The first reviews of the iPhone Duo were published today, offering a closer look at Apple's foldable device ahead of its launch on Friday.
Nilay Patel and Allison Johnson of *The Verge* said the iPhone Duo is expensive, compromised, and yet fun, as first-generation products often are. They wrote that it "can be incredibly frustrating to use," and that switching back to a standard phone often felt like a relief. Still, they argued the device's risk and weirdness are part of its appeal, comparing it to the first MacBook Air, which only became successful after a full redesign.
Raymond Wong of *Gizmodo* found the iPhone Duo's performance impressive. It shares the same A20 Pro chip as the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, and he noticed no material slowdown. In Geekbench 7 testing, the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro scored nearly identically, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 trailed on single-core and GPU tests, scoring 22% less on single-core and 71% less on GPU performance.
Julian Chokkattu of *WIRED* noted that many third-party App Store apps still need updates to use the full width of the inner display. Until then, unoptimized apps appear letterboxed with large black bars. Chokkattu suggested waiting a few months for developers to catch up, and some pre-orders may be delivered into November through January, with updates expected alongside the iOS 27.1 SDK.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing