Overview
- Apple officially introduced the iPhone Duo at its September 9 event, presenting a book-style foldable with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer cover screen.
- The Duo runs on Apple’s new A20 Pro chip, which Apple says is about 35% faster than the iPhone 17 Pro, and it includes vapor-chamber cooling to sustain heavy workloads.
- Apple highlighted new hardware and materials: a variable-torque hinge designed to reduce the crease, a Grade 5 titanium frame, Ceramic Shield protections, and under-display and cover cameras.
- The company promoted long battery-playback numbers (up to 31 hours on the inner screen and up to 44 hours on the outer screen), Apple Pencil support, iOS 27 foldable UI changes, and developer APIs to encourage app optimization.
- Apple set a premium price and staged rollout: the Duo starts at $1,999 (₹2,99,900) with pre-orders on October 16 and sales beginning October 23 in initial markets, and its launch positions Apple to compete with established foldable models from Samsung and Google.