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Title: Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone

Link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/26/09/09/18...

At its September event today, Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first
foldable iPhone and one of the biggest changes to the device's form factor
since its debut. Starting at $1,999 and available for preorder beginning
October 16th, the device is roughly the size of a passport when closed and
pairs a 5.4-inch outer screen with a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR inner display.
Apple says the inner screen offers 50% more display area than the iPhone 18
Pro Max, while the exterior display provides about 90% of the screen area of
an iPhone 18 Pro. Apple Pencil support for both displays is coming later this
year. Apple redesigned parts of iOS around the folding form factor. Users can
run two apps side by side, launch two instances of the same app, save app
pairings, and partially fold the phone to prop it up on a table without a
stand. The interface automatically adapts as the device is opened, rotated or
folded, while apps including Zoom and Slack are already being redesigned to
take advantage of the larger canvas. There are more than 100 components in
its hinge, along with carbon-fiber support plates and a titanium layer
beneath the folding display. Apple says the multilayer screen structure
allows its components to move relative to one another while folding to reduce
distortion over time. The phone is IP68 rated and uses Ceramic Shield on the
rear and Ceramic Shield 2 on the exterior display. As for battery life, Apple
claims up to 31 hours of video playback using the inner display or 44 hours
on the outer screen, although using both displays equally is rated for up to
24 hours per charge. Fast charging can bring the battery to roughly 50% in 20
minutes, though. The device is eSIM-only worldwide and includes Apple's new
C2 modem, which the company says is up to 50% faster than the C1X while
consuming up to 15% less power. What about the camera system? There's a 48-
megapixel ultrawide, along with cameras on both the inner and outer displays.
Because the phone can stand partially folded on its own, Apple is pitching
new shooting modes including hands-free 4K Dolby Vision HDR time lapses, dual-
camera capture and an outer-screen preview that lets subjects see themselves
while being photographed. Developing...

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