People are eager to see how much space the newest foldable phone will take up in their hands. A recent side by side video gives a great look at the physical dimensions of both top tier devices. The brief clip directly compares the highly anticipated iPhone Duo against the massive iPhone 18 Pro Max. It reveals what buyers can expect when holding the hardware in different setups.
Watch how the folding screen measures up against standard layouts
The side by side clip comes from Instagram creator @thetechchap, showing the two devices next to each other. When you open up the foldable, its width is almost the same as the longest edge on the traditional Pro Max model.
Apple lists the height of the standard phone at 6.43 inches, which lines up very closely with the 6.48-inch width of the opened foldable. The main difference lies in the other dimension. The opened foldable offers a 4.64-inch height, providing much more room to work with compared to the 3.07-inch width of the standard design.
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Even though it unfolds into a massive 7.6-inch viewing space, the new Apple device remains highly practical. Once you snap it shut, the outer screen drops to just 5.4 inches. This makes it far more compact to slide into a pocket or manage with a single hand while walking down the street.
The video makes it clear that the foldable design offers a unique advantage, giving users a tablet sized screen for work tasks while remaining much easier to carry around than a traditional large phone.
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