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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ankurdhama » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC

Apple users: We won't leave apple ecosystem but those android fold phones looks cool, wish apple had something similar.

Apple: There you go.

This is the reason this exist.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by tacodestroyer » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC

As my wife would say, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by catlifeonmars » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC

anonu wrote: post #577

As a recent Android foldable phone owner (Google Pixel), I'm excited that the Duo will get developers to actually design apps for foldables. Right now, some apps don't work at all and others are just stretched. I feel a better use of the screen space is around the corner for both Android foldable and Duo users.

> a better use of the screen space is around the corner

I see what you did there :)

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by jloawjelrjl » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:16 AM 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.

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Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by internet2000 » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC

anonu wrote: post #577

As a recent Android foldable phone owner (Google Pixel), I'm excited that the Duo will get developers to actually design apps for foldables. Right now, some apps don't work at all and others are just stretched. I feel a better use of the screen space is around the corner for both Android foldable and Duo users.

> I'm excited that the Duo will get developers to actually design apps for foldables.

For Apple foldables yes. Not Android.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by topherPedersen » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC

anonu wrote: post #577

As a recent Android foldable phone owner (Google Pixel), I'm excited that the Duo will get developers to actually design apps for foldables. Right now, some apps don't work at all and others are just stretched. I feel a better use of the screen space is around the corner for both Android foldable and Duo users.

My immediate thought seeing this design was how expensive this is going to be for companies to get their existing apps to look good on this thing.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by Uptrenda » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC

maybe this will finally solve the problem of every phone I use causing my old man eyes extreme eye strain. I hope they solved the issues with other foldable phones though. At these prices a single issue wouldn't be fun.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by kingkandu » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC

Never thought I'd say this but welcome to 3 years ago Apple hardware

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by ipsum2 » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC

After watching some reviews of the Duo, I'm convinced that Steve Jobs would have never let the inner panel be matte while the outer panel was glossy. It's too inconsistent and inelegant.

Re: iPhone Duo

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Post by timnetworks » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC

While 4x3 is great (for 1998) and I do run server windows in 1280x1024, all the widescreen media is gonna look terribad.

Are we going back to 'modified to fit your screen' days?