refreshing and fun. Cameras are more than enough for the rest of us ( majority ) . Nothing to complain about, enjoy your phones.

  43. @xclamationmediajamaica1507

    October 22, 2026 at 7:26 pm

    I hope you read my note. I like your review but what I noticed with most bloggers is that they want everything in one phone. That would not work from an economical standpoint as you would be cannibalizing your product line. You make various products for the various needs. A Pro user should buys a Pro phone. A business executive who needs multifunction buys a Duo, everybody happy.

  44. @sound2365

    October 22, 2026 at 7:54 pm

    This review summarised what iPhone DUO offers and was straight to the point.

    I believe that not having face ID is constructive because of decades of privacy concerns that arose due to these functionalities. Didn’t we feel uncomfortable with it, and against it calling that we are under “surveillance”. More than the price, I think this time around Apple actually listened and made sure they have the Consumer’s Trust.

  45. @Mrletmehelp

    October 22, 2026 at 8:11 pm

    I have no idea why people are obsessed with face ID/face unlock truly is dumb and only useful so long as the lights are on the fact that I can open my ZFold 6 with my thumb before it even leaves my pocket, let alone in the middle of the night if I want to put on music or an audiobook is priceless to me.

  46. @ericdelacruz2843

    October 22, 2026 at 8:12 pm

    How’s the battery

  47. @alexharker7223

    October 22, 2026 at 8:28 pm

    lol, carrier deals. Companies don’t give money away, any time you’re involving the carrier in a deal you’re losing money.

  48. @shanedawson-xt3wt

    October 22, 2026 at 8:29 pm

    How did you get one early to write this review?

  49. @JeromeGold-j8r

    October 22, 2026 at 8:47 pm

    You forgot to mention the 3rd party apps don’t fill the big screen. And when is the apple pencil coming out, sometime next year😮 and don’t forget about apple care. We’re you’ll pay 1,400 to fix the hinge or another part not to mention 999.00 for the to fix the big screen. So enjoy being a 2000 beta tester.

  50. @sidoi37

    October 22, 2026 at 8:57 pm

    Some review described bad value for missing face recognition feature and bad spect camera for that price

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