Overview
- Apple confirmed mid‑October preorders and a late‑October ship date with preorders starting October 16 and first deliveries scheduled for October 23 at a reported base price of about £1,999.
- Hands‑on videos demonstrate Duo‑specific software like a split keyboard for landscape typing, landscape app sidebars, book‑style page animations and one‑hand outer‑screen typing that adapt when the device is folded or opened.
- Apple engineers say the Duo uses a custom variable‑torque hinge that holds the phone in intermediate 'Seated' and 'Standing' positions and a matte nano‑texture inner display designed to reduce a visible crease over time.
- Tom Marieb and other Apple executives touted Ceramic Shield 2 for improved scratch and wear resistance on the Duo and said the company ran accelerated tests to simulate years of real‑world use.
- Reviewers praise the design and polished software but question mainstream value because of the high starting price, first‑generation tradeoffs like a smaller camera system, and earlier reporting of constrained early supply.