iPhone Duo: Twice the fun or double trouble?

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The Duo unfolds from a 5.4-inch outer display into a 7.6-inch inner screen — the largest display ever put on the iPhone.

The Duo unfolds from a 5.4-inch outer display to a 7.6-inch inner screen – the largest display ever put on the iPhone.

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Within hours of the new foldable iPhone Duo being launched, the online memes came fast and furious.

Samsung Mobile US swiftly alluded to its status as the industry’s foldable-phone front runner, posting on its X account: “Let us know when you’re done reheating our leftovers.” KitKat posted a picture of its chocolatey wafer treat cracked in half right down the middle, while Merriam-Webster Dictionary quipped: “Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.”

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