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After years of rumors and leaks (not to mention increasingly convincing prototypes), Apple’s foldable iPhone is finally here.
At its “Surprise and shine” keynote today, Apple announced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone. The book-style device opens to reveal a larger, iPad-like screen for apps, videos, games, and multitasking, while still folding down to fit in a pocket. As expected, the device carries a high price tag.
The iPhone Duo is expected to start at roughly $2,000 with 256GB of storage and go on sale as early as October.
iPhone Duo features and specifications
Credit: Apple
With the Duo, Apple says it set out to make the experience feel continuous. The two sides meet inside a single frame, creating the largest display the company has ever designed for an iPhone. Apple says the open screen is 50 percent larger than the iPhone 18 Pro Max display and 80 percent larger than the iPhone 18 Pro’s.
The iPhone Duo has the following features:
Displays: An exterior OLED display and a folding interior OLED display measuring approximately 5.5 inches and 7.8 inches, respectively. The larger screen is designed to feel spacious in both portrait and landscape orientations, while consistent aspect ratios help content transition naturally when the phone is opened or closed.
Foldable design: A book-style design built around a precisely controlled hinge that supports the center of the display throughout the opening and closing motion. Apple says the uninterrupted interior screen has no visible crease, while its FaceTime camera is hidden beneath the display.
Multitasking: The foldable version of iOS 27 can show two Home Screens or run two apps side by side. Users can tap the divider to save apps as a pair and return to them together later. Videos can also be pinned at the top of the display while another app remains open below.
Apple Pencil: Apple Pencil support turns the larger interior display into a space for handwriting, sketching, marking up documents, and more precise creative work.
Flexible viewing: The Duo can remain open at different angles for hands-free video. Fold it in the opposite orientation and the lower half can become a keyboard, giving the phone a compact, computer-like setup.
Authentication: Touch ID returns in the side button, allowing users to unlock the Duo whether it is open or closed. The phone can also unlock with a connected Apple Watch.
Audio: Two speakers—one at the top and another at the bottom—provide Spatial Audio for movies, music, and games.
Durability: Ceramic Shield protects the device, while internal structural elements are designed to make it feel solid each time it is opened or closed.
Colors: The iPhone Duo will be available in Star White and Night Sky.
Dimensions: Pre-launch reporting suggested that the Duo would measure approximately 4.5mm thick when open and between 9mm and 9.5mm when folded. Apple has not yet published complete exterior measurements.
Whether the iPhone Duo becomes the next major chapter in the iPhone’s history or remains an expensive niche device will become clearer once it starts reaching customers in October.
This is a developing story…
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