On Wednesday, Apple unveiled new versions of its latest top-end phones, including the company’s first foldable iPhone called Duo.
The news was announced during the tech giant’s annual fall keynote. The company’s new CEO, John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1, introduced the latest lineup at the Steve Jobs Theater.
Called Duo, the phone has the “largest display ever on an iPhone, yet fits into your pocket,” Ternus said during the presentation.
The phone opens to a 7.6 inch display that is 80% larger than the newest iPhone 18 Pro. It will let people use an Apple Pencil on the phone, a capability previously reserved only to iPad users.
The Duo also lets users split the screen to use two different apps on the device, or two windows on the same website for things like comparison shopping.
Ternus said the new version “will redefine the experience of using a foldable phone.”
Apple’s iPhone Duo rivals previous Android releases of foldables, including the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and Google Pixel Fold, released in 2019 and 2023 respectively.
The Duo starts at $1,999. Customers can preorder the phones starting on Sept. 12, and the Duo will be available on Oct. 23.
“The foldable launch is straight out of Apple’s playbook: Wait for the product to work out its kinks and for the market to offer glimpses of viability, then enter and shape the category,” Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee told The Associated Pres. “The difference is that foldables still represent a minuscule share of the smartphone market. The test of Apple’s ambition will be whether it can expand that niche into a meaningful new segment.”
Apple also announced the release of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max phones, as well as a revamped version of Siri called Siri AI. Siri AI acts as a personal chatbot for users.
Reuters reporter Stephen Nellis joins LiveNOW’s J Russell to discuss.
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