I Need Apple’s iPhone Duo to Get Me Excited About Foldables Again

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Over five years ago, I wrote a scathing commentary about why folding phones have been a big letdown. And even though foldables were in their infancy then, all this time later, I’ve still not exactly been wowed by them. But Apple has just taken the wraps off the iPhone Duo, and there are some key reasons it could be the foldable to get me genuinely excited.

The problem I outlined with foldables in 2021 is that they’re just like any other Android phone — except that they fold in half. They don’t offer anything new to the smartphone equation — no new way to interact with them or any revolution in what we can do with our phones. The numerous foldables we’ve had since then haven’t really changed that.

The hardware has become more refined over the years; Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultrais far thinner, lighter...

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