Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, costs USD 1,999
A 7.6-inch inner screen, a 5.4-inch cover screen and the A20 Pro chip; pre-orders open 16 October and sales start 23 October in more than 70 countries.
The details
- Apple's first foldable iPhone
- 7.6-inch inner Super Retina XDR display, about 50 per cent larger in area than the iPhone 18 Pro Max screen
- 5.4-inch outer Super Retina XDR display, about 90 per cent of the iPhone 18 Pro's screen area
- Both displays carry ProMotion, Always On, 3000 nits peak outdoor brightness and a nano-texture finish
- Hinge built from more than 100 components, with a magnet array holding the device closed
- A20 Pro chip, the same as in iPhone 18 Pro, with a custom vapour chamber for thermal management
- Cameras: 48MP Fusion Main with 2x optical telephoto, 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, a Center Stage front camera and a FaceTime camera under the inner display
- 4K video at 120fps in Dolby Vision
- Dual-battery design, one cell per side: up to 31 hours video playback on the inner display, up to 44 hours on the outer display
- Grade 5 titanium frame, Ceramic Shield back, Ceramic Shield 2 front, IP68 rated
- eSIM-only worldwide; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via the N1 chip, with the C2 cellular modem
- Two colours: star white and night sky; storage of 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB
- Pre-orders from Friday 16 October 2026 at 5 a.m. Pacific Time; on sale Friday 23 October 2026 in more than 70 countries and regions, with 28 more from 30 October 2026
- Ships with iOS 27.1
Pricing
- From USD 1,999 (US)
- iPhone Duo Case USD 79
- iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand USD 129
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Why it matters
Apple is the last major phone maker to enter the foldable category, roughly seven years after Samsung, and at USD 1,999 it sets the price ceiling for mainstream foldables.