iPhone 18 Pro/Duo Impressions: Mogged
Marques Brownlee covers Apple's September 2026 event, focusing on the iPhone Duo, Apple's first folding phone, and whether its $2,000 price is justified alongside incremental iPhone 18 Pro updates.
The gist
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The iPhone Duo opens from a 5.4-inch cover screen to a 7.6-inch inner display, replacing the need to carry both a phone and an iPad Mini.
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Brownlee says seamless screen transitions, a hidden underscreen camera, and a matte nanoexture coating make the Duo feel more polished than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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The asymmetrical cover screen and right-side-only dock make the phone awkward for left-handed users, with no setting to change it.
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iPhone prices keep rising: the 18 Pro starts at $1,199, the 18 Pro Max at $1,299, and the Duo at $2,000, with older models also up $100.
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iPhone Duo
· "I feel like my take on this is it's not perfect, but it's got a lot going for it. And I think this is going..."
6:56
OPPO
· "I honestly found this right around the same level as the Oppo Find N6 as basically the least crease I've..."
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold
· "The elephant in the room, at least in my world, is this thing right here, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. This..."
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AirPods
· "Apple did also release a couple other products alongside these phones today, like the new AirPods 5 with..."
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Apple Watch
· "The new Apple Watch Series 12, which has some really freaky sounding always listening features that I have..."
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