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They just have to make it appealing enough, a loooot of people buy ipads because they're cool and they project themselves into all these fancy advertised situations, 90% of the time it ends up gathering dust or being used 15 min on a sunday morning while you're too lazy to get out of bed.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by frantathefranta » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

joenot443 wrote: post #27

Did anybody want this?

Yes I'm quite interested in a foldable from Apple. Have been since I got an 7" Acer Android tablet ~13 years ago and was annoyed at the necessity of carrying 2 devices.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

low_tech_punk wrote: post #12

This made history because Apple never copied Microsoft before. https://news.microsoft.com/surfaceduo/

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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by Hamuko » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #118

$2K starting price is rough. I’ve upgraded my iPhone every year since my first phone, the 3GS. It’s one of a few “splurge”-type things I allow myself. It’s a hobby and just fun to play with the new hotness. This year might break the cycle. I don’t care for the 18 Pro colors, I still love my orange 17 Pro, and I’m not sold on the Duo (functionality or price). I might still end up with a Duo but I’m very much on the fe…

I don't know, $1999 seems almost kinda reasonable considering how much an iPhone Pro costs and how utterly fucked the current memory prices are.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by aurareturn » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

joenot443 wrote: post #27

Did anybody want this?

Yea. If there is one thing I learned over the years is that people always prefer a bigger screen, as long as it is still reasonable to hold.

This is especially true in the younger generation where many of them don’t own a computer. They do everything on their phones or iPads.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by corvad » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

$2K is quite a lot.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by basisword » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #118

$2K starting price is rough. I’ve upgraded my iPhone every year since my first phone, the 3GS. It’s one of a few “splurge”-type things I allow myself. It’s a hobby and just fun to play with the new hotness. This year might break the cycle. I don’t care for the 18 Pro colors, I still love my orange 17 Pro, and I’m not sold on the Duo (functionality or price). I might still end up with a Duo but I’m very much on the fe…

I don’t think it’ll face the developer interest problem. Devs go where the money is and consumers seem to love foldables.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by allenu » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #26

I'll give John Ternus credit: the demos are interesting and fun . Maybe not $2k fun + inherent risk with buying the first generation of an Apple product particularly after the Apple Vision Pro, but still.

I agree. The demos were great. They really showed off how things you already do today are "better" on two screens. This is in contrast to the Vision Pro where the demos were of things that were neat but I can't see myself needing (watching 3D captures, watching a big virtual cinema screen).

I think this will be a hit, but the $2k is a bit much for me to even consider getting one. Obviously they'll likely drop that price over time.