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Happy November! The air is getting chillier, retailers are shifting from Halloween to the holidays, and the machine in CNET’s lab continues to test Apple’s first-ever folding phone, the $2,000 iPhone Duo. We purchased this poor phone more than a week ago, and since then its only job has been to bend and flatten, bend

The iPhone Duo wowed us as Apple’s first foldable phone, but it’s time to test out how its first-gen hinge holds up. We’re now testing the $1,999 iPhone Duo using our custom-made folding machine, the Fold-a-Phone, which has been diligently opening and closing the phone since we bought the Duo on Friday. We’ve already passed

boyudon/Shutterstock The iPhone has a lot of important status icons (like the four dots next to the Wi-Fi symbol) that either give users notifications or tell them about features that are turned on. Most of the icons are straight forward, but a few might be unfamiliar, particularly if they pop up during travel or in

The iPhone Duo is designed to be compact, but that hasn’t stopped some from wondering how its size compares with other iPhone models. Fortunately, we have all the current iPhone devices on hand to show how the Duo, when folded shut, stacks up against the dimensions of everything from the iPhone Air to the iPhone

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 8 advertisement makes a direct jab at Apple’s iPhone Duo for its late arrival into the foldable phone market. In an Instagram video, Samsung’s “Slice” ad shows off an apple (the fruit, not the company) that’s chopped into pieces before one slice rolls along past the Galaxy Z Fold lineup

For foldable phones, it’s typical for a crease to become more noticeable after years of use. And we want to find out exactly how much bending Apple’s new $1,999 iPhone Duo can take. CNET has been speeding up those years using our Fold-a-Phone machine. After a week of nearly nonstop folding, our iPhone Duo test

The launch of the iPhone Duo marks the first time that Apple has fundamentally changed the form factor of the iPhone. This is an exciting development because, among other reasons, it allows app developers to get even more creative. If you have an iPhone Duo, plan to get one, or if you're just interested in

Foldable smartphones aren't known to be the most durable of devices. With a mechanical hinge and a flexible glass inner display, there are many areas where a folding phone's structural integrity can be compromised. Samsung surprised us recently with how durable the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is, but user reception on the durability of Apple's

The iPhone Duo is finally out. While the offer is still limited as customers that didn't secure a model during pre-orders are likely to walk out of Apple Stores without a device in their hands, there are a few other lucky customers who will be able to get their $1,999 foldable phone — the first

For understandable reasons, the first generation returned to Touch ID. Sam Rutherford for Engadget You might have a hard time trying to get hold of one yourself for the foreseeable future, but the iPhone Duo has been in the hands of reviewers for a little while now. And while it is clearly a first-generation product