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Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback

2026-09-30T11:27:57-04:00

The X Fold 6 looks like foldables did three months ago.

It's a quirk of the release calendar that when Vivo's X Fold 6 launched in China this June, it was just another foldable. Now that it's ready for its global release, the size and aspect ratio feel oddly old-fashioned.

The X Fold 6 is much the same size as Vivo's previous foldables, and most other foldables that launched before both Apple and Samsung pivoted to a shorter, wider form factor with the Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo. The 6.51-inch cover display is in the standard smartphone 20:9 aspect ratio, opening to an almost square 8.02-inch panel. The crease is a little behind rivals, since it's quite visible, and the IP59 rating is good but not …

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Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

2026-09-11T10:15:50-04:00

That isn't Apple's former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad - "Tim Cook from Palmerston North" just happens to have the same name and look a lot like him. Released right as Apple announced its iPhone Duo, the ad mimics Apple's cinematic product launch videos, with "Tim Cook" saying "the future is here." Samsung also takes a jab at Apple's Tim Cook with a reference to his recently updated profile picture.

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Tim Cook has an announcement. And for once, it's about Galaxy. Tim Cook, Palmerston North, introduces the GalaxyZFold8. #SwitchToGalaxy
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The iPhone Duo’s hardware doesn’t look special, but its software might be

2026-09-10T11:24:17-04:00

With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick. It arrives into a mature Android foldable market with a handful of hardware features we've mostly already seen elsewhere, but paired with a level of software polish that makes a lot of them feel new again. It's those software flourishes that have me excited to try the iPhone Duo when it launches next month, but I'm less convinced that its hardware will be anything special.

If Apple had gotten there first, the Duo's biggest surprise would have been its squat, wide, passport-inspired shape. But its slow-moving supply chain meant that Huawei, Samsung, and Xiaomi all managed to beat Ap …

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How the iPhone Duo compares to other folding phones

2026-09-10T11:17:14-04:00

The Apple iPhone Duo features a passport-style folding hinge. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

Apple's foldable phone is finally here - well, almost. The iPhone Duo, coming October 23rd, follows in the footsteps of past folding devices from Android phone makers like Samsung, OnePlus, and Google, with a $1,999 price tag that sits just above the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8.

While its hardware bears similarities to its competitors, the iPhone Duo is one of a few models that takes a passport-like approach. The aspect ratio is the same on the inside and outside screens, and it's even usable with some apps while partially folded. The interior screen has a special outer layer, which along with its hinge design, makes the interior …

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Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love

2026-09-10T08:51:47-04:00

Apple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner screen, two back cameras, Touch ID for authentication, an IP68 rating, and all sorts of slick software tricks to make iOS feel more at home on the new device. Preorders start on October 16th ahead of availability on October 23rd, and it starts at $1,999 for 256GB of storage.

It's a huge announcement for Apple, and we have many feelings about it. Here's our gut reactions to the phone. And let us know in the comments what you think!

The Duo name is good

I think iPhone Duo is the perfect name for Apple's foldable …

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Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo

2026-09-15T09:35:59-04:00

It folds. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

The first foldable iPhone is finally here, and following its announcement, we got the chance to try the phone for ourselves. We've long been told that Apple would make a foldable iPhone once the tech was good enough - has it been worth the wait?

It definitely feels like something different. The inner screen has a decidedly matte finish that handled even some glare from the windows above the hands-on area well. The folding mechanism is smooth, and even IP68 rated, and the crease is almost impossible to find with my finger. The 5.4-inch outer screen looks petite by modern slab phone standards.

The real show happens when you open and close t …

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Apple completely revamped iOS 27’s controls and apps for the iPhone Duo

2026-09-09T16:11:27-04:00

Obviously, part of the appeal of a foldable phone is all that additional screen real estate. That gives you plenty of room for some serious multitasking that just isn't possible, or at the very least is clunky, on a smaller screen. Apple rarely does things without seriously considering all the implications, so it was never just going to shove iOS as-is into its new foldable.

The company didn't have to start from scratch or reinvent the wheel, however. It already had a mobile OS capable of multitasking in iPadOS, which was built on iOS to begin with. The company even said that the iPhone Duo was designed to be "as natural and intuitive as iP …

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The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable

2026-09-09T14:52:52-04:00

Apple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold phone hit the market. My colleague Allison Johnson has already had the chance to try out the device in person at Apple's event, so read what she thinks of it so far.

The Duo will be available to preorder on October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models. It starts at $1,999 - $100 more than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, but $100 less than its Z Fold 8 Ultra - for 256GB of storage, with the option to go up to 2TB total. Like the iPhone Air, it's eSIM-only worldwide.

Much like S …

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Apple’s foldable ‘iPhone Duo’ will reportedly start at $2,000

2026-09-09T05:28:32-04:00

With only a few hours left until the first iPhone launch event since John Ternus took over as the CEO of Apple, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says the name of the company's long-rumored folding phone is the iPhone Duo. The midnight report suggests it will have a price starting at $2,000 for a model with 256GB of storage, or around $3,000 for up to 2TB. Shipping is said to start as soon as October in two colors: white and dark blue.

So far, the rumored foldable has been mostly referred to as the iPhone Ultra, while the Duo name would raise a title that Google used for one of its many ill-fated attempts at messaging and chat, and that Micros …

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Apple says ‘Fold’ and competitors ask ‘How wide?’

2026-09-09T09:39:57-04:00

New Apple CEO John Ternus’ first hardware launch has already proved the company’s industry influence. | Image: The Verge / Getty Images

Apple is almost certain to launch its first foldable iPhone tomorrow, seven years after Samsung's Galaxy Fold initially went on sale. And while Apple might be a few years late to the party, the run-up to this launch proves that new CEO John Ternus has inherited a company that's as influential as it's ever been.

Tomorrow's iPhone event is likely to be a little different than what we're used to. For one, the arrival of some iPhone 18 models will likely be delayed - the Pros will be available first, but the regular 18 is supposedly set to launch early next year instead. But leaks and rumors have consistently suggested that Apple will instead p …

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