Apple Is Reportedly Already Working on the iPhone Duo 2
Apple is reportedly already testing iPhone Duo 2 prototypes. Among the biggest changes between its first foldable and its second-generation prototype is the inclusion of Face ID, since the iPhone Duo has Touch ID.
Notable Apple insider Mark Gurman broke the news on Bloomberg's Power On podcast. He said the prototypes place the Face ID sensor and camera under the cover screen, rather than in a visible cutout, similar to what Apple did with the under-display IR sensor on the iPhone 18 Pro.
The first iPhone Duo uses Touch ID in its power/wake button, like an iPad. Reports indicate that Apple omitted Face ID (much to users' chagrin) because the foldable's thin chassis leaves too little room for the depth-sensing components. Gurman says under-display Face ID could solve that hardware constraint in a future model within the next two to three years, but companies often test technologies that...
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