Overview
- Apple announced the iPhone Duo as a book-style foldable built around a 7.6-inch inner display and Duo-specific software that offers Split View and saved app pairs.
- The Duo starts at $1,999 and Apple has set mid-October preorders and late-October shipments, though those sales windows reflect the company’s official launch timing rather than full market availability.
- Split View and saved app pairs use fixed side-by-side layouts rather than freeform, resizable windows so common multitasking setups reopen quickly but do not act like desktop windows.
- Apple Pencil support and some accessories will arrive after the phone ships, meaning stylus-based note-taking and certain creative workflows will be enabled in a later software or accessory rollout.
- Early production is limited by reported chip and memory bottlenecks, which could constrain initial supply and shape how buyers weigh the Duo’s premium price against its practical use cases for travel, light work, and media.