iPhone Duo/18 Pro Hands On - I wasn’t ready

Video summary

Apple’s $2,000 iPhone Duo impresses with a nearly crease-free foldable screen, while the iPhone 18 Pro gains an A20 Pro chip and costs $100 more.

Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the Duo, takes center stage alongside the 18 Pro and Pro Max. Starting at $2,000 and reaching $3,199 for 2 TB, it offers a 5.4-inch outer display, useful split-screen multitasking, a titanium-and-carbon-fiber build, IP68 protection, MagSafe, and a remarkably low-reflection inner screen with a barely visible crease. Its 31–44-hour battery claims and polished app transitions impress, but the wide body is awkward one-handed, the under-display selfie camera is poor, and it lacks a telephoto lens and Face ID. The 18 Pro models look familiar but add an A20 Pro on a 2-nanometer process, up to 40% faster performance, longer battery life—45 hours on Pro Max—and a variable-aperture main camera with built-in manual controls. Prices rise $100 to $1,199 and $1,299, while Apple also raises prices across its lineup and doubles the 512GB-to-1TB upgrade premium to $400.

Chapters

1. 0:00Design and multitasking: iPhone Duo costs up to $3,199 and adds split-screen apps
2. 2:14Hardware build and performance: Duo pairs a titanium frame with a low-glare display and MagSafe
3. 6:21Drawbacks of the iPhone Duo: weak inner selfie camera, no telephoto, and Touch ID
4. 9:34The iPhone 18 Pro upgrades: 2 nm A20 Pro, 45-hour Pro Max battery, and smaller Dynamic Island
5. 12:38Camera tools and pricing: variable aperture, tracking controls, and $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro

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