Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268734_iPhone_Duo_handson_ADiBenedetto_0009.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner screen, two back cameras, Touch ID for authentication, an IP68 rating, and all sorts of slick software tricks to make iOS feel more at home on the new device. Preorders start on October 16th ahead of availability on October 23rd, and it starts at $1,999 for 256GB of storage.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's a huge announcement for Apple, and we have many feelings about it. Here's our gut reactions to the phone. And let us know in the comments what you think!</p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268734_iPhone_Duo_handson_ADiBenedetto_0005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="A photo of the iPhone Duo, unfolded." title="A photo of the iPhone Duo, unfolded." data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;br&gt; | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Duo name is good</strong></h3> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I think iPhone Duo is the perfect name for Apple's foldable …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/992830/apple-iphone-duo-foldable-verge-staffers-react">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>