The iPhone Duo is a a messy, expensive, good time

<figure> <img alt="The iPhone Duo propped open like a book. The left side of the display is blurry from the transition, while the right side shows rows of apps." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268762_iPhone_Duo_AKrales_1378.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">The iPhone Duo is the riskiest Apple product in years. It's a huge rethink of what an iPhone is and could be, and it contains the seeds of many fascinating ideas that might be great in the future.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But that future is yet to come. The iPhone Duo is also one of Apple's messiest first-generation products in a long time, and right now it will delight gadget nerds and early adopters and likely frustrate everyone else.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's been a minute since the iPhone has looked or worked significantly differently. The last major change <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/31/16579748/apple-iphone-x-review">was the iPhone X</a>, which dropped the home button almost a decade ago, and even that was a fairly subtle improvement. In fact, …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015028/iphone-duo-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>