Apple’s $2,000 iPhone Duo Wins Streaming Praise as Foldable Phone Design Feels Awkward
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Updated · Vulture · Nov 5
Apple’s $2,000 iPhone Duo Wins Streaming Praise as Foldable Phone Design Feels Awkward
3 articles · Updated · Vulture · Nov 5
Summary
$2,000 iPhone Duo impressed after a week of testing as a media device, with its unfolded screen, strong speakers and multitasking making video, reading and split-screen use feel closer to an iPad Mini.
Phone use was the weak point: the foldable felt wide, heavy and awkward in closed form, and its right-side Touch ID and home bar made one-handed use especially clumsy for a left-handed reviewer.
Streaming performance varied by app, with Netflix, Prime Video, Mubi and Tubi already optimized for the larger display, while Disney+, HBO Max and especially Peacock still underused the screen.
Apple’s new foldable also added novelty features such as a subject-facing camera preview and Kids Cue animations, but the reviewer concluded the device remains too weird and expensive to be a mainstream phone.