Not everyone is loving their new iPhone Duo

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="An open-and-shut case." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268734_iPhone_Duo_handson_ADiBenedetto_0018.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> An open-and-shut case. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For most new relationships, two weeks probably isn't enough time to decide if you're ready for long-term commitment. But two weeks with a new phone? You probably know. The iPhone Duo launched just over two weeks ago, and that's been enough time for a subset of day-one buyers who aren't loving the phone to make a decision: It's time to end things. Also, they wanted their $2,000 back.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is to be expected, to an extent; the Duo just isn't a phone for everyone. It's an early adopter device - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015028/iphone-duo-review">we called it</a> "a messy, expensive good time" - and on top of that, the hinge appears to be <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018760/iphone-duo-crackgate-inside-screen-hinge-crack">suffering some first-gen growing pains</a>. Despite all that, Appl …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1030398/iphone-duo-returns-screen-apps">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>