Overview
- Apple announced the iPhone “Duo” on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, a passport‑style foldable with a 7.6‑inch inner display and a 5.4‑inch outer screen.
- Apple traded some flagship features for the format by hiding the inner camera under the display, reducing the visible crease, limiting optical zoom to 2x, and using fingerprint unlock instead of Face ID.
- The Duo is positioned as a luxury device with reported starting prices around €2,299 or roughly $2,199–$2,500, and analysts expect Apple to capture a disproportionate share of foldable revenue.
- Early production appears constrained, with reporting that suppliers made only a few hundred units per day in August, which could slow Apple’s shipment ramp and delay the impact on market share.
- Foldables remain a small but fast‑growing segment at about 2 percent of global smartphone sales, and research firms forecast cumulative shipments to exceed 100 million by end‑2026 as rivals from Samsung, Xiaomi, Google and others accelerate wide‑format launches.