{"id":680284,"date":"2026-11-10T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/680284\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:36:15","slug":"ive-been-living-with-the-iphone-duo-here-are-7-reasons-i-think-its-actually-worth-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/680284\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been living with the iPhone Duo \u2014 here are 7 reasons I think it\u2019s actually worth $2,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

iPhone Duo<\/a> so far, from the lack of a telephoto zoom and missing Face ID to the unoptimized apps<\/a> and hefty weight. (Why can\u2019t this thing be as light as the Galaxy Fold 8?)<\/p>\n

But now that I\u2019ve been living with the iPhone Duo, there\u2019s some things that I really like about this device that I think puts it at the top of our best foldable phone list. Here are 5 reasons why I think it\u2019s worth the $2,000 price tag.<\/p>\n

Slack the way it was meant to be<\/p>\n

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To say that I\u2019m a Slack power user would be an understatement. As editor in chief of Tom\u2019s Guide, I\u2019m constantly jumping between multiple threads, weighing in on everything from photos and production, to collaborating with other departments. And it\u2019s really nice to be able to quickly scroll through rooms and contacts, while still seeing message content on the right.<\/p>\n

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The iPhone Duo is even smart enough to adapt the layout as you fold the device. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 app isn\u2019t even two columns.<\/p>\n

Slack looks pretty slick on the front screen, too, even though the menu items take up a lot of real estate on the right side. You can quickly respond with the wide keyboard without a problem.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m multitasking more than I thought I would<\/p>\n

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Yup, it\u2019s overdue, but I really appreciate being able to run two apps side by side on the iPhone Duo. For example, I can look up what to order in DoorDash while having a chat with the family in Messages.<\/p>\n

I also like being able to easily drag and drop images from the Photos app into Google<\/a> Drive without having to start all over again each time by looking up the folder name. It\u2019s a huge time saver. To be fair, the Galaxy Fold 8 can do three apps at once, plus floating windows on top. But I\u2019m fine with two apps for now.<\/p>\n

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Watching 4 shows at once with YouTube TV<\/p>\n

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You might not be able to run four apps at once, but the Multiview feature in YouTube<\/a> TV on the iPhone Duo lets you watch four of your favorite shows at the same time in a grid \u2014 just like Android foldables. You can tune into the audio on any of the four windows just by taping your finger on the live video thumbnail. And you tap again to watch the show in full-screen mode. It\u2019s one of those things you just can\u2019t do on a regular iPhone.<\/p>\n

For me, I like being able to toggle between multiple NFL<\/a> or NCAA football games on the weekend or ESPN\u2019s First Take and CNN during the week.<\/p>\n

FaceTime calls are much easier now<\/p>\n

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Part of the reason why I don\u2019t make many FaceTime calls is that I don\u2019t really feel like holding up my phone the whole time. That complaint goes away with the iPhone Duo, which lets you fold the phone in half and prop it up like a laptop. When you\u2019re in this view, you can make FaceTime calls hands free, which is nice because I like to talk with my hands anyway.<\/p>\n

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The 4MP FaceTime camera isn\u2019t the sharpest, but it gets the job done.<\/p>\n

Netflix is the perfect long haul flight companion<\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s one app that I would show people if I had 30 seconds to explain why the iPhone Duo is cool, it would be Netflix. The app has been developed from the ground up for this foldable, and it shows.<\/p>\n

For example, on the cover display you can skim through mobile-friendly shorts that fill the screen, like Instagram<\/a> or TikTok. As you\u2019d expect, shows and movies look great on the large 7.6-inch display, as I discovered when watching \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d on a long flight. But if you want to snack while you\u2019re watching, you can put the Duo in tabletop mode so your video is up top and controls down below. Or, if you prefer, you can watch in tent mode.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s useful even when I\u2019m not actively using it<\/p>\n

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Standby is one of my favorite iPhone features from the past few years, because you can turn your device into an alarm clock when you\u2019re ready to go to bed. But the iPhone Duo takes that to the next level. You get a clock when you put the Duo in tent mode, and when it\u2019s time to get up a soft glow emanates from the inside of the foldable to help wake you up.<\/p>\n

Plus, there\u2019s another Standby mode. When you put the Duo in portrait mode and fold it half-way standing up on a table or desk, you\u2019ll see a clock and calendar on the left and some of your favorite photos on the right. It\u2019s like a digital photo frame. Plus, you can still easily access Spotify<\/a> in this mode via the Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more durable than I thought it would be<\/p>\n

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Because the iPhone Duo weighs down my front pocket when walking around, I\u2019ve mostly defaulted to carrying it in my back pocket. And lots of times I\u2019ve sat on this foldable phone \u2014 forgetting to take it out first, whether I\u2019m sitting at my desk at the office or just plopping down to watch TV at night.<\/p>\n

At least so far, the iPhone Duo has survived my daily use without a scratch or crack. The titanium frame feels super durable to me, and even after a few weeks the crease is not prominent at all when using this device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I\u2019ve been pretty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-680284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}