The real trick is waiting to see if they make a iPhone Duo 3 or 4. Knowing they are committed to the form factor and it’s not another Mini would be nice to know.
Also time to work out the hardware and software issues. Not trying to spend serious money on beta testing like a Vision Pro.
mrheosuper 1 minutes ago [-]
I think it will be like Apple Vision, a device that is more for developers than end user.
$2000 for an iphone, just insane.
nunez 9 minutes ago [-]
- It works with the pencil! This is a big big deal. I can do whiteboarding with customers quickly without having to break out a separate device, for example. Definitely unfortunate for the reMarkable Move and devices like that.
- They actually might have nailed the hinge and crease problems.
- I've been excited for this release ever since the rumor of the iPhone Air being a prototype of sorts for this came out. Two iPhone Airs fit very comfortably in my hip pack (though I only ever have one at a time).
I still don't get the fanfare over folding phones. They tend to be more fragile, and if I really need a larger screen, I'd much rather use a laptop or tablet.
mostlysimilar 3 minutes ago [-]
For many people the phone is the only computing device they use. Keeping portability and offering a larger display is a compelling offering for those people.
I tend to agree with you.
snailmailman 5 minutes ago [-]
Interesting that there seems to be no FaceID? They only mentioned TouchID. I assume it’s a limitation of the under-screen camera.
They’ve been doing Touch ID instead of faceID with some of their products a few times, I think some of the iPad models? but unfortunately touchID has like a 20% success rate with my fingers. FaceID works 100% of the time for me. I’ve never had good luck with any fingerprint scanners. I hope they can someday solve the issues with FaceID under the screen.
I wasn’t going to buy this product anyway. My current phone works and I have zero reason to upgrade. But if I was in the market, no facial recognition is honestly a dealbreaker.
wpm 30 seconds ago [-]
Hard agree but only because I think TouchID on the sleep/wake button sucks. The home button-less design and gestures introduced on the iPhone X were obviously designed in tandem and only work with FaceID. I have Touch ID disabled on all of my devices that have it because it's so damn annoying now.
nozzlegear 2 minutes ago [-]
[delayed]
rootusrootus 4 minutes ago [-]
They need to just do both, honestly, whenever possible. Both methods have legions of fans and detractors.
haunter 5 minutes ago [-]
The new iPhone Duo in single screen mode is the same size (5.4") as the iPhone 13 mini but with a different aspect ratio
looks nice, but if i still can't use terminal or closer to native cli, the pixel fold 10 with termux is still the right device for on-the-go development. termius is ok, but with termux i can run emacs on the pixel.
ukd1 2 minutes ago [-]
$1999
ggcr 5 minutes ago [-]
Seems like a big engineering feat by Apple, but for real, who asked for this?
I haven't met a single person who wants/has a foldable phone. Maybe it's a me problem and there is tons of interest out there…
nunez 3 minutes ago [-]
Everybody since the Galaxy Fold?
retired 15 minutes ago [-]
No SIM slot. So I have to carry a mobile hotspot if I want to browse the internet outside my home.
It’s like Apple forgets there is a world outside the US where eSIM is not a thing.
selectodude 4 minutes ago [-]
No, they just don’t care. The TAM in countries that don’t support eSIM for $2500+ phones is probably a rounding error.
nunez 7 minutes ago [-]
C2 doesn't support physical SIMs. eSIM only. Honestly, I can go either way. Physical SIMs are nice but I love the convenience of eSIM and can see people being frustrated over its removal.
retired 1 minutes ago [-]
I use both around six SIM and eSIM cards but my main phone subscription needs a physical SIM card so I will not be getting the Duo.
avidruntime 10 minutes ago [-]
Apple has been doing eSIM for something like 4 years now.
retired 10 minutes ago [-]
On the international market iPhones have had SIM slots.
1over137 9 minutes ago [-]
Where is eSIM not a thing?
retired 8 minutes ago [-]
Currently living in Spain and I’m not able to switch to eSIM on my current plan.
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Also time to work out the hardware and software issues. Not trying to spend serious money on beta testing like a Vision Pro.
$2000 for an iphone, just insane.
- They actually might have nailed the hinge and crease problems.
- I've been excited for this release ever since the rumor of the iPhone Air being a prototype of sorts for this came out. Two iPhone Airs fit very comfortably in my hip pack (though I only ever have one at a time).
I tend to agree with you.
They’ve been doing Touch ID instead of faceID with some of their products a few times, I think some of the iPad models? but unfortunately touchID has like a 20% success rate with my fingers. FaceID works 100% of the time for me. I’ve never had good luck with any fingerprint scanners. I hope they can someday solve the issues with FaceID under the screen.
I wasn’t going to buy this product anyway. My current phone works and I have zero reason to upgrade. But if I was in the market, no facial recognition is honestly a dealbreaker.
https://photos.reportinglive.com/p/2026-09-09/f-bf86c6f5adb3...
I was really hoping they were going to slap an Apple Watch screen on the back of an iPhone Air and fold that in half.
I'll be waiting for an iPhone Duo Mini, I guess.
I haven't met a single person who wants/has a foldable phone. Maybe it's a me problem and there is tons of interest out there…
It’s like Apple forgets there is a world outside the US where eSIM is not a thing.