I can’t get enough of the iPhone Duo’s matte inner display

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Easy on the eyes." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268762_iPhone_Duo_AKrales_0055.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Easy on the eyes. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The iPhone Duo <a href="https://www.theverge.com/e/1015028">has all the messiness of a first-gen product</a>. And while I'm not sure I love all of the decisions Apple made around its design, it got one thing right: the matte finish on the inner screen. I've been using it for the past week to watch movies on a plane, peruse my photo gallery, and catch up on a little reading, and I'm convinced. The matte screen is the best thing about the Duo, and I hope every other foldable maker copies it.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When we <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/991236/iphone-foldable-hands-on-first-impressions">first got our hands on the Duo</a>, the nano-texture finish on the 7.6-inch inner screen was genuinely a surprise. I've used a dozen or so book-style foldables over the past five years, and every on …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1014709/iphone-duo-inner-screen-nano-texture-matte">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>