If you’re used to the vertical flip opening of phones like the Motorola Razr, or still fondly remember snapping your vintage not-so-smart cell phone open and shut, think different. The just-announced folding iPhone Duo opens horizontally, like a book, and its size and fold direction make it reminiscent of a paper passport. The much-anticipated phone was revealed Wednesday at at Apple’s live “Surprise and shine” event.
While it wasn’t confirmed until Wednesday, the Apple folding phone was the worst-kept secret in tech, with hundreds of articles reporting that it was on the way. And it joins a crowded field of foldable phones, with key players including Samsung, Google and Motorola, and Chinese brands like Honor, Oppo and Huawei. But as CNET’s Abrar Al-Heeti notes, Apple’s entry into the fray is expected to nudge foldable phone designs forward.
Al-Heeti notes that the iPhone Duo is compact, and Apple says it’s the thinnest iPhone ever when opened. The phone has a 7.6-inch display on the inside, a 5.4-inch outer display, and will come in two colors, star white and night sky.
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio
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