Overview
- Apple released the iPhone Duo on Thursday, its first foldable iPhone that uses a 7.6-inch inner screen with a nano-texture finish designed to reduce glare and make the central crease less visible.
- Apple published technical specs showing the Duo’s main camera uses a sensor similar to the iPhone 17e while adding sensor‑shift optical image stabilization and omitting the iPhone 17’s 100% Focus Pixels feature.
- Chinese media reporting, citing industry sources, says Guangdong Lingyi Manufacturing is supplying precision hinge parts, screen support plates and ultra-thin heat spreaders for the Duo, a claim not independently confirmed by Apple.
- Early hands-on tests, including a comparison by Joanna Stern, found the Duo’s crease is harder to see at straight-on angles but remains detectable under certain lighting and tilt angles.
- Enthusiasts reproduced the Duo’s hinge-linked open/close perspective animation on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 using hinge sensors, though the demo relied on static screenshots because third-party apps lack access to live System UI layers, and a BOE CES 2025 foldable automotive demo resurfaced as context for broader display uses.