The fastest way to charge iPhone Duo is a 60W USB-C adapter, which Apple says takes the phone to 50 percent in about 20 minutes. A 35W adapter paired with MagSafe gets there in about 30 minutes, and MagSafe, Qi2 and Qi-certified wireless chargers, all capped at 25W, also reach 50 percent in about 30…
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iPhone Duo Has Touch ID, Not Face ID: How the Side Button Works Open and Closed
The iPhone Duo unlocks with Touch ID built into the side button, not Face ID. According to Apple’s tech specs, the sensor works whether the phone is open or closed, supports multiple fingers and can be paired with unlock with Apple Watch. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, announced the same day, keep…
iPhone Duo Colors: Night Sky and Star White, and Why Apple Launched With Only Two
The iPhone Duo comes in two colors, Night Sky and Star White, according to Apple’s product page and press release. That is half the choice Apple offers on the iPhone 18 Pro, which launched the same day in Black, Silver, Glacier and Burgundy. Early keynote coverage described the pair simply as dark blue and white;…
iPhone Duo Design: 5.2 mm Thin Open, Grade 5 Titanium, Ceramic Shield Both Sides and IP68
The iPhone Duo is 5.2 mm thick when open and 11.3 mm when closed, weighs 254 g, and is built from a mirror-polished Grade 5 titanium frame with Ceramic Shield 2 on the front and Ceramic Shield on the back. It carries an IP68 rating to a maximum depth of 6 meters for up to…
iPhone Duo Displays Explained: 7.6-Inch Inner, 5.4-Inch Outer, 120Hz ProMotion and 3000 Nits
The iPhone Duo has two displays: a 7.6-inch folding inner display at 1878 by 2670 pixels and 430 ppi, and a 5.4-inch outer display at 1398 by 2034 pixels and 460 ppi. Both are Super Retina XDR OLED panels with ProMotion up to 120Hz, Always-On and 3000 nits peak outdoor brightness, according to Apple’s tech…
Who Should Buy iPhone Duo? 5 People It Is For and 5 It Is Not
iPhone Duo costs $1,999, folds open to a 7.6-inch display, and arrives October 23. That is $700 more than the iPhone 18 Pro Max and $800 more than the iPhone 18 Pro, so the question is not whether the Duo is good, it is whether it is for you. This is our analysis based on…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: $700 More for the Fold, Spec by Spec
iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 for 256GB, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299 for the same storage. That $700 gap buys a 7.6-inch folding display, a titanium frame and Touch ID, and it costs you a dedicated telephoto lens, Face ID, a SIM tray and about five weeks of waiting. Both phones…
iPhone Duo Battery Life: Dual Batteries, 44 Hours Closed, 31 Hours Open, and the 60W Charging Catch
iPhone Duo has two batteries, one in each half, and Apple rates it at up to 24 hours of typical use, up to 44 hours of video playback on the outer display and up to 31 hours on the inner display. Wired charging reaches 50 percent in about 20 minutes, but only with a 60W…
iPhone Duo's Under-Display FaceTime Camera: What Apple Says It Can and Cannot Do
iPhone Duo hides a FaceTime camera under its 7.6-inch inner display. Apple’s tech specs give it an f/1.8 aperture and 1080p video at 30 to 60 fps, and that is close to everything Apple has published about it. It is the first iPhone with a camera behind the screen, and Apple has been careful about…
Smart Take, Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime: The Four Camera Tricks Only iPhone Duo Can Do
iPhone Duo has four camera features that no other iPhone offers: Smart Take, Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime. All four depend on the same thing, a second display that faces the person in front of the camera while you frame the shot on the big inner screen. Apple’s product page lists the four…
iPhone Duo Release Date and Pre-Order: October 16 Pre-Orders, October 23 Launch, and Why It Is Not September
iPhone Duo pre-orders open Friday, October 16, 2026 at 5 a.m. PT, and the phone goes on sale Friday, October 23 in more than 70 countries and regions, with 28 more following on Friday, October 30, according to Apple’s press release. That is five weeks after the iPhone 18 Pro reaches stores on September 18.…
iPhone Duo Cameras Explained: 48MP Dual Fusion, No Telephoto, and Four Cameras in Total
iPhone Duo has four cameras: a 48MP Main and a 48MP Ultra Wide on the back, a 12MP Center Stage camera on the outer display, and an under-display FaceTime camera behind the inner display. Apple calls the rear pair the 48MP Dual Fusion camera system, and there is no separate telephoto lens. That makes the…
What Chip Is in the iPhone 18 Pro? A20 Pro, N1 and C2 Explained in Plain English
The iPhone 18 Pro runs on the A20 Pro, Apple’s first chip built on a 2-nanometer process, paired with the N1 wireless chip and the C2 cellular modem. All three are Apple-designed, and the same trio is in both the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max. Three named chips in one phone…
Apple's Recycled Materials by the Numbers: iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Compared
Apple attached recycled-content figures to all three of the metal products it announced today. The iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 are each 40 percent recycled material overall, while the Apple Watch Ultra 4 leads the lineup at 45 percent. All three ship in 100 percent fiber-based packaging. The overall percentages hide different…
Apple's Monthly Prices Compared: iPhone 18 Pro, Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 on 24-Month Plans
Apple attached a monthly figure to each of the four devices it priced today. The iPhone 18 Pro is $49.95 a month and the iPhone 18 Pro Max is $54.12 a month, both over 24 months, while Apple Watch Series 12 is listed at $11.99 a month and Apple Watch Ultra 4 at $24.99 a…
September 18 Is Apple's Biggest Launch Day: iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 All Arrive
Every hardware product Apple announced today, apart from the iPhone Duo, goes on sale on the same day. The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 all reach stores on Friday, September 18, nine days after the “Surprise and shine” keynote. Five products on…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Release Date and Pre-Orders: Order Today, In Stores September 18, $24.99 a Month
Apple Watch Ultra 4 is available to pre-order today, September 9, and arrives in stores on Friday, September 18. It costs $799, or $24.99 a month over 24 months through Apple’s upgrade lease. That is a faster turnaround than iPhone 18 Pro, which does not open for pre-order until Saturday, September 12, even though both…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Bands and the Hermès Edition: New Trail, Alpine and Ocean Colors Explained
Apple Watch Ultra 4 launches with three new colors for each of its three bands, nine in total, plus a new Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 4 with a Grand H titanium band. The watch starts at $799, and Apple has not published band prices or the Hermès price. The three band names are familiar from…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Series 12: $799 or $399? Which Apple Watch Should You Buy
Apple announced two new watches today: Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799. Both run the S11 chip, both get the new Health Sensing System and Readiness score, and both reach stores on Friday, September 18. That shared core makes the choice simpler than it was a year ago.…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Ultra 3: What Changed and Is It Worth Upgrading?
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799, exactly what Apple Watch Ultra 3 cost when it launched in September 2025. For the same money you get an S11 chip in place of the S10, up to 50 hours of battery instead of 42, a new Health Sensing System and a 45-hour Max Extended Workout mode. Ultra…
How Much Does the iPhone 18 Pro Cost Per Month? Apple's 24-Month Numbers Explained Simply
The iPhone 18 Pro costs $49.95 a month for 24 months, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max costs $54.12 a month over the same period. Those figures cover the 256GB starting configurations and add up to $1,198.80 and $1,298.88 respectively, essentially the $1,199 and $1,299 outright prices spread over two years. Both phones are $100…
Does the iPhone 18 Pro Have a Bigger Screen? Sizes for Pro and Pro Max Explained
No. The iPhone 18 Pro has a 6.3-inch display and the iPhone 18 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display, the same two sizes Apple used for the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. If you were hoping for a larger panel this year, the change is inside the phone, not on the front of…
Which Apple Watch Series 12 Should You Buy? 42mm vs 46mm, Aluminum vs Titanium vs Ceramic
Apple Watch Series 12 comes in two sizes, 42mm and 46mm, and three case materials, aluminum, titanium and the new ceramic, for a total of eight case finishes. Apple has published one price, $399 for the aluminum model, so the choice today is mostly about size and material rather than a known dollar gap. Every…
Ceramic Shield 2 on Apple Watch Series 12: 60% Tougher Than Ion-X, Explained
Aluminum Apple Watch Series 12 models get a new front crystal called Ceramic Shield 2, which Apple says is 60 percent tougher than the Ion-X glass it replaces. The upgrade applies to all four aluminum finishes, dark bronze, black, light gold and space gray, and comes at the same $399 starting price as last year.…