iPhone Duo Vs Microsoft Surface Duo: One Name, Two Very Different Devices

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The name of Apple's first foldable is giving some people déjà vu.

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There has been a lot of chatter about the iPhone Duo (see our iPhone Duo hands-on) since Apple announced the company's first foldable smartphone in early September. While the device isn't groundbreaking — foldable phones have been around for some time in the Android space — it marks a shift for Apple. But alongside the features, functions, and compact and sleek design, people are especially focused on the name.

While you might not think the word "Duo" as part of the moniker would be controversial in any way, many people point out that it's the name Microsoft used with its Surface Duo foldable products. (There's also language app Duolingo and the Google Duo VoIP service that eventually folded into Google Meet, but those are stories for another day.) Because of this obvious comparison, the...

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