No, the iPhone Duo isn’t a small phone

<figure> <img alt="An iPhone 13 Mini next to an iPhone Duo. The 13 Mini is only slightly taller but much thinner than the Duo." data-caption="Don’t be fooled; only one of these is a truly small phone (it’s the iPhone 13 Mini on the left)." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/DSC04350_processed.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Don’t be fooled; only one of these is a truly small phone (it’s the iPhone 13 Mini on the left). </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When we published our <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015028/iphone-duo-review">review of the iPhone Duo</a>, I got a lot of hopeful questions from my fellow Mini fans who took note of the cover screen's Mini-ish 5.4-inch size. "Is this… a small phone that turns into a tablet?" they asked. And I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no. The Duo is not the small phone we've been looking for.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I wish it was. I like a small phone. I <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/20/23730130/apple-iphone-13-mini-apple-phones">own an iPhone 13 Mini</a> that I refuse to surrender, even though it <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/924488/apple-iphone-13-mini-battery-liquid-glass">barely lasts a full day</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But the Duo is thick and heavy. You will feel its weight every time you read an email, scroll Instagram, or put it in your pocket. It is a dense phone, and after a week with the Duo, …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017090/iphone-duo-screen-size-mini">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>