Apple has introduced a new foldable handset called the iPhone Duo, a device that folds to roughly a 5.5-inch phone and opens to about a 7.8-inch tablet, as reported by Endrit Restelica.
The company said the device uses a redesigned hinge intended to make the fold far less visible. The opened handset measures about 4.5 to 4.8 millimetres thick, according to the report.
Inside the Duo Apple fitted an A20 Pro chip and a C2 modem. The handset has two 48 megapixel rear cameras and returns to Touch ID on the side, with Face ID omitted to save internal space, the article said.
Apple priced the new model starting around $2,000 for 256 gigabytes and said the device is expected to go on sale as early as October, the report added.
Market Context And Company Notes
The iPhone Duo arrives after several years of foldable phones from other manufacturers. Samsung has sold foldable devices since 2019, and Huawei, Google and Motorola have released multiple generations, the article noted.
Analysts and industry watchers will watch whether Apple’s hardware and software integration can expand the foldable category beyond its current niche. The report highlighted Apple’s history of entering established categories and then growing them.
The launch came at a hardware event that marked John Ternus’s first appearance as Apple chief executive after taking over from Tim Cook, according to the same reporting.
The announcement frames the Duo as Apple’s attempt to address persistent issues in foldables, chiefly the visible crease and hinge durability. The company’s emphasis on thinness and hinge design is positioned as a technical solution to those long-standing problems, as reported by Endrit Restelica.
