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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by raised_by_foxes » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC

MPSimmons wrote: post #226

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

I specifically have an iPhone SE for this reason. I should be able to reach the upper right corner with one hand.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by miramba » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC

I want the hardware, but with Linux! SteamOS or bazzite would be a good start..

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by testfrequency » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC

low_tech_punk wrote: post #71

iPhace Duo https://news.microsoft.com/surfaceduo/

Still use mine!

I will say it was a pain in the ass to open and answer calls though when you were busy doing things.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by toufka » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC

sgallant wrote: post #297

why is Apple releasing new products when Siri is falling so short compared to the industry. Make Siri amazing would improve every apple product immensely.

The new iOS rebrands Gemini as Siri - and from all accounts of the public beta, it's pretty decent, and an enormous upgrade from the current/old Siri.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by kllrnohj » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC

InsideOutSanta wrote: post #323

The people at Microsoft who made the Surface Duo must be feeling pretty weird seeing this. The name, the aspect ratio, the way the UI works, the gestures for setting up split-screen, the "use it as a tiny laptop" mode... It's all things they pioneered. Not that that's a bad thing. I absolutely loved the Surface Duo, it was my favorite phone until it stopped working correctly, and I hope other Android manufacturers ta…

> the "use it as a tiny laptop" mode... It's all things they pioneered.

This feature is also standard in existing folding phones. It's a pretty obvious feature tbh.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by sroussey » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC

rudyp_dev wrote: post #344

Really want information about if there is a left-handed software setting for the new side-oriented buttons

Right handed women (which is a giant market) are going to love this thing.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by Krastan » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC

I'm surprised they weren't able to figure out face id and had to go back to touch id.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by thoughtpalette » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

sbdaman wrote: post #270

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I'm not the market for it (I don't watch youtube, etc on phone), but I've seen some Samsung folds IRL and they are pretty amazing for video content.

This is a gorgeous design.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by deaton » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

MPSimmons wrote: post #226

Why do they insist on every new phone being bigger than the phones before them? I don't mind folding. I think it's cool, and a nice way to get a useful space. But I have big hands, and I can't use my iphone 17 now without two hands. This is even wider before unfolding. Who wants bigger phones? Who is like, "damn I wish I had a tablet that I could fold up and still barely fit in my pocket"? I want smaller phones. The…

The problem is people don't buy small phones. ASUS' Zenfone 9 and 10 were, in my opinion, basically perfect; small, someting I can actually hold in my non-athletic hands, but they didn't sell well at all, and ASUS abandoned the small phone market entirely with the Zenfone 11 Ultra.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by leptons » Wed, Sep 09, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

throw03172019 wrote: post #336

How will a case work on this thing?

Do you think this is the first folding phone that ever existed? There are plenty of cases for folding phones, they've been around for many years already. Cases for this phone will likely work exactly the same.